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The next time you visit Kent Memorial Library and hear giggling from the children’s department, it could be from kids transfixed by a puppet show.
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
For Karen Doyon, Sunday, September 13 was no ordinary Sunday. It was the day she had been training for since November 2019, signing up for Tough Ruck, a military type walk carrying a weighted backpack.
Recently I’ve been inspired by the voices of our youth. I think it’s easy to dismiss what young people have to say because they must not know as much as the rest of us.
A black swallowtail butterfly feeds on a zinnia on Bridge Street.
Suffield Academy has opened its 2020/2021 academic year with full enrollment of 410 students. Head of School Charlie Cahn reports that the school has had no attrition due to Covid 19, quite a remarkable feat given the circumstances.
Galasso Paving came to Suffield High School in August to complete the job started last year when the big parking lot was paved.
The Suffield Public Schools announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
This August has brought a school opening like no other. On August 31, we opened our doors, and our computers, to our students for the first day of school.
As Suffield students returned to school for the 2020-2021 year, they may have been surprised by the recent changes in their schools’ administration. The changes occurred over the summer with a reshuffling of personnel.
Brittani Burke received a national FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) Silver award in Proficiency in Diversified Livestock Production.
Staff has been working inside our locked door since the pandemic began. We have used the time to familiarize ourselves with programs and resources to help our residents who have been impacted by Covid-19.
Enfield Loaves and Fishes (soup kitchen) is in need of volunteers everyday Monday through Friday. We are open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
As we approach voting season, more lawn signs supporting candidates, as well as issues that are of concern to our community, will be popping up.
H. Meade Alcorn was Suffield’s delegate to the 1965 Connecticut Constitution Convention.
Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor of Kent Memorial Library.
A substantial part of renovating of our almost sixty-year-old Town Hall was the selected demolition and hazardous material abatement that occupied most of August.
The Suffield Observer is looking for volunteers to work with InDesign (computer layout program). Having some computer skills is preferred, and training is available for anyone interested.
