Letter to the Editor
Do Votes Still Count in Suffield?
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If you believe in abiding by America’s rules of due process, you support moving forward in a timely fashion with development of the Bridge Street Community Center.
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.
Editorial
“No Second Paragraph”
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I believe that my parents and grandmothers started reading to me when I was a small baby and since then I have always loved reading and libraries.
Editorial
Fall in New England
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Doesn’t everybody in New England love the fall season, even when it isn’t the most beautiful one on record?
People/Business
Town Historian Contributes Many Skills
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As a tribute to his 90th birthday, I would like to relate my experiences in knowing and working with Lester Smith.
Schools/Sports
Get Your Poinsettias at FFA’s Holiday Sale!
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Students of the Suffield Regional Agriscience Center are pictured in the SHS greenhouse with poinsettias the FFA will sell until December 6.
Organizations
Observer Chairman Passes the Baton
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Any organization is only as good as its leaders, and the Observer has been enormously fortunate to have had Lauren Life as the Chairman of its Board of Directors for the last five and a half years.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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Leslie Marx and her son Khiel Marx took the Observer to the Smoky Mountains to read in Gaitlinburg, Tennessee, while they waited to view the total eclipse through their Kent Memorial Library glasses.
Organizations
Home for the Holidays at Hatheway
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Join us, December 1 through 3, and experience the season’s splendor at the Phelps-Hatheway House decorated by the Suffield Garden Club.
Farming/Nature
Bielonko Pumpkins Win Big at Big E!
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Klaire Bielonko wins Silver Medal at the Big E for her 197-pound giant pumpkin.
Organizations
Health and Care of Trees and Shrubs
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Christopher Lucey, a graduate of Paul Smith College of Forestry, will be our guest speaker.
Suffield Garden Club
Vanhoutte Spirea
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One of my favorite deciduous shrubs is Spiraea x vanhouttei, commonly known as bridal wreath spirea or Vanhoutte spirea.
Organizations
Santa Claus is Coming … to Town!
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Would you like Santa to visit your home this December? The Friends of Suffield can make that happen.
Organizations
What’s happening at the EAA this month?
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Emergency Aid Association volunteers will hold a benefit food and pet food drive at the election polls (Suffield Middle School) on Tuesday, November 7 from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
People/Business
74th Class Reunion
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Alumni who graduated in 1943 as Suffield High School’s first four-year class are pictured at Kaptain Jimmy’s in Agawam on October 14, where they gathered for their 74th class reunion.
People/Business
Apartments Coming to East Street South
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Construction has begun on a large complex of apartments and townhouses in the southeastern corner of Suffield.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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Stephen W. Merrill September 5 Age 70 Susan G. Walker September 13 Age 72 Jeffrey Galica September 13 Age 54 Melvin Arnold September 17 Age 83 Elizabeth Ewing September 17 Age 96 Paul Jerome Murray September 24 Age 79 Gerald F. Goldrick September 27 Age 76 Raymond Hansen October 6 Age 92 Dorothy Mae Adams […]
People/Business
Gas Pipeline Nears Completion
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The last road crossings of the Tennessee Gas pipeline project have been completed, a great deal more of the pipe is in the ground and covered, and on October 14, the corporate communications office in Houston emailed that the Connecticut Expansion Project, as the installation of this short stretch of added pipe is called, remained on schedule.
Government/Town
Flag Football Fun
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The Parks & Recreation Department kicked off a new fall flag football program with 21 children learning passing, receiving and football fundamentals.
Government/Town
Parks & Rec News
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As the temperatures change, soon the cold winter months will be here and now is the time to register for recreational basketball!
People/Business
Highland Park Gets Smart
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Calling itself the first smart grocery store in Connecticut, the Suffield branch of the Highland Park Market held a ribbon cutting on October 5.