People/Business
Suffield Welcomes a New Business
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Bouley Graphics and Embroidery is pleased to announce its grand opening at 132 Mountain Road in the former CVS Plaza.
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
Give the Perfect Gift
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American Red Cross Biomedical Services plays a critical role in our nation’s health care system.
Farming/Nature
Autumn Beauty
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Like these beauties on Mapleton Avenue, our autumn color was great this year (in spite of the drought.)
Schools/Sports
Coach Wins His 309th
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SHS Girls Soccer coach David Sullivan confers with his players during half-time in a home game against Canton on October 18.
Library
Kent Memorial Library General Programs
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Please register for upcoming programs at 860-668-3896 or suffield-library.org. Programs are funded by the Friends of KML.
Library
Kent Memorial Library Movies
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Seating is limited at our temporary digs at 61 Ffyler Place. Please register for a showing at 860-668-3896.
Library
Kent Memorial Library Youth Programs
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For more information please call the library at 860-668-3896. All programs are free.
Director’s Corner
Between the Covers
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A few years ago, the American Library Association titillated with a slightly risqué theme for adult summer reading. “Between the Covers” inferred naughtiness but its graphical representation was chaste.
History
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Author Comes to Suffield
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Brianna Dunlap, author of the new book, Connecticut Valley Tobacco, a museum professional at the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum in Windsor since 2013 and a recent graduate from Central Connecticut State University with a Masters in Public History, will be in Suffield on Sunday, November 13th to talk about her book and to sign copies which will be for sale.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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Suffield’s urban redevelopment project was in full swing 46 years ago this month as the old Luther Loomis house embarked on a short journey.
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.
Through the Looking Glass
Flooded with Photos
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Recently my father moved to a nursing home and I became custodian of the family photographs.
Government/Town
Harvest Crafts Fair at Firehouse
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The Suffield Fire Department Auxiliary will host the return of their Annual Crafts Fair on Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center Firehouse, 73 Mountain Rd.
Library
Slow Progress Continues at KML
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Work to balance the airflow among the many individual air registers in the two-years-closed Kent Memorial Library has achieved some success, but not enough to meet the design specifications, and the HVAC contractor reports no hope of appreciable further improvement.
History
Taught to the Tune of the Hickory Stick
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On Wednesday, November 16 Dennis Picard, Director of the Storrowton Village Museum, will be the guest speaker at the Suffield Historical Meeting.
Government/Town
Resident Stepping Out as Parade Marshal
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Chief Warrant Officer Five Mark S. Marini, Sr. of Suffield will be one of the 2016 Veterans Day Parade Marshals in Hartford.
Government/Town
Suffield Police News
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The Observer is happy to report that one of Suffield’s police officers has been promoted to sergeant, and that officer and one of the dispatchers have received community policing awards from the U. S. Attorney’s office for Connecticut.
Now and Then
Vintage Bank Robbery
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The September 21 robbery at Suffield’s First National Bank in 2016 was not the first.
Churches
Saving Our Water
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Second Baptist Church is hosting a showing of the award winning documentary, Tapped, on Wednesday, November 2nd at 7 p.m. in its Fellowship Hall. The public is invited.
Churches
November Events at First Church of Christ
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First Church of Christ, Congregational UCC is offering the following events in November.