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Suffield Polish Veterans

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The Veterans Memorial in the center of Suffield includes the names of at least twenty men of Polish descent who served in the United States Army during World War I. Some of those men were foreign-born Poles who had emigrated from the land that Austria, Germany, and Russia partitioned in 1795. Only a few had become American citizens by the time The Great War started. Some others listed on the memorial were first-generation Polish Americans born to immigrants who had come to America around the turn of the 20th century. Information about these men is complicated to find, so it is difficult to know if they were citizens or not and if they volunteered or were drafted into service. One can only guess what may have motivated these men to serve our country.

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Art Exhibit at KML

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Bits and Pieces, a new series of fiber constructions by Suffield artist and resident Lynne Centore, will be on display in the Pinney Gallery at Kent Memorial Library (50 North Main Street, Suffield), throughout the month of November.

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Team Shivering Skivvies Comes Home

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If you attend any of the local events in town, odds are you will see Suffield native Amy Reay there along with her service dog, Delancy. What you may not know about Amy, based on her boundless energy and positive attitude, is that she has a condition called Neurofibromatosis or NF. NF is a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow in nerves throughout the body and affects 1 in every 3,000 children born. Reay has the less common NF2 type. Delancy lovingly supports her because NF2 took her hearing when she was thirty-two.