The Joy of Suffield Farm Stands

As you drive around Suffield, not only will you see the trees budding and flowers blooming but you will see many local farm stands opening their “doors” or setting up their stands at the end of their driveways to sell their local treasures.

C’mon in! Town Hall’s Open

It’s been a long haul, if you count all the early discussions of new office layouts or new building designs, but the continuing need for improved quarters for the Town Hall staff persisted, and the happy end of the struggle has arrived.

Homecoming at Suffield Country Club

After an absence of 17 years, the Calvenese family is returning to the kitchen at the Suffield Country Club. Head Chef Vinnie Calvenese has been working diligently for the past two months ordering equipment and setting up the kitchen at the facility which will be called 341 North Main Street Grill and be open to the public.

Parks & Rec News

In 2019 I was at an informational session put on by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for details about the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund. The crowd members were asked what their community’s strongest asset was.

Star Award goes to Charles “Jay” Beyer

Charles “Jay” Beyer is enthusiastic about working at Edward Jones Financial Advisors. Charles states that “he is looking forward to meeting with individuals in Suffield to help them meet their financial goals.”

Suffield Rotary Perseveres During the Pandemic

Suffield Rotarians are inherently social creatures and enjoy meeting regularly to break bread with their colleagues. We initially learned that 2020 would be a much different type of year in mid-March 2020, when we were notified that all visitors were banned from entering Suffield by the River, where we were holding our dinner meetings at the time.

Beauty in the Canopy

I know exactly where I was when I saw my first scarlet tanager. I had been visiting my grandmother in Glastonbury and had spent the day exploring the brook and the ruins of the old gunpowder mill which was later used to process cotton, both around the corner from her house.

SWC Annual Meeting

Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) is delighted to be back together again on May 11 for their annual meeting and luncheon at 11 a.m. at Father Ted Hall. Come meet friends, old and new.

Windsor Federal Promotion

Julio Figueroa has been promoted to Assistant Vice President – Security Officer at Windsor Federal, headquartered in Windsor.

Greater Together Community Fund Accepting Grant Requests

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Suffield. In 2019, the Hartford Foundation established a Greater Together Community Fund in each of the 29 towns within the Foundation’s region to support residents in taking ownership around the needs in their towns, encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement and anchor the Foundation in each town.

Book Collection Resumes

The Friends of Kent Memorial Library will resume monthly book collections on Saturday May 1 from 10 a.m. to noon in the lower lobby of Kent Memorial Library.

KML General Programs

There’s nothing quite like fresh air and sunshine to get the staff at KML motivated! While our usual programming continues, we are sprinkling in a few new opportunities for kids and adults.