Columns

Food For Thought

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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami

Farming/Nature

Second Fiddle

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These March evenings I am straining my ears to hear the spring peepers as they call and signal that spring is around the corner. But there is another local frog who often plays second fiddle to the notorious peepers as a harbinger of spring.

Government/Town

Why Did I Get A Notice Questioning My Address?

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The annual canvass of voters has started. The purpose of the mandated canvass is to ascertain changes of voters’ residence. It runs from January 1 to May 1. (§9-32, CT Reg 9-32)

Government/Town

Aid Heads for Storm Victims

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In an act of generous citizenship, residents of Suffield and others who heard about the plan have donated a large supply of household and personal items to help the victims of the severe wind storm and tornadoes in mid-December that devastated a large region of the South, mainly in Kentucky.

Government/Town

New Chief and Captain Sworn In

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Introducing a new police chief and a new police captain at the same time is a rare occurrence, so the Suffield Police Commission held their official swearing in on Thursday evening, January 6, in the high school auditorium, allowing a bit of extra ceremony and giving the expected audience the opportunity to avoid crowding, if they wished.

Government/Town

Bumpy Neighborhood Repaved

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Soon it would be too cool to pave, but the temperature in late October, 2021, provided the opportunity for one more batch of milling and repaving in a program that had gone on all summer.

Organizations

Rotary Continues To Work During the Winter

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Autumn turned to winter, and while Omicron resulted in the cancellation of some of its regular dinner meetings, it soon became clear that the Suffield Rotary members were not willing to go into hibernation. To the contrary, its dedication to “service above self” resulted in two very busy winter months.