Letter to the Editor
Let’s Slow Down
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As a younger man in the 80’s, I never thought twice about speeding. It was the norm. Ten to fifteen miles or more above the limit was normal.
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.
Letter to the Editor
Let’s Listen
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What a great profile of an extraordinary woman with such rich stories to tell about a Suffield others would deny. Indeed, we all need to listen. As a new resident in town, it is a privilege to hear Betty’s story and to know she lives just down the road.
Editorial
Let’s Not Fight Civil War Again
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In June, I witnessed an amazing dialogue. For two days, the Phelps-Hatheway House hosted two programs, both featuring Joe McGill, a national figure and founder of the Slave Dwelling Project.
Organizations
Missing “Where in the World?”
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With what looks like some normalcy for the summer, more people will be traveling to places other than the grocery store and the doctor’s office. It’s time to pack your Observer and take a picture highlighting the places you’ve been and share them with our readers.
Organizations
Observer Scholarships Awarded
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The Suffield Observer’s two $1,000 scholarships, one in memory of Sam Fuller, the Observer’s founder, and one in memory Bob Warren, a former chairman of the paper, were recently awarded to two exceptional young people.
Government/Town
Special Flyover Caps Bridge Dedication
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Mother Nature smiled on Suffield Saturday morning, June 12, and the ceremony dedicating the new Remington Street bridge began in just a few drops of rain, which soon stopped. The bridge now honors and memorializes our town’s latest military casualty, Petty Officer Dustin L. Doyon, U. S. Navy, who died in the South China Sea when the destroyer John McCain was rammed by a Liberian tanker in 2017.
Suffield Garden Club
SGC May Market Returns on a Beautiful Day!
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Members stand ready to encourage customers. From the left: Connie Murray, Christine Ahrens, Marie Gauthier, Nancy Hess and Michelle Holcombe.
Schools/Sports
Arbor Day Program at McAllister
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It is with pleasure that the Suffield Garden Club collaborates with fourth grade classes at McAlister School in presenting an Arbor Day Program. For 56 years, fourth graders have participated actively in the program, reciting poems, stories and songs about Arbor Day.
Organizations
Calling All Gardens!
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The Suffield Garden Club is looking to put together a diverse group of gardens for a garden tour in 2022.
Suffield Garden Club
Go Natural
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You may have heard that being continually exposed to chemicals is unhealthy. Let me add my voice to that chorus.
Organizations
Story and Sharing Time at Phelps-Hatheway House
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One is never too young to learn about history! New this season, the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden’s “Littlest Historian” Story & Sharing Time seeks to introduce children age’s three to five to the wonderful world of historic houses and museums.
Government/Town
Sunrise Park Playground Celebrated
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Over 40 interested folks gathered at Sunrise Park on Saturday morning, May 8, to celebrate the opening of a new nature-theme playground next to the parking area by White’s Pond and the Rotary Pavilion – the heart of the big mountainside park.
Government/Town
Parks & Rec News
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On a beautiful spring Saturday, Mat Jobin, owner of Reach Your Summit, and the Town of Suffield Parks and Recreation Department led a one of a kind, interactive and enjoyable workshop that covered all hikers need to know about day hiking basics in the Nutmeg state and at our beautiful Sunrise Park.
Government/Town
Senior Center & Mini Bus News
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We are getting there! We’ve added bingo twice per week this month. GRAB & GO Meals—We are winding down the program as things begin to open.
Government/Town
Municipal Agent for the Elderly at KML
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Are you a senior citizen in town with a need for information or a connection to services? You may now schedule an appointment at Kent Memorial Library with Suffield’s Municipal Agent for the Elderly, Pat Beeman, MSW.
Government/Town
A Great Day in Suffield
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In spite of a dubious forecast, May 15 opened with lovely weather and just got better all day. It was a perfect day for an enjoyable parade of events that hinted at an incipient emergence from the long pandemic shut-down.
Suffield Community Aid
What’s happening at SCA this month?
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Welcome back inside! Whether you want to speak with a social worker, find out about services or to borrow something from our medical loan closet, we will be glad to see you… wearing your mask for the time being!
People/Business
Star Award goes to Nancy Reardon
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The Granby office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties is pleased to announce that Nancy Reardon has been awarded the #1 Sales Agent in 2020 for having the highest number of sales.
Farming/Nature
Meadows and Meadowlarks
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I have always had a soft spot in my heart for meadows. I spent much of my childhood racing through them in my cut off Levis, en route to my uncle’s pond.
Organizations
Suffield Polish Families – Immigration Stories
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In the early years of the Polish Heritage Society (PHS), many members wrote down the stories of their parent’s immigration to the United States. A strong supporter of the PHS, Bernice (Karakla) Sobinski, wrote her parents’ accounts in 2009, and Jim Turek interviewed her at a PHS meeting in September 2018.