Government/Town
Complete Fiber Optic Project Links Vital Town Departments
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The Town of Suffield continues to enhance communications and safety with the completion of its fiber optic project linking critical emergency services.
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
2017 Suffield PMC Kids Ride
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The Suffield Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) Kids Ride, sponsored by the First National Bank of Suffield, will be one of nearly 30 PMC Kids Rides throughout New England and beyond.
Government/Town
Police Concerned about Growing Regional Drug Trend
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Suffield Police are concerned about the growing prevalence of “Dabs”; which is one form of a marijuana concentrate consisting of drugs and consumable products where the primary psychoactive substance in marijuana (i.e., cannabis, THC,) is extracted from the Cannabis plant, often using a cheap and effective solvent such as butane, carbon dioxide (CO2), ethanol, or isopropyl alcohol.
People/Business
The Women’s March on Washington and Me
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At 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, about 52 women and I boarded a bus at the Macy’s parking lot in Enfield heading for Washington, D.C., and the Women’s March on Washington for what was one of the most amazing experiences ever!
Government/Town
Hazardous Waste Collection Day
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It is time to start collecting your materials to bring to Suffield’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the town highway garage on Ffyler Place behind the new CVS plaza.
Organizations
Gardening with Medicinal Herbs
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Katherine Mashiel, owner of Kassandra Herbs Unlimited in Somers, will present a program about gardening with medicinal herbs.
Suffield Garden Club
How to Attract Bluebirds
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Bluebirds are gorgeous and can only be found on this continent.
People/Business
Winning Poet Returns to Read
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Alison Moncrief and Andy Bromage didn’t move far from Suffield when they married: they live in Branford and both work in New Haven.
Organizations
Want to Live Your Healthiest, Best Life?
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The Friends of Suffield will host an exciting, information-packed panel discussion on March 21 from 7–9 p.m. at the Suffield Senior Center, 145 Bridge Street.
Organizations
Celebrate Cancer Survivorship
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The 19th Annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of North Central CT celebrates the lives of local residents who have survived cancer, while offering the hope of finding a cure.
Farming/Nature
Rocky, But No Bullwinkle
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The cold and dark New England mornings make it challenging to spring out of bed.
Organizations
Hip Hoppin’ Hares
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The Hip Hoppin’ Hares are three h’s in Bethany Fusiek’s 4- H Club.
Organizations
Task Force Helps Troubled Housing
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The Task Force for Suffield Troubled Housing is the proactive response to the multiple housing concerns over the recent years.
Organizations
EAA News
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The Suffield Lions Club is partnering with the Emergency Aid Association staff and volunteers to conduct “KidSight USA” vision screening in Suffield’s pre-schools, elementary school, middle school and intermediate school during the week of March 27.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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William George Moryto January 16 Age 19 Elaine Ann Blair January 16 Age 80 Rowena Szoka January 22 Age 85 Alan Hefflon January 28 Age 81 Henry Putala February 2 Age 91 Richard P. Buynicki February 7 Age 83
Organizations
Lieutenant Burrell Speaks to Woman’s Club
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The Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) welcomed Lt. Burrell of the Suffield Police Department to their meeting in February.
Organizations
Thea Coburn Scholarship
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The Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) is pleased to offer the Thea Coburn Scholarship to any college or university student from Suffield, Granby, East Granby, Windsor Locks and Enfield or a graduate of the Agri-Science Center in Suffield, who has completed at least one year of higher education and intends to pursue a career in the environmental or communications areas.