Government/Town
Registrar of Voters News
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Democrat and Republican Primaries will be held on Tuesday, August 14, at the Suffield Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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.
Now and Then
Dorothy Kaplan McCarty, Unbroken Circle
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Dorothy Kaplan McCarty modeled roles for many women. An especially notable model for mothers and music-lovers, she focused her life on love of family and music that accompanied her throughout her life.
Churches
This Season at the West Suffield Congregational Church
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Drive by the West Suffield Congregational Church, UCC, and you will soon see signs of celebration. Actually they are banners, announcing that the church is celebrating 275 Years and All are welcome.
Library
Volunteers Needed!
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On Monday, August 27 the Friends of KML will be moving approximately 30,000 books from Windsor Marketing warehouse to Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall. We need help, both teens and adults, who can load and unload books on both the warehouse and church ends. The hours are from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. If you can help, please call Jackie Hemond at the library 860-668-3896 or ask for Beth at 860-668-0494.
Churches
First Church Prayer Request Box
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First Church of Christ Congregational, 81 High Street, Suffield, has placed a “Community Prayer Requests” box on the front of their church for those in the Suffield and surrounding communities who need the prayerful support of others.
Government/Town
Calling All Volunteers – 350th Anniversary Needs You!
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The town of Suffield will celebrate its 350th Anniversary on Monday, October 12, 2020, and people have lots of ideas for making it an amazing anniversary year! The challenge is that at this point they are ideas, and not actual plans. Creative and enthusiastic volunteers are needed to make them a reality. We need people to work on the “Big Weekend” events; the barn dance, the parade, the sporting events, the carnival, the fireworks, the gala, the town picnic, the musical and dance performances, the concert, and the commemoration exercises. In addition to the weekend of October 9-12, 2020, there are a dozens of great projects we want to complete and interesting programs we want to offer throughout 2020.
Suffield Observations
Before you jump in the deep end…
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We have a pool, which is kind of like saying I have a 33,000-gallon creature in my yard and feeds on chlorine, a lot of chlorine.
Government/Town
Suffield Police Department Activity Report May 2018
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The following table has been adapted from data provided by the Suffield Police Department.
Government/Town
Firemen’s 5K Race Report
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Great weather and the tradition of the event brought out an impressive bunch of athletes and exercisers to what is now the Suffield Firemen’s Association Paul Simison Memorial Run, honoring the memorable and admirable man who started this race, now in its twentieth year.
Government/Town
Suffield on the Green – Coming Soon to a Green Near You
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Save the date—Suffield’s beloved end-of-summer tradition will be here before you know it.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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Thomas Jefferson espoused that, “An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.”
Government/Town
July/August Commission Meetings
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350th Anniversary Committee
Mon., July 23, & August 27
7 p.m., Town Hall
Conservation Commission
Tue., July 24 & August 28
7 p.m., Town Hall
Education, Board of
Mon., August 6
6 p.m.,
Middle School
Dept. of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Wed., July 18
8 a.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, SVAA 205 Bridge Street
Fire Commission
Tues., July 10 & August 14
7 p.m.
Ratley Road Station
Housing Authority
Tue., July 10
6:30 p.m.
Maple Court Rec Room
Parks & Rec
Wed., July 11 & August 8
7 p.m., Town Hall LL
Permanent Building Commission
Thurs., July 5 & 19,
August 2 & 16
7 p.m.
230C Mountain Rd. Planning & Zoning Commission
Mon., July 16 & August 20
7 p.m., Town Hall
Police Commission
Wed., July 25 & August 22
7 p.m., Police Station
Retirement Commission
Thurs., August 9
5 p.m., Town Hall
Selectmen, Board of
Wed., July 18 & August 15
7 p.m., Town Hall
Technology Committee
Wed., July 11 & August 8
7 p.m.
Ambulance Center
Water Pollution Control Authority
Tue., July 10 & August 14 7 p.m.
Treatment Plant Office
844 East St. South
UL is the upper level conference room at Town Hall, otherwise Town Hall meetings are in the lower level meeting room. Check the Town’s website, suffieldct.com, for schedule changes.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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National Ice Cream Month – July
“Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.”
– Jim Fiebig
“I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.”
– Wendy Liebman
“I think the serving size of ice cream is when you hear the spoon hit the bottom of the container.”
– Brian Regan
National Picnic Month – July
“We hope that when insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.”
– Bill Vaughan
“Among the delights of summer were picnics to the woods.”
– Georg Brandes
“A couple went for a picnic. They have five sons and each son has seven sisters and each sister has three babies. In total, how many people went for the picnic?”
(*see answer at end)
“If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?”
– Marie Dressler
International Joke Day – July 1
“If Plan A fails, remember that you have 25 letters left.”
– Unknown
“If people say they just love the smell of books, I always want to pull them aside and ask, ‘To be clear, do you know how reading works?’”
– @bridger_w
“Been reading up on the thesaurus lately because a mind is a terrible thing to garbage.”
– @dinokitten
“What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet? A desserter”
– Reader’s Digest
“The cool part about naming your child is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available.”
– Bill Murray
“My collection of vintage kitchen utensils includes one whose intended purpose was always a mystery.
Government/Town
Solar Farm Unveiled
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Located at Kevin Sullivan’s farm at 1005 North Street, the project was developed, built, financed and is currently owned by Lodestar Energy.
Government/Town
New Hires in Suffield
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The Town of Suffield announces the hiring of Peter R. Leclerc as Director of Parks & Recreation and Christopher Matejek as Facilities Manager. Both positions fill current vacancies. Leclerc formerly served as Director of Sports and Operations for the Bay State Games; Matejek was Manager of Property and Guest Services at Yankee Candle Company’s flagship store in South Deerfield, Mass. “We feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to hire both of these very experienced gentlemen,” First Selectman Melissa M. Mack stated, “both were chosen from highly competitive applicant pools – we received over 90 resumes in total for the two positions – and I am very confident they will prove to be great assets to the Town of Suffield.”
Leclerc’s responsibilities for the official State Games of Massachusetts (Bay State Games) included event management for 30 sport competitions, showcases and programs for over 7,000 athletes. Skills include program development, community outreach, customer service and communications including digital and social media.
Letter to the Editor
Bixler Picnic – A Huge Success!
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Dear Friends of Stephen,
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone that has made the Annual CPL Stephen R. Bixler Picnic another huge success this year. Although we were plagued with rain and cold winds all day, that didn’t stop anyone from coming to honor and remember Stephen. We would also like to thank Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Congressman Joe Courtney for caring and taking the time out of their busy holiday schedule to stop by the picnic, both remembering the sacrifice Stephen made for our country. And also a thank you to First Sgt. Grainger for the wonderful speech he gave.