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.
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.
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.
History
Ice Harvest
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The ice cutting at the Noble & Cooley Mill Pond in Granville will take place, weather permitting, on Saturday, February 3.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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Suffield Episcopalians brought the town’s old Calvary parish (1865-1923) back to life in 1949 with services in the Masonic Temple and opened their own building in 1951.
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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From the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal, selected and lightly annotated by Lester Smith, Historian of the Town and the Suffield Historical Society
People/Business
Educator Receives National Award
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Burton Harrison Griffin of West Suffield is one of only six individuals nationwide selected for the 2017 National Association of Agricultural Educators Lifetime Achievement Award.
Through the Looking Glass
Ukrainian Borscht at the Yak & Yeti
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One evening in 1971 I found myself on a street in Kathamandu with three acquaintances discussing where to go for dinner.
People/Business
Frostbite Warning
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If you’re outside in freezing temperatures and it’s a windy condition (wind chill–critical to factor in) you are at risk for frostbite.
People/Business
Local Couple Receives Award
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The Jimmy Fund Council of Western Massachusetts (JFCWM) recently presented the prestigious Sadowsky Visionary Award to Chris and Denise Nikolis, co-coordinators and organizers of the Suffield Pan-Mass (PMC) Kids Ride.
Now and Then
True False Alarm
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The false alarm in Hawaii sounded a real alarm nationwide. Accompanied by vulgar terms, it deepened our national communications crisis.
People/Business
See the Little Honey Bee?
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Next to the Christmas tree in the First National Bank of Suffield, Cheri DeMaria, right, helps a young reader appreciate the children’s book she wrote in 2016.
Churches
First Church Events
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First Church of Christ, An Open and Affirming Church, is offering the following events in February.
History
Polish Heritage Society
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The Polish Heritage Society closed out 2017 with some very joyful Christmas carol (Kol?dy) singing at its December meeting.
Churches
Powerful Preacher Shows Pentecostal Spirit
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This year’s community celebration of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned by the Suffield Ecumenical Council, was different in several regards.