Government/Town
Town Budget Passes
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The Town Meeting on the fiscal year 2017-18 budget was held on May 10th at Suffield High School with 90 people present.
Bringing Endless Joy to Kids: a 43-year-old Tribute
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The next time you visit Kent Memorial Library and hear giggling from the children’s department, it could be from kids transfixed by a puppet show.
7th Annual Dustin Doyon Memorial Road Race
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
Cut the Cord
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
Organizations
$1,000 Scholarships Still Available
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The Observer is still looking for worthy high school seniors interested in a $1,000 scholarship for college, seeing that no applications were received by the deadline.
People/Business
Micro-Brewery Coming
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All the Zoning and Conservation approvals have been issued, the land ownership has transferred, and new construction in Mach One Industrial Park on South Street is expected to start in a week or two.
Government/Town
Sand Pit Back to Square One
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The events of the last few weeks have returned the Sand Pit case to where it was in 2014, when the (then-named) Zoning and Planning Commission (ZPC) issued a special use permit to Lake Road Materials LLC (LRM) to reopen the sand pit in what was then the Cannon property on Lake Road.
Organizations
On Losing a Daughter
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It is unnatural for a parent to bury a child. There is no greater tragedy for a father than the death of his child.
Organizations
Young Playwright Succeeds
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The Suffield Youth Theater (SYT) offered another successful production in early April in the Second Baptist Church fellowship hall.
History
Cinco de Mayo Explained
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The celebration of Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862, during the French intervention in Mexico.
History
One of the Original Fourth Grade Trees
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Marilyn Wilson was teaching third and fifth grade at Spaulding and McAlister Schools in 1965.
Organizations
May Market Coming
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Spring is a busy time for all of us, but the Suffield Garden Club is especially busy this April.
Suffield Garden Club
Pruning Rose Bushes
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Many advocate that spring, when the forsythia bushes are in bloom, is the best time to prune rose bushes.
Organizations
Nature Programs at Hilltop
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Our Summer Nature Programs offer children the opportunity to explore the outdoors at Hilltop Farm.
Organizations
Bald Eagle Golf Outing Helps Hilltop Farm
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The 4th annual Bald Eagle Golf Outing will be held on Saturday, June 24 at the Suffield Country Club.
Organizations
Monster Tag Sale at Hilltop Farm
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The Friends of the Farm at Hilltop are very excited about our “Monster” Tag Sale & Flea Market coming up on Saturday, May 20.
People/Business
Big Apartment Development Planned
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You’ve probably heard of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and The Hamlet by William Faulkner, but have you heard about The Hamlet in Suffield?
People/Business
ALS Awareness Features Children’s Book
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Coinciding with National ALS Awareness Month in May, the children’s book Papa is on the Moon, is debuting nationally to raise money and awareness for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
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A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders and Three Came Home by Agnes Newton Keith
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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Bertram Dewey Jr. September 20 Joan Schramm March 24 Age 83 June Czerpak March 25 Age 86 June F. Jurgens March 26 Age 90 Helen Drenzek March 27 Age 93 Robert Emmet Reed March 28 Age 62 Mary Margotta April 1 Age 91 Lester E. Schulte Jr. April 3 Age 80 Janet Provost April 4 Age […]
Government/Town
Clean Harbors Prefers Suffield
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That big white semi-trailer parked at the Suffield Highway Garage on April 8, with over a dozen workers garbed in white, came to town for Suffield’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection day.
Government/Town
Connecticut’s State Budget Process
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Over the past several months, I’ve received dozens of questions concerning how the state budget is developed and approved.