Organizations
Players Stage Wild and Wacky Comedy
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If you enjoy the craziness of “I Love Lucy,” get ready for The Suffield Players production of Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo!
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.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
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The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise, by Julia Stuart & A Horseman Riding By. Book One. Long Summer Day by R. F. Delderfield
Organizations
NEAM February School Vacation Activities
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Let your imagination soar at the New England Air Museum this holiday season! The museum is offering an exciting array of family fun activities during February School Vacation Week, Monday February 19 through Friday February 23.
Organizations
Generosity Overwhelms the Foundation for Exceptional Children of Suffield
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On December 1, 2017, the Foundation for Exceptional Children of Suffield (FECS) witnessed generosity in its purist sense.
Government/Town
Going, Going . . .
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It took only a day, and many regulars to Ffyler Place missed the action, but on October 31 the Suffield Highway Department attacked with a big excavator, and the dilapidated old highway garage across from the CVS parking lot was soon gone.
Organizations
Recovering in Suffield
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Growing up in Suffield was a typical small town experience. As teenagers we did the normal things that those before us did, whether it was a party in the woods or in the basement of someone’s house.
People/Business
New Apartments Growing Fast
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Two big apartment houses are already closed in and a third is rising in this late December photo of what its builder now calls Stony Brook Village.
Organizations
A Merry Christmas, Indeed
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“A Very Merry Christmas, 2017” is what the Suffield Youth Theater called this year’s holiday production, and the entertaining event certainly left its appreciative audience with a proper Christmas spirit.
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.
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.