The Suffield Observer - A Watchful Messenger

Garden Club Volunteers Bring Beauty to Phelps-Hatheway Gardens

By Lisa Parker, Suffield Garden Club | September 1, 2025

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.

Readers Score at Friends Book Sale

The Friends of Kent Memorial Library are pleased to report that we have had another successful book sale this year. All the money made from the sale is used to support Kent Memorial Library programs and purchase materials for the library throughout the year. Photo by Matt Auchy Books stored at Second Baptist Church were loaded for their ride to Father Ted Hall.

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.

Government/Town

Suffield Trivia

By Jackie Hemond | October 1, 2021

10 trivia question from Suffield’s history.

Organizations

Polish Heritage Society

By Sara Zak | October 1, 2021

The Polish Heritage Society (PHS) has been looking forward to resuming its monthly, first-Wednesday meetings for the first time in a year and a half.

History

A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers

By The Suffield Observer | October 1, 2021

Little Ruth Kim Remington, four years old, concentrates on the job of cutting the ribbon.

Columns

100 Years Ago in Suffield

By The Suffield Observer | October 1, 2021

Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor of Kent Memorial Library.

Columns

In Memoriam

By The Suffield Observer | October 1, 2021

In Memoriam

Organizations

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Beth Chafetz, with references from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence website | October 1, 2021

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.

Organizations

Ice Cream, Friends, Music: All Great

By Lester Smith | October 1, 2021

Paul Kulas entertains with his saxophone during the Suffield Historical Society’s traditional ice cream social on August 17. During a fortunate break in the rainy August weather, a good crowd enjoyed the sociability, the free ice cream and toppings, and the kids frolicking on the grass at the King House Museum.