People/Business
Star Award goes to Nathan Adajian
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Nathan Adajian has been promoted to Vice-President – Commercial Lending at Windsor Federal. Mr. Adajian joined Windsor Federal in 2015 with a solid background in commercial and retail banking.
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.
Government/Town
Expect Cramped Bridge Lanes
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The Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge, opened in 1966, is old enough now that it shouldn’t be surprising that it needs maintenance. The scheduled work is now under way.
Government/Town
Bradley Airport Meets Challenges
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Just as our community is challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic, so too is Connecticut’s primary airport. Bradley International Airport and our town are connected both physically and economically.
Churches
Surprise Auction Announced
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Residents were surprised Saturday morning, August 15, to discover this big sign freshly mounted at the driveway of St. Joseph Church, announcing the online auction in five days of the contents of the rectory and the convent.
Churches
First Church Responds to Pandemic
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First Church of Christ Congregational in Suffield has chosen in this unprecedented time to live by the motto, “We Are Still The Church.” First Church is not worshipping within the walls of our beautiful building on High Street but continues to worship remotely online.
Government/Town
Town Hall Renovation Update
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Gilbane Construction Manager Nishant Patel reported to the Public Building Commission’s August 3 Zoom meeting that the project was fully mobilized, and the building’s interior had been scanned into a complete 3-D digital model for future efficiency in the work.
Organizations
Hanging a Barn Quilt
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Norm Noble hangs a barn quilt panel on the end of the King House Museum’s barn.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Outdoor Decorating Contest
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Decorate your home or barn for our town’s 350th birthday celebration! A patriotic display is always popular, but our theme of Suffield: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is wide open for creativity!
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
Suffield Trivia
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1. Joseph Pomeroy was enticed to settle in Suffield in 1699 because he was a blacksmith. Where was his shop located?
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
First Annual Field of Flags
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350 flags on the town green and Veterans Park will wave in honor of our heroes from October 10 through November 11. Sponsor a keepsake flag with a ribbon naming an individual or a group.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Cookbook Coming Soon!
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The 350th cookbook, which with fingers crossed, will be available in September, will feature Suffield farms and farm stands and contains about 300 recipes provided by your Suffield neighbors.
People/Business
New Wellness Venue Available
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Check out the new business located right over the Suffield line in Windsor Locks designed with the concept of social distancing in mind. Your Wellness Place at 2 Industrial Drive provides opportunities for yoga in a very large warehouse space that can accommodate up to 10 in a class with 12’ social distancing.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Book of Histories is Ready to Order!
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As part of the town’s 350th anniversary celebration, Suffield Stories From Another Half-Century – 1970-2020 is be available to pre-order on the 350th website. This 370+ page book is a compilation of town history including narratives written by over 100 of the town’s residents.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Anniversary Car Parade
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It’s not the big parade we had been looking forward to, but we can still have fun while maintaining a social distance!
Government/Town
Suffield Police Department Activity Report – July 2020
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The following table has been adapted from data provided by the Suffield Police Department.
Government/Town
Remington Street Bridge Update
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Lower levels of concrete in both abutments have been poured, and forms and rebar for the upper levels were being prepared at press time.
Government/Town
Big Parade Backed the Blue
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Erika Rozanski, proprietor of the Shamrock Cafe on East Street South, and her friend Jeanie Miller, founder of the Wounded Veterans Project, decided to honor and thank three local police departments with a flash parade.
Suffield Observations
I know how it feels now
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My dad died. He was in an assisted living facility outside Orlando, Florida, caught the coronavirus, and nine days later his heart stopped beating. He was 77.
Government/Town
Bridge Street School Demolition
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The town is taking steps to demolish Bridge Street School. In 2015, when the town approved at referendum to bond renovations to Bridge Street School and convert it to a community center, there were expectations that this would be accomplished.
