Wireless Telecommunications

The telecommunications industry has plans to blanket the entire nation with small cell antennas. This means small cell antennas in our neighborhoods every 300 feet.

Election Signage

I graduated from Suffield High School and my mom still lives here. When visiting in mid-September, I was appalled by the profane election signage that is currently being posted on people’s lawns.

Voting in CT

On April 7, dozens of voters in Wisconsin contracted COVID-19 when they voted in-person. On November 3, CT residents may risk that outcome.

DTC Support

At our recent Suffield Democratic Town Committee meeting we had a great discussion about voter access for the August presidential primary and November general elections. We voted to approve the following resolution unanimously:

A Response to Mel Chafetz’s Editorial

I read the recent article in the Observer “What do People Mean” with some interest. I am a former resident of Suffield and RTC Chairman but still read the Observer to keep up with Town news. I must confess that I did hold the opinion that the paper was biased on the liberal side of the political aisle. It used to be that it was difficult for a conservative to read the Observer and as Mel identified, more often than not, it was Rick’s cartoons which created that impression. I think that if you look at the recent years of the Observer (March, May and July 2017 and April, June and September of 2018) you would see a number of cartoons that cast President Trump in a very negative light (to put it mildly) and there were others prior to this on other national issues.

A Disappointing Choice

During our town’s state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic, I was disappointed to see the Suffield Democratic Town Committee (DTC) take the symbolic action of removing our First Selectman Melissa Mack from its membership. While the DTC was holding its meeting on March 25, the town announced that another resident had tested positive for coronavirus.

The Country Post-Pandemic

I am 85 years old and have always felt fortunate to have been born and raised in this country where we have the privilege of voting without being threatened, as in some other countries. I voted for the first time in 1955 and have never missed a vote since.

Letter to the Editor

As I’ve read the Observer over the years, I have noted that it has become more of an opinion vehicle than an objective source of information.

Letter to the Editor

The dust is settled now on your failed proposal to move the Town Highway Garage and “develop” Ffyler Place. You are quoted in the JI (Jan.29) as saying that “… it appears that Suffield residents believe the highway garage should stay where it is – and aren’t interested in economic development.”