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What’s happening at SCA this month?
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Hartford Hospital’s “Take the Time” Digital Mobile Mammography is Coming Back to Suffield and more!
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.
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Weather Smiles on Pride Rally
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On the Sunday a week after Juneteenth, some of the same folks and many more gathered by the bandstand at the Center Green to recognize Pride Month.
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Come Paint the Fence at Hilltop
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FOFAH invites you to don your old work clothes and help to paint the fencing.
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Classics Attract at Hilltop
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A surprising duo sponsored an uncommon combination when the Friends of the Farm at Hilltop and Compound Lodge 28 of the Masons got together for a July 24 convocation of classic cars and classic motorcycles.
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Annual SVAA Awards Distributed
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The appropriate theme for the evening, “Celebrating 45 years of service to the Town of Suffield,” was in place as the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association (SVAA) resumed its Annual Awards Dinner.
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Hallmark Comes to Suffield, Briefly
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A Hallmark movie production crew came to town for several days in July to shoot scenes at a selected location. Most of the action took place inside the Delvecchio house.
Library
No Friends’ Book Collection in September
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There will be no Friends of KML book collection in September. We use this time to prepare for our annual book sale.
Library
The Book Sale is On!
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The Friends of KML book sale will be held again at Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall on the weekend of September 10 – 12.
Library
Library Activities
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Kent Memorial Library thrived this summer as our reading programs, contests and events brought in a record number of participants in many areas.
Director’s Corner
Suffield Fraud Prevention Council
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Car warranties, student loan debt forgiveness, threats from the IRS. Have you gotten phone calls or voicemails from people asking you about any of these topics (and more)? They’re just a few of the countless methods cyber criminals employ to steal your personal information. Some of us have grown accustomed to the “spam” calls on our phones because our friends will text instead of call. However, some of us simply don’t know these scams even exist.
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Friends Give Back to the Community
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On June 3, the Friends of Suffield distributed its 2021 grants during a ceremony on the town green. This year, eight grant recipients were awarded a little over $4,000 worth of financial support.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
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The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves. St. Martin’s Press 212. 374 pp. If you have watched PBS on Sunday night you may have seen “Vera”.
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The Meaning of Juneteenth
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Juneteenth. A life changing day ear-marked in the fiber of our country yet many Americans hadn’t known about it until recent years.
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Suffield Players Perform on the Green
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The Suffield Players perform A Dollar on the Middle Green for over 60 people on August 8. This was the Players first ever outdoor production.
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Library Gallery Show
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The Suffield Arts Council announces that an art show featuring work by “Artists At The Crossroads” will be on display in the Pinney Gallery during the month of September.
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Star Award goes to Jessica Zolciak
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Jessica Zolciak, a resident of Suffield and a lecturer in biology at Manchester Community College since 2014 is a recipient of the 2020-2021 Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award. The annual award recognizes part-time faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers who have proved to be exceptional role models demonstrating innovative and creative methods in their instruction.
People/Business
Josh Rocks Best
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Josh Friend’s second big concert on the Green, continuing the series he’s offering free to celebrate the tenth year of his Suffield Music studio in Suffield, was held on June 23.
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Community Fund Announces Inaugural Grants
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The Suffield Greater Together Community Fund was created by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in 2019 as part of a larger initiative for each of the 29 towns in the Foundation’s region. Each fund appointed an advisory committee to make decisions about grant funding to nonprofits that serve and benefit local residents. The Suffield Community Fund was granted $100,000 from the Hartford Foundation to support the needs of Suffield residents. Half of the funds were available for grant awards, while the other half of the funds were endowed. The Suffield Greater Together Community Fund is administered by an advisory committee of Suffield residents.
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Chris Rode All the Way Again, Suffield Kids Ride Has Changed
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As he has for many years, Chris Nikolis rode his bike in the Pan Mass Challenge from the Suffield Green to Provincetown, Mass., raising support for the Jimmy Fund’s fight against cancer. He left the Green on August 8 this year, with good friends, young and not-so-young, there to see him off.
Agriscience Teacher Gains Certification
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Rebecca Ferguson, an agriscience educator at Suffield High School, recently attended a two-week virtual professional development institute through Carroll County, Maryland, to teach the Natural Resources and Ecology Curriculum for an Agricultural Science Education (CASE) course at the Suffield Regional Agriscience program. Rebecca was one of 24 educators from 10 different states to attend this institute. CASE is an instructional system that is changing the culture of agriculture programs in the United States through intense teacher professional development, inquiry-based, student-focused lessons, assessment and certification. CASE equips teachers to elevate student experiences in the agriculture classroom and prepares students for success in college and careers emphasizing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In 2009, schools began implementing CASE into their programs. More than 2,000 teachers from 45 states, plus the Virgin Islands, hold close to 3,000 certifications and use them each day in their agriculture classrooms.
During the CASE Institute, Rebecca spent over 70 hours working through nearly every lesson in the year-long curriculum and learning how to deliver inquiry-based lessons in a way that will shift focus in the classroom from teacher-led to student-directed learning.