Government/Town
Parks & Rec News
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Happy summer! That would be the way I would have started off this article welcoming all the wonderful things Parks and Recreation had planned throughout the summer months.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Book of Histories is Ready to Order!
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As part of the town’s 350th anniversary celebration, Suffield Stories From Another Half-Century – 1970-2020 will be available to pre-order on the 350th website starting June 30. This 370+ page book is a compilation of town history including narratives written by over 100 of the town’s residents.
Government/Town
Senior Center & Mini Bus News
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We are certainly living through unprecedented times right now. Social distancing, wearing face masks, and so on.
Coronavirus Updates
Coronavirus Update 6-17-2020
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 marks Phase 2 of the State of Connecticut Reopening. We share everybody’s relief and enthusiasm as we begin to get things up and running again.
Government/Town
2020/21 Town Budget Update
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COVID-19 has created challenges for every resident of Suffield, causing us to adapt to a new normal. Similarly, the Board of Finance has had to make changes to our budget approval process.
Government/Town
Enjoying a Nice May Afternoon
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The first Saturday in May wasn’t so great, but Sunday was just delightful, and many folks took to the town’s trails and fields and water.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
Suffield Trivia
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Reverend Daniel Kennedy, pastor of the 1st Congregational Church in 1911, did something unusual to help his sick 2-year-old daughter. What was it?
Government/Town
Ready for a Thank-You Parade
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This rather stiff old couple has been sitting in their buggy next to Mountain Road for several years, but recently they’ve been dressed up for a COVID-19 health worker appreciation parade.
Government/Town
Town Services Honor Local Health Workers
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In another big parade, Suffield first responders assembled an impressive array of ambulances, fire engines, police cars and highway department trucks and drove slowly past Suffield by the River, then up the private connecting road and back past the full length of the Suffield House nursing home in a loud and bright demonstration of appreciation for the hazardous duties of the health care workers.
Government/Town
Remington Street Bridge Update
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It seems like a slow process, but progress has been made. The shifted roadway (to broaden the curve) has been given its base coat of asphalt, and the old sewer pipe bridge and the pedestrian bridge are both gone.