Churches

Celebrating Father Jette

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On May 2 in Father Ted Hall, the many friends of Fr. Mark Jette and parishioners of Sacred Heart Church held a retirement party.

Churches

West Suffield Congregational Children to Run Worship

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The children at West Suffield Congregational have a busy month coming up. The big news is that on June 12 they will be running worship. The children will read, sing, hear stories and join in a joyful service to mark the beginning of summer. Our children have been learning over the past few months that they can make a difference in the world. To point towards a more hopeful view of the future, we have been trying to instill in our Sunday School students a sense of agency and an awareness of their own ability to make change.

Government/Town

Tree Donation Honors Baker Family

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On Arbor Day weekend, April 30, Suffield Tree Committee member Kevin Sullivan along with his wife Krist, son Patrick and daughter-in-law Lauren Sullivan kick-started the Trees for Suffield Initiative with the donation of the first five trees in a ten-year planting plan.

Organizations

Order Back-to-School Supply Kits, Save Time and Help SFES

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It’s no surprise to anyone at this point that COVID has devastated many things. Unfortunately, the SFES major fundraiser, our dinner dance auction, has not been held for the last two years and will unlikely to be held this year. As we usually make upwards of $25,000 on that fundraiser, its absence has definitely been felt. Accordingly, because of the times, we have tried to hold much smaller fundraisers so that we may continue to fund grants to our schools and keep our organization and its mission in people’s minds. On this note, we are partnering with 1st Day School supplies to help busy Spaulding and McAlister parents by enabling them to purchase a back- to- school supply kit which includes a $5 donation to the SFES. We have worked with teachers to prepare the supply list and 1st Day has guaranteed our schools the impossible to find and highest quality brands like Crayola, Elmers, Fiskars, Purcell, and Clorox.

Organizations

Good Citizen Award

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The Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) held its Good Citizen Award presentation on May 22.

Organizations

Base Ball, not Baseball

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Vintage base ball, played by more than 200 teams around the country, is still called base ball because it is played according to regulations and rules codified in the mid-1800’s.

Op-Ed

Public Comment

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With real racial trauma rising at Suffield High School, a group of concerned Suffield residents and parents attended the Board of Education (BOE) meeting on May 2nd.

Columns

Suffield Observations

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The Suffield Board of Education meeting was to be straightforward. The high school valedictorian and salutatorian were to be announced.

Organizations

Rotary Scholarships

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The Suffield Rotary is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2022 Scholarships of $1,000 each.