Government/Town
Field of Flags Again
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The Field of Flags, inaugurated as a Suffield 350th Anniversary event last year, was so well received that the Town Administration planned it to be an annual event.
Garden Club Volunteers Bring Beauty to Phelps-Hatheway Gardens
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Summertime brings many visitors to the historic Phelps-Hatheway House, not just to enjoy the house itself, but to take a timeless stroll through the gardens, lovingly tended by volunteers from the Suffield Garden Club.
Hilltop Farm to Host Oktoberfest
The Friends of the Farm at Hilltop (FOFAH) is hosting its fourth annual Oktoberfest at Hilltop Farm on October 4th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
School Return
Going back to school in the fall has always been a bittersweet feeling, but this year it is even more bitter and even more sweet.
Farming/Nature
Nature Photos
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Dapper Wood Duck
Homemade bird treats, a fun and messy activity. Blue Sky, Blue Bird
A Cooper’s Hawk wonders what’s for dinner.
Government/Town
Enfield Bridge Repairs are Complete
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The Observer advises its readers that the Enfield-Suffield Veterans bridge maintenance and repair project were finished mid-November.
Government/Town
Traffic Light Project Completed
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It was a long delay, but the new, decorative pedestrian signal posts at the town center intersection were finally delivered, and all six were installed on the day before Veterans Day.
Schools/Sports
McAlister Candidate for Kid Governor Chosen
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The Kid Governor program is a national award-winning civics program for 5th grade students created by the Connecticut Democracy Center. Following an October campaign, 5th grader Nathan Deenihan was selected as the McAlister Intermediate School candidate for the position of Connecticut Kid Governor
Schools/Sports
FFA Holiday Shop
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Our Suffield Regional FFA Chapter’s annual Holiday Sale fundraiser will begin on Tuesday, November 30 and run through Friday, December 3 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Schools/Sports
Coffee Cart Project Teaches Students Skills
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Through the generosity of a grant from the Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools, and collaboration between Allison Daly, special education teacher, and Morgan O’Malley, special education paraprofessional, the Coffee Cart project was established in 2017 at Suffield High School.
Schools/Sports
The Observer Visits McAlister
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As part of the fifth-grade journalism unit at McAlister Intermediate School over the past three years, representatives from The Suffield Observer have been invited to speak to the students about what it takes to put together a monthly paper and how getting something written might actually happen. This year, on a beautiful October day, the fifth-grade students were gathered on the tennis courts behind the school to allow for social distancing and a speaker system was set up.
Schools/Sports
Suffield Alumni Honored at FFA Convention
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“Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, and living to serve.”