History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor, Kent Memorial Library
Bringing Endless Joy to Kids: a 43-year-old Tribute
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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.
7th Annual Dustin Doyon Memorial Road Race
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
Cut the Cord
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
Suffield Trivia
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Reverend Daniel Kennedy, pastor of the 1st Congregational Church in 1911, did something unusual to help his sick 2-year-old daughter. What was it?
Organizations
Suffield on the Green and Craft Fair – Still Looking Forward to it!
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Suffield on the Green and Craft Fair is proceeding as planned at this time. The event takes place on the Town Greens in the center of town the weekend after Labor Day.
People/Business
New Farm Stand Opens
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On Boston Neck Road next to the dam and the bridge over Stony Brook, the condition of Brookside, the neglected mansion there, has made a turn for the better.
Farming/Nature
Tulips Brighten the Green
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In the first week of May, an explosion of tulips add a bright accent to the Suffield Academy campus.
People/Business
Office Foundations Poured
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In late April, two construction workers hold their shovels to guide the pour into the space between the forms. They’re pouring the eastern foundation wall of the new office building Briarwood Construction is erecting on the site of the old Suffield Creamery on Mountain Road.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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The moment in time when this picture was taken was the summer of 1907.
People/Business
Flash Parade Welcomes Patty Home
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Flash mobs and flash parades are products of twenty-first century digital technology and the social media it enables, and Suffield is certainly enjoying the parades, if not (yet) the mobs.
Government/Town
Can You Silly Walk?
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An interesting pair of signs were planted in mid-April next to the sidewalk at the end of Kent Avenue. They marked the boundaries of a twenty-yard stretch along the sidewalk where a pedestrian’s behavior must conform to a prescribed conduct.
People/Business
Sonny’s Parade
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On a rainy Wednesday evening October 6, Sonny Osowiecki was celebrated for his recovery from emergency heart bypass surgery in April and honored for his recent retirement after 38 years of significant service in the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association.
Government/Town
Remington Street Bridge Update
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It seems like a slow process, but progress has been made. The shifted roadway (to broaden the curve) has been given its base coat of asphalt, and the old sewer pipe bridge and the pedestrian bridge are both gone.
Government/Town
Town Services Honor Local Health Workers
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In another big parade, Suffield first responders assembled an impressive array of ambulances, fire engines, police cars and highway department trucks and drove slowly past Suffield by the River, then up the private connecting road and back past the full length of the Suffield House nursing home in a loud and bright demonstration of appreciation for the hazardous duties of the health care workers.
Government/Town
Ready for a Thank-You Parade
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This rather stiff old couple has been sitting in their buggy next to Mountain Road for several years, but recently they’ve been dressed up for a COVID-19 health worker appreciation parade.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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“A diet rich in fruits and vegetables plays a role in reducing the risk of all the major causes of illness and death,” – Walter Willett
Organizations
Enfield Loaves & Fishes Announces $25,000 Grant from the James M. Cox Foundation
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The local soup kitchen continues to provide nourishment to hungry citizens during time of increased need.
Organizations
Rinse, Repeat- Online Edition Only This Month
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Once again, the pandemic precludes production of a printed edition for June 1. But we are making plans, and hope to resume printing, beginning with July and August editions.
Schools/Sports
Creative, Supportive Education at Suffield Academy
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People who work in schools often speak of challenges, especially in terms of helping students learn to make the best of them. “Every challenge is an opportunity,” we say to students and to one another.
Organizations
VFW Poker Night Aids Vets
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This year’s Poker Night season came to an abrupt end with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the season being cut short, $1,265 was raised and given to Suffield Community Aid to help veterans in need.