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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.
During the coronavirus quarantine the operations of the Suffield Rotary, like every other business and organization, could not be business as usual. For example, it had to forego the camaraderie shared at weekly dinner meetings and settle for periodic Zoom meetings.
It is with much regret that the Friends of the Library have decided to cancel their annual book sale, which had been scheduled to take place this September at Father Ted Hall.
The Markowski family farm at Ebb’s Corner put some old shade field netting out by the side of Mountain Road. This fellow said he had blueberry bushes to protect and filled the back of his pickup truck.
It is with a sad heart that we are canceling the 50th Suffield on the Green and Craft Fair for 2020. Celebrating the 50th event will happen in 2021.
Brianna Chester carries a bundle of books back to her young daughter waiting in the car. She had requested the books by phone, and they were set out on the table when she phoned her arrival.
Kent Memorial Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program “Imagine Your Story” is ready to start Monday, June 29. Read, attend programs, participate in challenges (like Bingo or scavenger hunts or surprise crafts!) and earn raffle tickets for ice cream, Amazon, and other great prizes!
Summer Reading June 29 to August 8: It’s almost here! Sign up starts June 29!
As we have done in preparing to offer our Curbside Service, KML staff is similarly working on developing plans for a phased reopening of the Library in the future. We are in communication with other libraries in our area and across the state gathering best practices and information to more fully inform our decisions.
Last month, Suffield non-profit, Partnering to Reach Aspirations, hosted a presentation by John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye, as part of the group’s Speaker Series, Understanding Young Adults with Aspergers/ASD.
This one on South Street is a sign that can’t be missed, and its subjects deserve all the thanks that can be offered. Kelly Freezer, formerly Kelly Container, does a great job when they decorate one of their freezer-trailers.
The bad news: due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the physical Cancer Survivorship 101 conference usually held in June, had to be cancelled. The good news: All of the scheduled speakers have agreed to present remotely through a Zoom format.
Two sports stars, just days before their SHS Commencement, are pictured during the signing ceremony in which they accept their scholarships and agree to play in college.
May 20 marked the first of its kind virtual award ceremony for the Suffield Agriscience FFA chapter. It is traditionally a bittersweet ceremony, as it is the last official meeting the chapter officers and chapter holds for the year.
Congratulations to Suffield High School’s Valedictorian Vansh Patel and Salutatorian Gabriella Santaniello.
You may have seen an eye-catching vehicle rolling around town on Thursday, May 28. For twenty-one of Conway’s Kiddie Kollege preschool students and their families, it was a day they will never forget!
During the last week in May and first week in June, the teachers at Suffield Cooperative Preschool made some special visits bringing graduation caps, diplomas and gifts to send off their 15 students, who will be moving on to kindergarten next year.
COVID-19 Help & Resources Available: 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.
Jack Henrie plays Taps outside his front door at 3:00 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 25.
July has some historic events which we should all be familiar with as American citizens. This information came from historyplace.com
The first of the three two-unit condo buildings at Elzear Roy’s construction site on Mountain Road next to Muddy Brook reached its full shape at the end of May, and the second building was well along by the middle of June.