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Need a Bike?
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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.
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Ponies in the Front Yard
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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.
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Cooking Will Prepare Your Child For Life
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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.
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One More Interview
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Following his presentation at Suffield High School on March 5, Greg Butler and his new Oscar cooperate happily for another interview. From the left: Greg, Claire Halasi-Kun, and Lauren Knowles.
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How Social Distancing is Affecting Young People in Suffield
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Most young people from Suffield have found themselves enduring a demanding schedule during this school year without much time for any leisure. Many of those in high school are diligently balancing their considerable academic course loads with sports and fine arts commitments, and for some, even a job that eats up their extra free time.
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Home Care Agency Moves to Suffield
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BrightStar Care, whose motto is “A Higher Standard of Home Care,” has moved to Suffield. After a decade in Windsor Locks, Suffield resident Heidi Partain moved the franchise in December into new quarters in the Webster Bank building on North Main Street.
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Edward Jones Ranks No. 2 in Best Places to Work in Connecticut
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The Hartford Business Journal teamed up with the Best Companies Group of Harrisburg, Pa., to rank the state’s top 41 employers. Companies named Best Places to Work in Connecticut for 2020 were divided into 14 large companies and 27 small or medium companies by the number of people they employ in Connecticut.
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Phyllis Stafford: a Master of Miniatures
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I once thought about living in a dollhouse when as a child I curled up in a comfy armchair to read The Borrowers by Mary Norton. The “borrowers” were a tiny family, who would have loved the miniature rugs and tapestries designed by Phyllis Stafford, instead of the paper rugs and postage stamps which adorned their floors and walls.
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Local Author Releases Another Children’s Book
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Suffield resident Jamie Deenihan reads from her new book, When Grandpa Gives You a Toolbox, holding the interest of a large crowd of interested children at Kent Memorial Library.
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Suffield Native Wins Gold in Hollywood
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For one Suffield family, the first week in February was one they will never forget. On February 2, in London, native son Greg Butler, along with Guillaume Rocheron and Dominic Tuohy, won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for visual effects for their work on the WWI film 1917.