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

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Schools

Enfield school board to hear state test results, vote on student discipline policy Oct. 27

The Enfield Board of Education's Oct. 27 agenda includes a presentation of state assessment results and possible final action on five policy revisions, including student discipline.

Schools desk · Mon.

East Windsor school board to vote on moving $127,494 surplus into reserve fund

The East Windsor Board of Education's Oct. 28 packet asks the board to move the district's $127,493.61 fiscal 2026 year-end balance into its 2% non-lapsing fund and to appoint a member to the school renovation committee.

Suffield Historical Society hands out Halloween candy at King House; Polish Heritage group meets Nov. 4

The Suffield Historical Society plans a Halloween candy give-away on the King House porch Oct. 31, and its Suffield Polish Heritage Society meets Nov. 4 at the Suffield Ambulance Center for Polish American Heritage Month.

Enfield wetlands agency approves permit for Shaker Road mulch and log operation

Permit for 130 Shaker Road carries two conditions; zoning approval still required

Latest
  1. Sun.

    New Britain tops Enfield 41-28; Somers field hockey wins at Thomaston

  2. Sat.

    Ellington shuts out Windsor Locks-area co-op 35-0; Enfield field hockey wins at NFA

  3. Sat.

    Enfield council restores one Saturday yard waste pickup and approves Old Town Hall lease

  4. Sat.

    Three football games and Suffield at Somers field hockey on next week's schedule

  5. Sat.

    Windsor Locks parish sets All Souls' Mass at St. Mary's Cemetery; Hazardville church paints pumpkins Saturday

  6. Sat.

    Enfield auctions surplus snow plows and a road saw

Government

Enfield wetlands agency approves permit for Shaker Road mulch and log operation

Schools

East Windsor school board to vote on moving $127,494 surplus into reserve fund

Public safety

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

Sports

New Britain tops Enfield 41-28; Somers field hockey wins at Thomaston

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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).

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