History
WWI Documented
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A team from the Connecticut State Library came to the Suffield Senior Center on November 18 to collect digital documentation of Connecticut’s experience in the Great War.
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.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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I’ve often found cold winter months are an ideal time to tend to less glamorous chores around the house like organizing. It’s no different at Town Hall with one such project underway.
Government/Town
February Commission Meetings
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350th Anniv. Committee Mon., Feb. 26 7 p.m., Town Hall ACCE Thurs., Feb. 1, 8,15 & 22 7 p.m., Town Hall Feb. 8 meeting is on UL Conservation Commission Tue., Feb. 13 & 27 7 p.m., Town Hall Economic Development Thurs., Feb. 15 8:30 a.m., Town Hall Education, Board of Mon., Feb. 5 6 […]
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut
People/Business
Windsor Federal Savings Rewards Employees
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With the signing of the tax reform bill into law all employees of Windsor Federal Savings with the exception of senior management will receive a one-time special bonus of $250.
History
Playful Theme Entertains at King House
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Did you play Candy Land or Clue when you were young? If so, you would have seen some old favorites at the 2017 Holidayfest at the King House Museum.
People/Business
Moving to Beat Cancer
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Ryan Englander, a graduate of Suffield High School, has developed a new gene editing technique for the treatment of cancer, along with two other students, at the University of Connecticut.
Government/Town
Mattress Recycling Program
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The Town has joined the statewide mattress recycling program called “Bye-Bye Mattress”.
People/Business
Farmer Justin
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Well known Town official Justin Donnelly is pictured on his Russell Avenue farm.
Government/Town
Local Homeowners’ Benefit Program
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The Assessor would like to remind elderly and totally disabled homeowners that the filing period for the state and local Homeowners benefit program has opened and will end on Tuesday, May 15.
Organizations
$1,000 Scholarships Available
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The Observer is looking for worthy high school students interested in a $1,000 college scholarship.
Letter to the Editor
Wishful Thoughts
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The Hartford Courant on December 31 published a bunch of imaginative headlines suggested by the newspaper’s staff, like AMAZON PICKS HARTFORD and Legislature Finds $4 Billion Under Couch Cushions.
Editorial
Take a Lesson from Churchill
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I am often annoyed, even disgusted, by the movies promoted in the Coming Attractions at nearly every movie theater.
Editorial
Blowing in the Wind
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Before and during January’s Blizzard Brody, many of us weather-watchers heard forecasters toss about terms that we have never or rarely heard.
People/Business
The Busy Life of a Valentine Couple
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Jackie and Ron Birmingham are this year’s Valentine couple.
People/Business
Suffield’s Emily Sweeney Heads to Pyeongchang
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Emily Sweeney is nothing if not resilient. After eight years on the World Cup circuit and two unsuccessful attempts to make the US Olympic luge team, the 24-year-old, who lists Suffield as her hometown, is about to realize her Olympic dream.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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Visiting in Montara, California, in early October, the Life family and a friend bundled up and took the latest Observer to the beach.From the left: Maysie Childs, Lauren, Larry and Lindsay Life.
Schools/Sports
New Building Takes Shape
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A construction worker completes a joint on scaffolding high up in a five-floor stair tower of the new Memorial Hall at Suffield Academy. The main frame of the steelwork was completed in October.
People/Business
Lake Road Flood Corrected, CLEPO Sues for Lawsuit Costs
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In mid-October when this reporter viewed the construction of the relocated Lake Road, it seemed to be a welcome, wider alternative to the narrow, serpentine, woodsy road it was replacing, albeit lacking the charm of the woods.