Organizations
Grant Requests Sought to Benefit Residents
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 each through the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund.
Bringing Endless Joy to Kids: a 43-year-old Tribute
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The next time you visit Kent Memorial Library and hear giggling from the children’s department, it could be from kids transfixed by a puppet show.
7th Annual Dustin Doyon Memorial Road Race
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
Cut the Cord
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
Organizations
Eagle Scout Honored
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Ben Bazzanno, a member of Suffield Boy Scout Troop 66, received his Eagle Scout award in an impressive ceremony on December 22.
Organizations
Tree Data Project ID’s Hilltop Trees
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If you are looking for something different to do during this winter, visit Hilltop Farm and enjoy the self-guided tour of trees.
Organizations
Girl Scouts is the place for every G.I.R.L.!
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Girl Scouts is welcoming girls grades K-1 to join Girl Scouting!
Schools/Sports
Suffield High School Principal Moves On
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It is with mixed feelings that I share with you the resignation of Mr. Steve Moccio, Suffield High School (SHS) principal, effective March 12, 2018, as he will be taking on the important responsibility of Superintendent of Schools in Stafford, Connecticut.
Farming/Nature
Bluebirds Shiver
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A pair of bluebirds take a bit of shelter in the freezing cold of early January.
Schools/Sports
Suffield High School Students Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
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It has become a fall tradition at Suffield High School to celebrate the heritage of Spanish speakers in the United States and throughout the world.
Schools/Sports
World Language Students of the Month
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I have been fortunate enough that I have been able to choose not one, but two students of the month! For the month of December, our two lucky recipients are Matthew Skoczylas and Liam Duffy.
Schools/Sports
A Brief Moment in Childhood
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On a late spring afternoon several years back, I happened to drive down Mountain Road shortly after the middle school kids were released.
Schools/Sports
Fifth Graders Raise Money for Hurricane Victims
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As we all witnessed the horrible disaster that took place this past fall in Florida from Hurricane Irma, two students from McAlister Intermediate School, Fiona Everett and Katelyn Allard, decided they wanted to help the families that suffered a loss during this time.
Schools/Sports
Superintendent’s Update
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The Superintendent’s proposed 2018 -2019 school year budget is currently being discussed by the Board of Education.
Farming/Nature
A Taintor Street Vista
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The view that makes Taintor Street beautiful is the Leahey Farm at the corner of Sheldon Street, happily now protected from anything but farm and conservation use – and lovely vistas.
People/Business
Brewery Rises
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With a second pair of primary rafters suspended from a forklift crane, three steelworkers on two tall man lifts install another purlin beam over the high bay of the new Broad Brook Brewery on South Street.
Library
Library Reopening Almost in Sight
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The Permanent Building Commission has been struggling with the issue for several years, but in Suffield’s long journey through the PCB problems of the Kent Memorial Library, there now appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel.
Library
Introverts in the Mist
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In 2012 Susan Cain published the best seller Quiet, about being an introvert in a culture that has elevated the Extrovert Ideal to near iconic status.
Library
KML General Programs
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For more information or to register for programs, stop by the library, call 860-668-3896, check suffield-library.org, or follow us on Facebook.
Library
February Movies
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Seating is limited at 61 Ffyler Place. Please register for a showing at 860-668-3896.
Library
Children’s and Teen’s Programs
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Register for our programs online or by calling the library at 860-668-3896.
Director’s Corner
Dear Jane
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Jane Austen is wildly popular. Her six novels are rarely out of print.
History
Our Polish Ancestors
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According to the Passenger List for the S.S. Kensington, Jan was 22 years old and single when he debarked at Ellis Island on June 25, 1902.