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Serving Enfield, Suffield, Somers, East Windsor and Windsor Locks, ConnecticutVol. 1, No. 20

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Government

Suffield sewer authority renews capacity for 316 units on South Main Street

Authority also tables a disputed $12,000 assessment; Stony Brook project bidding expected this fall or winter

Government desk · Thu.

East Windsor zoning panel sets Oct. 27 hearing on used-car dealership at 122 South Main Street

A second used-car sales plan for 138 South Main Street is among the materials for the same meeting

Weekend Events: Oct. 23–25

Eight first-party-listed events Friday to Sunday across Enfield, Suffield, Somers, East Windsor and Windsor Locks: Art Squash, Angel Street's closing weekend, Halloween events and Broad Brook concerts.

Connecticut's only Shaker village farmed its way into Enfield history

A National Register nomination describes the Enfield Shakers, who built their first buildings here in the 1780s, peaked between 1830 and 1860, sold garden seeds statewide and left in 1917.

Somers and Suffield boys soccer win Tuesday in late-posted scores

Late-posted CIAC scores from Monday and Tuesday, plus each team's next game.

Latest
  1. Thu.

    Suffield field hockey beats Enfield 2-1; Wednesday scores from the five towns

  2. Wed.

    No one speaks at Enfield hearing on 99-year Old Town Hall lease to historical society

  3. Wed.

    Midweek games: Enfield hosts Suffield in field hockey; soccer and volleyball continue

  4. Wed.

    Friday football: Enfield hosts New Britain; co-op and Somers on the road slate

  5. Wed.

    Monday and Tuesday high school scores from our towns

  6. Wed.

    Suffield curriculum panel to take up grades 3–5 science and preschool materials Oct. 23

Government

East Windsor zoning panel sets Oct. 27 hearing on used-car dealership at 122 South Main Street

Schools

Suffield curriculum panel to take up grades 3–5 science and preschool materials Oct. 23

Public safety

Phelps Road work in Suffield to stop at Newgate Road for now after Copper Hill Road culvert failure

Sports

Suffield field hockey beats Enfield 2-1; Wednesday scores from the five towns

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ObituariesAll →

  • Philip A. Prisk Jr., 91

    Enfield · Visitation Mon. Oct. 26, 2026, 10 a.m.-noon, Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd., Enfield; funeral service immediately following at noon at the funeral home; burial with military honors at St. Patrick's King Street Cemetery, Enfield.

  • Robert "Bob" Cenate, 84

    Enfield · All services private, per the family. Donations in his memory may be made to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (holeinthewallgang.org) or the Children's Heart Foundation (childrensheartfoundation.org).

  • Lawrence W. "Larry" Tauro II, 79

    Broad Brook (East Windsor) · Mass of Christian Burial Sat. Oct. 24, 2026, 10 a.m., St. Catherine Church, 6 Windsorville Rd., Broad Brook, with military honors at the end of Mass; private burial. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Dementia Society of America or a local food pantry.

  • Irene H. Percoski, 90

    Enfield · Services already held: Visitation Sun. Oct. 18, 2026, 1-3 p.m., Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd., Enfield. Funeral service Mon. Oct. 19, 2026, 10 a.m., at the funeral home; burial at St. Adalbert Cemetery, Enfield. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Connecticut State Grange, P.O. Box 3, Winchester Center, CT 06094.

  • Gary B. Frechette, 62

    West Suffield · Services already held: Calling hours Mon. Oct. 19, 2026, 4-7 p.m., Windsor Locks Funeral Home, 441 Spring St., Windsor Locks. Mass of Christian Burial Tue. Oct. 20, 2026, 10:30 a.m., St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 52 S. Elm St., Windsor Locks; burial at St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Luke Foundation (link in notice).

Notices & classifiedsAll →

None this week.