Organizations
FOS News
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The Friends of Suffield (FOS) will do their annual grant disbursements at Suffield Senior Center, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. See www.friendsofsuffield.org
Suffield’s History and Notable People Honored
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Trees have both common and scientific names, such as Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus).
Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association Receives Prestigious National Honor
The Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association (SVAA) has been recognized on the national stage as the 2026 EMS Agency of the Year by the National EMS Management Association.
Farming/Nature
Twenty Farming Seasons
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Two decades of farming has provided the local farmers with many challenges. Each year is different and constantly evolving. While some types of farmers thrive one year, and some struggle to break even, the diehards just keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Library
Library To Open in June
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First Selectman Melissa Mack announces in her update on Page 3 of this issue that the Kent Memorial Library will open to the public in June. That is great news, and this reporter’s words may have become superfluous, but some details may be of interest. One day in early April the town’s temporary library on Ffyler Place was shut down for an hour and a half in mid-day, and the library staff all got a chance to examine the interior of the “big house,” in which many of the last tasks of its renovation and remediation had been completed. The general feeling of the staff was one of enthusiastic optimism, for the light at the end of the tunnel had become quite bright.
At the time of the staff’s tour, the new (black) carpeting had been laid in the upper levels, and almost all of the shelves had been installed, including a reduced amount of free-standing shelves in the non-fiction room (mid–way up the ramp on the south side). The newly renovated restrooms were approaching completion. Fifty-four new seats were ready to be installed in the auditorium (replacing 70), and the new “compact” shelving was already installed in the historical room.
Library
General Programs
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All programs are free! Most are funded by The Friends of the Kent Memorial Library. Become a member! Please register for programs.
Library
KML Teen Programs
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Looking forward to May, we have another Study With a Puppy session May 7 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Youth Center on Bridge Street. Teens grades 6-12 can come for pizza, study time, a bit of recreation and some pet therapy, thanks to Healers with Halos.
Library
KML Children Programs
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To join us for stories and a craft, you can register or drop-in. Story time will run through May 15.
Director’s Corner
Librarian Spies?
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I have toted home a few books on spies for my husband which got me thinking. Many writers were spies – but were there librarian spies? I could only find three. Vasili Mitrokhin was a KGB librarian. For 10 years, from 1975 to 1985, he logged the names of KGB officers, their agents and informants.
Organizations
Suffield Players: I Hate Hamlet
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TV star Andrew Rally is at a crossroads in his career: should he accept the challenge of portraying Shakespeare’s prestigious Hamlet in New York City, or just head back to Hollywood? Help and hilarity arrive with the ghost of swashbuckling leading man John Barrymore, the most famous Hamlet of all time!
Organizations
Summer Programs at Hilltop Farm
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The fields and streams of Hilltop Farm are a great place to learn about the outside world.
Organizations
Suffield Women’s Club News
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The Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) welcomed Lauren Perleoni from The Potting Shed on Remington Street to their gathering recently. Lauren led a make-and-take presentation on plants that can help cleanse the air in the home. Members put together a small potted arrangement to take home. The presentation was very informative and definitely fun. On May 14, SWC will hold its annual meeting and installation of officers at Seasons Restaurant at Suffield by the River.
Farming/Nature
What I See in My Daily Walks
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Hello – my name is Faith. I am a dog. Just a regular dog. I have no special skills to speak of (other than my ability to form words and articulate thoughts onto a computer). Other than that… I’m just a regular house dog.
Organizations
Phelps Hatheway House Opens Season
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The Phelps-Hatheway House, 55 South Main Street, opens for its 48th season with something for everyone!! Please join us on Friday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. to fete nature photographer, Libby Lord, as she opens the art gallery of the Phelps-Hatheway Visitor’s Center for 2019.
People/Business
They Come in All Sizes
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Encountering each other at Highland Park on a sunny Saturday afternoon, these two disparate canines look each other over warily.
Government/Town
Assessor Filing Deadline
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The Assessor’s Office would like to remind homeowners that the filing period for the State Elderly/Disabled Homeowner’s Tax Relief Program will end on Wednesday, May 15.
Organizations
Survivor Journeys Host 2nd Annual Cancer Survivorship Workshop
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Survivor Journeys, a community based support network of professionals who provide free services to cancer survivors and caregivers in western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut, is hosting its second annual workshop on Saturday June 8, at Max’s Tavern Conference Room in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.
People/Business
Star Award goes to Craig Cooke
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Craig Cooke, a Suffield resident, has been named the 2019 Outstanding School Superintendent by the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education Alumni Board. Cooke was recognized on March 16 at the Neag School’s 21st Annual Alumni Awards Celebration in Storrs, Conn.
Organizations
Polish Heritage Meeting
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The Polish Heritage Society will meet on Wednesday, May 1, at 10 a.m. at the Suffield Ambulance Center.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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The Cannon Hotel, pictured here in about 1920, was located on what is now Old Mountain Road, with a dock on Middle Pond in back. There’s a home on the spot now.
People/Business
Star Award goes to Nadine Barletta
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Nadine Barletta of Windsor Federal Savings in Windsor, Connecticut, attended the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Emerging Leaders Forum on April 1 in Washington, D.C.