Churches
Egg Hunt & Bunny Visit
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Please join us at this town-wide community event to welcome spring on Saturday, April 2 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 100 North Main Street, Suffield.
Sullivan’s Tobacco Plantation:Growers of Cigar Leaf Tobacco and more
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The John Sullivan & Son Tobacco Farm was started by my grandfather, John L. Sullivan.
Interfaith Council Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Sunday, February 9 at Suffield’s Third Baptist Church, many gathered to remember and celebrate the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
100 Years From Now
These last elections have touched me in a different way as I looked around me on Election Day.
Churches
Second Baptist Mission Work
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During the month of February, members of the Mission Service and Justice Committee donated 100 yoga mats to several area warming and homeless shelters
Churches
Happenings for April 2022 at First Church of Christ
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First Church is a vibrant, mission-based church located directly off Main Street in Suffield, CT.
Churches
The Gift of the Same Sun
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Choral ensembles Novi Cantori and Voices of Concinnity join forces to present The Gift of the Same Sun, a concert to benefit two food equity organizations.
People/Business
Town Engineer Retires After 32 Years
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Jerry Turbet retired in January 2021 as Suffield’s Town Engineer after 32 years of service.
Government/Town
Where Have All the Trees Gone?
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As you walk and drive North and South Main Streets, have you noticed there are fewer trees than there were 10 years ago.
Government/Town
Arbor Day Groundbreaking
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This typical tree nursery scene is to remind you that on Saturday, April 30, at 10:00 a.m., you can celebrate Arbor Day by helping the Suffield Tree Committee plant five new trees on the north green.
Government/Town
Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
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Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day – Spring 2022
Government/Town
Political Party Transfer Deadline
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May 9 is the last day for an enrolled elector to transfer from one political party to another and be eligible to vote in their new party’s primary on August 8.
Columns
Food For Thought
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“I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.”
Organizations
Observer Accepting Scholarship Applications
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The Suffield Observer Board of Directors will sponsor two scholarships for Suffield residents who will be entering an accredited two or four-year college in September 2022.
Government/Town
Suffield Police Activity Report – February 2022
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Suffield Police Activity Report – February 2022
Government/Town
SFD Officers Are Sworn In
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Volunteer officers of the Suffield Fire Department assemble for a portrait on February 23 before Town Clerk Kathy Dunai swore them in to their new or continuing positions.
Government/Town
Thanks to SPD Chief Brown
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Richard Brown arrived in Suffield in 1996, beginning his long and successful career as a police officer here. Why Suffield?
Government/Town
Goodbye, Tobacco Shed
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When the Stonegate subdivision on North Main Street was approved by Planning & Zoning, the three existing homes on the property were to be preserved, and it was thought by many that the several farm buildings behind them, all within the Main Street Historic District, would survive as well.
Columns
Suffield Observations
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Almost 20 years ago, we bought our house from a family who had lived in Suffield for about 50 years and raised five kids.
Government/Town
WPCA Superintendent Attends Leadership Institute
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In the minds of many Suffield residents, sewage from their homes is simply piped to the sewage treatment plant where it is passed through some filters and then discharged into the Connecticut River. But like most things in life, nothing is ever that simple.
