Organizations

Second Chance Shop Raises $70,000

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Despite a pandemic-driven multi-month shutdown of their Second Chance Shop, the Suffield Auxiliary stayed engaged, upheld a safe retail environment, reopened in the fall and managed to raise $70,000.

Government/Town

Special Flyover Caps Bridge Dedication

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Mother Nature smiled on Suffield Saturday morning, June 12, and the ceremony dedicating the new Remington Street bridge began in just a few drops of rain, which soon stopped. The bridge now honors and memorializes our town’s latest military casualty, Petty Officer Dustin L. Doyon, U. S. Navy, who died in the South China Sea when the destroyer John McCain was rammed by a Liberian tanker in 2017.

Organizations

Observer Scholarships Awarded

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The Suffield Observer’s two $1,000 scholarships, one in memory of Sam Fuller, the Observer’s founder, and one in memory Bob Warren, a former chairman of the paper, were recently awarded to two exceptional young people.

Organizations

Missing “Where in the World?”

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With what looks like some normalcy for the summer, more people will be traveling to places other than the grocery store and the doctor’s office. It’s time to pack your Observer and take a picture highlighting the places you’ve been and share them with our readers.

Editorial

Let’s Not Fight Civil War Again

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In June, I witnessed an amazing dialogue. For two days, the Phelps-Hatheway House hosted two programs, both featuring Joe McGill, a national figure and founder of the Slave Dwelling Project.

Letter to the Editor

Let’s Listen

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What a great profile of an extraordinary woman with such rich stories to tell about a Suffield others would deny. Indeed, we all need to listen. As a new resident in town, it is a privilege to hear Betty’s story and to know she lives just down the road.

Letter to the Editor

Let’s Slow Down

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As a younger man in the 80’s, I never thought twice about speeding. It was the norm. Ten to fifteen miles or more above the limit was normal.