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As closing time approached and the crowd dwindled, Suzy and Jim Irwin had a chance to chat with Suffield’s popular cartoonist, Rick Stromoski, who offered his original art work at the SMS Christmas Boutique on December 12. Among other projects, Rick is now offering Andrew’s Journal, an online publication of “Special insights into a special little boy.” Remember Andrew in Soup2Nuts?
“Ebullient” is a word that describes Sarah Parlos, the new owner of Pentimento, the floral shop on South Main Street. The word means, “cheerful and full of energy.” This was the clear impression I had during our recent interview.
Suffield’s old creamery, built in 1888 and pictured with a historical reminiscence in the December-January Observer as a small apartment house, stands vacant in early 2020, about to be torn down.
Rituals at holiday times enrich all our lives, and Suffield has lots of them. None are more joyful than the Christmas Concert at the Second Baptist Church, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, at 3:00 p.m. (snow date December 15).
The Mac Farm on North Street provided plenty of pumpkins on Saturday, October 26, when West Side Auto & Tyre hosted a Trunk or Treat event at their service center on Mountain Road in West Suffield Center. SSU Photo from Enfield brought a Haunted Trailer photo booth, Suffield Police Officer Terry Antrum had a decorated cruiser with candy, and even the Suffield Animal Control Officer dropped in.
Midway between the topmost antennas of the Ffyler Place cell tower is an AT&T technician making a power upgrade.
Bear Mountain, a popular band from Springfield, offered some great music at the Shamrock Café on East Street South on Sunday, September 22.
With the passing of Janet Banks, our community finds itself bidding farewell to a community leader who tirelessly gave freely of her talents and effort to enhance the lives of Suffield residents.
Lauren Murphy has been named Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Windsor Federal Savings, headquartered in Windsor.
Local author Jamie L. B. Deenihan has released her second children’s book, a festive story just in time for the holidays.