Churches

Attention Vendors

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We are seeking various vendors for our Christmas Bazaar to be held Saturday, November 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. located at Sacred Heart Church, 446 Mountain Road.

Churches

First Church Events

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First Church of Christ, Congregational, United Church of Christ, Suffield will be having its Fall Kick-Off on Sunday, September 10 at 11:30 a.m. for youth, families and adults in Fellowship Hall.

Government/Town

SPD Sergeant Honored by MADD

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On July 20, Suffield Police Sgt. John Trovato, a 13 year veteran, was recognized for his excellence in DWI enforcement by the Connecticut chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Government/Town

Dropping a Line

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Police Chief Brown and Karen Doyon, Administrative Assistant to the Chief, are combining forces with Special Olympics to go “Over the Edge” on September 8 by rappelling down one of Connecticut’s most recognizable buildings: the hotel towers at Mohegan Sun! All money raised will be donated to Special Olympics Connecticut to support our thousands of Connecticut Special Olympics athletes.

Government/Town

Community Gathers for National Night Out

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On Tuesday, August 1, an estimated 1,500 Suffield residents came out to join members of the Suffield Police Department at the department’s second annual National Night Out event, an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships in order to make communities safer and strive to build and further enhance existing relationships between neighbors and law enforcement.

Government/Town

New Officer Joins SPD

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In a graduation ceremony of pomp and circumstance held at Central Connecticut State University’s Welte Hall, Officer Alexander Scata completed his training at the Connecticut Police Academy and became Suffield’s newest police officer. Officer Scata was one of the 45 men and women from police departments across the state recognized for their successful completion of an intensive 25-week curriculum of academics and practical skills for new police officers. Officer Scata, age 23, is a lifelong resident of Farmington. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Mount Ida College. Officer Scata will be entering the next phase of his training, which is a 16-week Field Training and Evaluation program in which he is partnered with and trained by a core of select Suffield Police Officers who have received advanced training in the disciplines of teaching, human learning, and evaluating.

Food for Thought

Food For Thought

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“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
– Lauren DeStefano

Farming/Nature

Wolf Sighted

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Mitch and Sandra Charkiewicz saw a grey wolf, resembling the one in this internet photo, cross their back yard going into St. Joseph Church property one evening in early August.

Government/Town

350th Anniversary!

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Planning is beginning for the anniversary celebration, and we need your help to make it the party of the century!

Government/Town

Juvenile Review Board

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In 1990 the late Reverend Wes Evans of Second Baptist Church and I, as the then principal at Spaulding school began to research and discuss the formation of the Suffield Juvenile Review Board (JRB).

People/Business

Thank You, Anna

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This issue of the Observer had a wonderful young woman serve as the Student Editor-of-the Month.