Government/Town
December/January Commission Meetings
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Check the Town’s website, suffieldct.gov, for schedule changes.
Government/Town
Free Service Creates Personal Calendar Feeds
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The Town of Suffield announces the launch of a community events platform in partnership with Burbio.com. Burbio offers a free website iOS and Android app that organizes town happenings in one place. Residents select calendars to follow, create and sync a personalized feed to their Google or Apple calendar, and receive notifications of schedule changes. Streaming through Burbio is free for residents and nonprofits. The Burbio link can be found on the Town of Suffield website (www.suffieldct.gov/community/calendar).
Government/Town
Town Approves Temporary Safety Fix
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On Tuesday, October 30, Galasso Materials began overlay paving/shimming and pothole repair of deteriorated areas on portions of Forest and Griffin Roads, two private roads in West Suffield. The undertaking followed safety concerns expressed relative to the condition of the roads and agreement by Town officials. The $47,273 project will be deducted from the Town’s Pavement Management and Drainage Funds, leaving under $100,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year. First Selectman Melissa M. Mack noted, “This measure assures safe passage for emergency vehicles and residents while determining a long-term plan to address private roads in a way that is equitable for all.”
Residents of Forest and Griffin Roads voiced complaints regarding poor roads overall, but highlighted rough areas marred by pot holes and extreme cracking, making portions of them difficult and unsafe for travel. The Town pointed to the key role neighborhood associations play in maintaining private roads, but acknowledged their difficulty to comply with and fund necessary upkeep.
Government/Town
Suffield 350th Tees
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Celebrate Suffield with a green or red long-sleeved tee shirt! The Suffield 350th Committee will be selling tees for $15 at the Winter Farmers Market at the SHS Large Animal Facility on Saturday, December 1 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Government/Town
Do You Have a Suffield Story To Tell?
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One of the projects for Suffield’s 350th anniversary celebration will include a compilation of stories of our town. Suffield native Robert Alcorn wrote The Biography of a Town – Suffield, Connecticut 1670-1970, published in 1970. According to Alcorn, “The volume is an attempt to bring the three hundred years of Suffield into focus if not to life.”
Our plan for the 350th is to republish Alcorn’s book along with a Volume 2, which would be a compilation of Suffield stories from the last 50 years that brings us from the late 1960s, when Alcorn’s book left off, through the past 50 years to 2020. Our tentative idea is to call it 50 Stories for 50 Years. We are looking for residents (or former residents) who have a story to tell.
Government/Town
Take the Suffield Trivia Quiz
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The 350th Anniversary of Suffield will soon be here. How well do you know our town? The Suffield Observer will contain short trivia quizzes until the 350th Anniversary Celebration. Take them and see what you know. 1.
Government/Town
Incumbent Debaters Won
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Pictured at the November 2 Suffield Candidate Debate at Suffield Middle School, sponsored by The Suffield Observer and the Democratic and Republican Town Committees are the two candidates who won the election on November 6, each by a comfortable margin. Each is the incumbent: Tami Zawistowski as State Representative for District 61 (Suffield, East Granby, and a bit of Windsor) and John Kissell as State Senator for District 7 (Suffield, Enfield, Somers, Windsor Locks, East Granby, a bit of Windsor, and most of Granby.) Debate moderator George Colli of WTNH TV-8 (a Suffield resident) appears in the photo with Sen. Kissell.
Government/Town
November Election Information
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The November 6 Election will be held in the Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Absentee ballot voting is available for eligible voters. There is regular absentee balloting, supervised absentee balloting, emergency absentee balloting and permanently physically disabled absentee balloting. For information on absentee voting contact the town clerk at 860-668-3880. A Special Registration Session for the admission of those who become 18 years of age, a citizen or a resident of Suffield after the October 30 deadline and for any member of the armed forces desiring to be made an elector, or by any former member of the armed forces discharged therefrom within the calendar year may register to vote on Monday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The session will be held in the Registrars of Voters Office in the Town Hall, lower level. Election Day Registration (EDR) will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., in the Town Hall.
Government/Town
Technology for the Technically Challenged
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A long-time friend of mine never became accustomed to the world of modern technology; she announced herself as non-technical and refused to have anything to do with computers.
Government/Town
Harvest Crafts Fair
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The Suffield Fire Department Auxiliary will host the return of their Annual Crafts Fair on Saturday, November 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center Firehouse, 73 Mountain Road.