Editorial

Following the Science?

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Over the course of the past two years, the Board of Education has stated that their decision making has been based on guidance from the CDC. However, when it comes to the CDC recommendation that students are given twenty-five minutes of time strictly for eating lunch in school, the Board does not comply.

Farming/Nature

Vincent Farms: Half Tobacco, Half Produce

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Before Glen and Josh Vincent purchased Appleberry Farm at Rising Corner 18 years ago, the father and son team had already concluded they wouldn’t continue growing the pick-your-own fruit trees on the property.

Government/Town

Parks and Rec News

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The Suffield Parks and Recreation Bowling Buddies Group visited the very beautiful Roaring Acres Alpaca Farm on June 15 for an end of spring party and to celebrate some upcoming June birthdays and had a fabulous time.

Organizations

Celebrating Summer Gardens, A Tour

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A highlight of the summer season, Suffield Garden Club is presenting a garden tour, “Celebrating Summer Gardens,” on July 16 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Five private gardens about town and the gardens of the historic Hatheway House and Hilltop Farm will be open to visitors. The tour will feature unique gardens, such as a glorious two-acre property with walls of towering twelve-foot hydrangeas and hundreds of juniper, yew and boxwood. Walk about a five-acre property with gardens complemented with flea market finds and lots of imagination. Visit a three-quarter acre property with features that include a garden with a 5-foot apple tree, a 16-foot squirrel-proof birdhouse and a special fireplace and pergola. Hatheway’s sixty-year-old perennial garden will be in brilliant bloom, and Hilltop’s gardens will show you what plants to use to benefit butterflies and birds.

Library

The Historical Room at KML

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Inside the Kent Memorial Library is a special collection housed in the Historical Room.

Library

KML General Programs

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Friday, July 1, 2 p.m. Movie: Matt (Kevin Hart) finds himself raising his daughter alone when his wife dies the day after their daughter’s birth. Comedy drama.Rated PG-13; 1 hour 49 minutes

Wednesday, July 6, 6:30 p.m. Arrowheads and Artifacts of Suffield and the Surrounding Area Have you ever found an arrowhead locally and wanted to learn more about it? Have you ever wanted to find one but just didn’t know where to begin? There are resources available to help identify the approximate age of most locally found arrowheads. Connecticut has been a home to people for more than 12,000 years, and there is a good chance that people have walked along the same fields or along the same riverbanks that we walk today.