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December Commission Meetings

By Renee Wood | December 1, 2023

December Commission Meetings

Government/Town

Be Prepared for the PPP

By By Darlene Burrell, Registrar of Voters | December 1, 2023

A Democrat and/or Republican Presidential Preference Primary will be held on April 2.

Government/Town

Municipal Election Results

By By Darlene Burrell, Registrar of Voters | December 1, 2023

Suffield’s Municipal Election was held on November 7. There were 9,811 eligible voters and 3,868 of them came out to vote for their town officials. * designates the winners. Votes Received

First Selectman *Colin Moll (R) 2,472 Ricardo Lasa Sotil (U) 971

Selectmen*Mel Chafetz (D) 1,930Melissa Silva (D) 1,743*Pete Hill (D) 1,998*Kathie Harrington (R) 2,282*Jerry Mahoney (R) 2,012

Town Clerk *Kathy Dunai (D) 2,636

Town Treasurer *Kacy Colston (D) 2,406

Tax Collector *Jill Schectman (R) 2,792

Board of Finance Tom Frenaye (D) 1,755 *Chris Childs (D) 1,895 *Eric Harrington (R) 2,247 *Mark Sinopoli (R) 2,003

Board of Finance (Vac) *Ann Huntington Michelson (D) 2,359

Board of Finance (Alt) Jim Irwin (D) 1,959 *Mark Englander (R) 2,027 *Arthur Christian II (R) 1,992

Board of Education *Brian Fry (D) 1,865 Dustin Rose (D) 1,727 *Debra Bogstie Dudak (D) 1,879 *Glenn Gazdik (R) 2,020 *Joshua Barrows (R) 1,989 *Melissa Finnigan (R) 2,350

Board of Education (vac)*James Mol (D) 2,100

Board of Assessment AppealsJerry LaPlante (D) 1,682*Edward G. McAnaney (R) 1,947

Planning & Zoning *Ginny Bromage (D) 2,061 *Brian Dunn (R) 2,212 *Christine Sinopoli (R) 2,196

Planning & Zoning (Alt) *Jeff Girard (D) 1,903 *Geoffrey Kaplan (R) 2,223

Police Commission Angelo DiMaurao Jr (D) 1,756 *Michael Siegel (R) 2,034 *Joseph Blake (R) 2,110 *Tony Greco (R) 1,994

Fire Commission *Nathan Kirk Prusi (D) 1,849 *Jay Caron (D) 1,934 *Paul D. Christian (R) 2,260

Water Pollution Control Authority *Todd Mervosh (D) 1,951 *Travis Watroba (R) 2,212 *John P. Murphy (R) 2,172 *Frank Bauchiero Jr (R) 2,097

Government/Town

First Selectman Coffee Hour

By Kris Lambert | December 1, 2023

All are welcome to join First Selectman Colin Moll for coffee from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Café Barista, 66 North Main Street, on the first and third Friday of each month.

Government/Town

ARPA Funds Benefit Local Nonprofits

By Shannon Foley | December 1, 2023

Late this summer, the Suffield Board of Selectmen announced that American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds would be available to non-profits for the use of restoration or maintenance of the Town’s historical buildings and assets.

Government/Town

Building a Voter’s Guide

By By Observer Staff | November 1, 2023

We thought you might find it helpful to understand the process we undertook to produce the Voter’s Guide.

Government/Town

Municipal Election

By By Darlene Burrell, Registrar of Voters | November 1, 2023

Suffield’s Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road.

Suffield Voter Guide

By The Suffield Observer | November 1, 2023

Town Election, November 7, Suffield Middle School 6 a.m. – 8 p.m.