Organizations
Observer Chairman Honored
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Rotarians designate a Paul Harris Fellow as a tribute to a person whose life demonstrates a shared purpose with the objectives of this club and the Rotary Foundation.
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.
Government/Town
9/11 Remembrance Parade
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A parade and ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 10, to remember those who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Opinion
Observer Baby
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To capture the essence of this complex town within the span of one newspaper is no simple task. This is because in order to accurately present the town in its truest form, you must have a thorough understanding of its people.
Opinion
90 Feet is Further Than You Think
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Valley Wheel Baseball is a 30-and-over baseball league based out of Springfield, Massachusetts. With games on Sunday afternoons, players can enjoy the luxury of a fulltime job with baseball on the side.
Opinion
It Happens Here!
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Not in my town! My friend would never! My child, no way! My spouse would not do that! Many people express these words when they are faced with the fact that someone they know or love is using drugs.
Farming/Nature
Spearing Broadleaf
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In a traditional Suffield late-summer activity, these farmhands are spearing a healthy crop of broadleaf and loading the lath on a tobacco rack to be hauled off to the curing sheds.
Schools/Sports
Town Abounds with Pokémon Go
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On July 6, when the new computer game Pokémon Go was released for free download in America, the public responded enthusiastically.
Government/Town
Officers, We Love You
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With police officers hassled and even shot in some states, two young ladies in Suffield decided that it was time to do something nice for the policemen here.
Homepage Top Story
Packard Tournament Still Going Strong after 25 Years
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On Friday, August 12, the Suffield Rotary Club will be honored to run the 25th Annual Glenn T. Packard Golf Tournament at the Oak Ridge Golf Club. At a time when many golf tournaments are facing diminished interest, would-be participants last year had to be turned away from our full tournament.
Government/Town
Great Ceremony Inside on Rainy Memorial Day
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Those who commented about Suffield’s Memorial Day this year all agreed that, while they were disappointed that rain had cancelled the customary parade, the ceremony at Suffield High was the best ever.
Organizations
Enfield Loaves & Fishes Needs Vegetables
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Enfield Loaves and Fishes (soup kitchen) is in need of garden vegetables.
Government/Town
Carefully We Roll Along
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Creeping slowly clockwise around Quail Run Road, the Galasso crew lay down the first coat of new pavement on the milled surface as a roller follows closely behind.
Organizations
Stephen Remembered
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It’s been ten years since USMC Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler’s heroic death in combat operations in Iraq, and while his ninth annual picnic was an enjoyable outing, it was clear that no one forgot the reason they were there.
Suffield Garden Club
Are They Ripe Yet?
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Some fruits and vegetables are meant to be picked and eaten right away and others should be left on the vine or on your counter to continue the ripening process. To pick or let ripen? . . . that is the question.
Organizations
Relay For Life Raises New Record
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This year’s North Central Connecticut Relay For Life began on June 4 at the Intermediate/Middle Schools track on a lovely spring morning, continued through a perfect day and ended in a gloomy drizzle on Sunday morning.
Farming/Nature
Beetles, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
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Images of boll weevils, potato bugs and leaf beetles hardly help the general public to nurture their fondness for beetles. Suffice it to say that there is no shortage of beetles on the planet, as they make up the largest order of insects and are adaptable enough to dwell in diverse environments.
Organizations
New Exhibit this Summer
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Barry Sisk, left, tells a King House Museum visitor about the Pease family of Suffield.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
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11/22/63 by Steven King and The Watch That Ends The Night by Hugh MacLennan.
Organizations
Emergency Aid Association News
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The Emergency Aid Association has funding available to subsidize participation for eligible Suffield children and youth attending Suffield Park & Rec. and other camp programs.