People/Business
All in the Family with Heritage Funeral Home
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“I’m more than happy to be up to my neck in projects,” said Gayle Demko, co-founder with her late husband Chet of Heritage Funeral Home in West Suffield.
Sullivan’s Tobacco Plantation:Growers of Cigar Leaf Tobacco and more
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The John Sullivan & Son Tobacco Farm was started by my grandfather, John L. Sullivan.
Interfaith Council Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Sunday, February 9 at Suffield’s Third Baptist Church, many gathered to remember and celebrate the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
100 Years From Now
These last elections have touched me in a different way as I looked around me on Election Day.
People/Business
MacKinnon’s Artwork Finds New Homes
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Many of you will recall our May 1 edition article “Special Artist Brought Color to Our Lives.”
Farming/Nature
Musings of a Sycamore Tree
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Anna Quindlen, one of my favorite authors, spoke about boredom in her essay entitled Doing Nothing is Something.
Organizations
KML Gallery Features Local Artist
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The Suffield Arts Council will feature a display of work by Westfield artist Laraine Percoski in the Pinney Gallery at Suffield’s Kent Memorial Library during the month of November.
Library
KML Programs – November
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For more information or to register for a program, please stop by or call the library at 860-668-3896 or go online to suffield-library.org. Follow us on Facebook.
Columns
Yummy Nanaimo Bars
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This month’s recipe takes us to Canada where a delightful, no-bake dessert was created which is the Nanaimo bar.
Organizations
Second Chance Shop Awarded Grant
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Thanks to the generosity of the Amiel and Mary Anne Zak Public Service Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, our shop was awarded a $11,785 renovation grant in April.
Schools/Sports
Suffield Agriscience Events
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On November 16, The Suffield Regional Agriscience program will be welcoming students who are interested in applying for the 2024-2025 school year.
Organizations
Scouts Canoe the Connecticut River
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The scouts from Troops 260 and 262 canoed a section of the Connecticut River in September.
Schools/Sports
Kindness Matters Grants Available
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Applications for Meghan Voisine Kindness Matters Grants are now open to individual students, student organizations and other youth organizations in grades 5-12 who are interested in demonstrating acts of kindness, friendship and inclusion within Suffield.
Schools/Sports
Science Rocks at Suffield Public Schools
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The great depths of the ocean are totally unknown to us. Soundings cannot reach them.
People/Business
Local Dentist Practice Changes Hands
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When Drs. Ron and Eileen Kirschbaum were planning to retire, they had their hearts set on one candidate to assume their dental practice at 230A Mountain Road.
Government/Town
Trees for Free Taking Root in Town
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By the time you read this, fifteen new trees will have been planted in front lawns throughout town.