Schools/Sports
Spaulding Stars Shine with Kindness
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The auditorium at A. Ward Spaulding School was a sea of blue as students proudly wore their blue Spaulding Star t-shirts for an assembly focusing on kindness.
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.
Schools/Sports
Superintendent Update
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Our schools are lively centers of learning for children. Our dedicated teachers are collaborating together to better develop lessons that stimulate curiosity and actively engage each individual student in learning.
Government/Town
Crafts & Cookies at Christmas in Suffield
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Jeannie Giauque tells Stephanie Garafolo and her daughter Giuliana how she knits the intricate specialties arrayed on her sales table at the Suffield Fire Department.
Organizations
60 More Acres Preserved
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In preserving the natural, rural character of our lovely town, every little bit helps, and the 60-acre property recently acquired by the Suffield Land Conservancy is a good help, indeed.
Library
Master Storyteller Comes to Suffield
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On November 5, families with young children and adults of all ages gathered at the Suffield Senior Center on a grey Sunday afternoon for a Kent Memorial Library program performed by Odds Bodkin.
Library
Library Pilot Test Begins
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For many impatient library patrons, it was encouraging to see a couple of trucks from HazPros, the hazardous materials specialists, parked at the library on November 13.
Library
December Movies
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Seating is limited at 61 Ffyler Place. Please register for a showing at 860-668-3896.
Library
Teen Programs
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The Teen Coffee House at the Library has enjoyed increasing numbers and a variety of students stopping by after school on Thursdays.
Library
Children’s Programs
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Kids ages 3-5 are invited to board the Polar Express on Tuesday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m., or, Wednesday, December 6, at 10:30 a.m. Travel to the North Pole, drink hot cocoa, meet Santa and hear the story of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.
Director’s Corner
Conversations
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For some, 2017 has been a tough year, a polarizing year, when conversations were difficult among neighbors, strangers and families.
People/Business
Stony Brook Village Is Taking Names
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After reading the Observer’s November article about the large apartment complex being built on East Street South, a reader called to ask how someone can apply for one of the “affordable” units.
Organizations
Silver Tea in West Suffield
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The West Suffield Village Improvement Association will hold its 12th annual Silver Tea on Saturday, December 2nd from 1–4 p.m. at Academy Hall (1499 Mountain Road).
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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This 47-year-old photo shows two nicely garbed reenactors on one of the 1970 floats in the big parade for our town’s 300th anniversary.
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
Government/Town
Suffield’s Revaluation Underway
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Vision Government Solutions, Inc. has been hired by the Town of Suffield to begin the 2018 town-wide Revaluation Project.
Through the Looking Glass
And We All Fall Down
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The Tytler Cycle theorizes that all civilizations go through eight stages.
Churches
First Church Events
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December 3 Advent Wreath Making event at 11:30 a.m. December 5 and January 2 Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting from 10-11 a.m. December 6 Communion Luncheon at 12pm; Christmas Tea at 1 p.m. December 6, 13, 20 and January 3, 10, 17, 31 Bible Study continues from 10-11:30 a.m. December 7 Make It Bake It Auction presented […]
Churches
MLK Service
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The annual ecumenical celebration of Martin Luther King’s life will be held at the Third Baptist Church in Suffield on Sunday, January 14 at 4 p.m.
Churches
Sacred Heart Advent and Christmas
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Sunday, December 17 at 6 p.m. Hot chocolate & cookies following in Church Hall sponsored by Knights of Columbus.