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On Boston Neck Road next to the dam and the bridge over Stony Brook, the condition of Brookside, the neglected mansion there, has made a turn for the better.
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/peoplebusiness/page/27/)
On Boston Neck Road next to the dam and the bridge over Stony Brook, the condition of Brookside, the neglected mansion there, has made a turn for the better.
It was in September 2017, when excavation began, and a couple of weeks later that a belated official “groundbreaking” took place.
Grateful and encouraging messages began to appear around town soon after the start of the COVID-19 emergency.
While adults in our community have alternated recently between worry over the health of our loved ones and ourselves, our job security, homeschooling our children, the food security of our friends and neighbors, and the need to support our local businesses, we’ve also understandably grieved some of the things we planned and looked forward to prior to a pandemic: vacations, holidays, weddings, milestones for our high school seniors, such as a definite graduation celebration.
With so many folks avoiding their usual work spaces and other populous places, the sidewalks and country roads of Suffield have become happily crowded with walkers.
Observer columnist Mary Anne Zak, right, enjoys a visit from her daughter Sarah through the window of her room at Suffield House. They talk by phone.
Those lucky enough to be well and staying at home have turned to various things to stay engaged. My husband and I are watching Westerns. I couldn’t be more surprised! The solitary, tough, taciturn tall man-in-the-saddle image is an anathema to the kind of guy I like to see in the movies. But, for the moment, I am hooked.
Young Liam McCormick of Boston Neck Road is 10 and in the fourth grade at Newington’s Aerospace and Engineering Academy, but he handed me his business card as the proprietor of Liam’s Re-cycles.
Two interesting creations recently appeared in a front yard just a short distance off North Main Street. They were designed and constructed by Mary Calcasola, who has lived in Suffield for many years and moved to Russell Avenue not long ago.
While children are home during this period, it might be a good opportunity to extend learning beyond school classes to some basic life lessons. Sewing on a button, sorting and folding laundry, sweeping a floor and basic yardwork are all examples of small tasks that can occupy time and prepare a child for life.