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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.
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
The Kindergarten Circus came to A. Ward Spaulding School on June 3rd. This annual tradition, serving as the culminating performance from the reading and writing unit entitled Poetry and Songs, is loved by students, staff, families, and friends.
The Suffield Board of Education recognized Bob Lowell three times in June. This alone says something. Bob has set a high standard for Suffield Public Schools and community service.
The Suffield Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social will be held on the grounds of the King House Museum on Tuesday, July 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tim Fiore, a Suffield resident, was recognized with the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award, the professional annual award given by the Institute for Supply Management.
Savor the bounty of Suffield during the Phelps-Hatheway Harvest Days, September 9-11.
Stacey Coleman has always enjoyed taking photographs of her children. She was so good at it that her friends and family asked her to take photos of their children. So, what began as a passionate hobby became Stacey Coleman, professional photographer.
That’s about the best one can say as the Permanent Building Commission chooses alternatives for proceeding. They are confident the problem of PCB contamination in the old portion of the expanded building can be solved, and they are now moving ahead with recommendations made by Robert May of Fuss & O’Neill, a noted expert on the subject.
Feelin’ Groovy? This summer the library has lots to offer for grown-ups of all ages!
Since the Kent Memorial Library will be closed for the holiday on July 2, the Friends’ July book collection will be held on Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to noon.
For more information please call the library at 860-668-3896. All programs are free. Summer Reading Program
for Kids Age 3 – Grade 4
Whether you are a seasoned reader or like to be read to, we have a summer reading program for you. Reach for the Stars is our theme this year. The kids’ program lasts seven weeks and is intended for age 3 to grade 4. Each week that you read, hand in a list of your books and get a prize.
The debate over data privacy heated up this year when Apple refused access to the government for the cellphone records of the shooters in the San Bernardino attack. The debate about who should have access to private information is not new.
While restoring their old home on East Street North, Frank and Loretta Ruggiero stumbled upon a “concealment shoe” – evidence of the ancient custom of hiding a shoe in a house in order to protect it from harmful spirits.
From the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal, selected and lightly annotated by Lester Smith, Historian of the Town and the Suffield Historical Society.
When I was a novice librarian working at a community college, a young man came in with a “reference question.” The question was “Does the universe have a purpose?”
If you love motorcycles, then you want to be at Hilltop Farm on Saturday, July 23.
Standing on the now-immobile draw bridge of the Windsor Locks Canal Trail, Steve Sorrow, founder and president of the Friends of the Windsor Locks Canal, explains how the Enfield Falls Dam diverts Connecticut River water into the Windsor Locks Canal.
The Annual Harvest Dinner & Silent Auction is scheduled for Saturday, September 3. Guests will enjoy a farm fresh dinner and dance under the stars to the music of “Last Fair Deal.”
