On This Day, 1752: Scantic parish votes 500 pounds for its first meetinghouse

St. Catherine of Siena Church marks 140 years with Nov. 1 anniversary Mass

St. Marianne Cope Parish will celebrate the 140th anniversary of its St. Catherine of Siena Church building with a noon Mass on Sunday, Nov. 1, followed by a dinner, and holds two All Souls' Day Masses on Nov. 2.

On This Day, 1739: Enfield hires a schoolmaster and pays for its gallery pews

On Oct. 29, 1739, an Enfield town meeting chose John Collins as schoolmaster and paid the young people who built pews in the meetinghouse gallery, according to the town records printed in The History of Enfield.

Enfield girls soccer wins 7-0 at Windsor; Suffield field hockey blanks Old Saybrook

Enfield girls soccer won 7-0 at Windsor and Enfield volleyball won 3-0 at East Hartford Monday. Suffield field hockey won 3-0 at Old Saybrook, the Windsor Locks-East Windsor girls soccer team tied Wheeler 3-3, and Comp Sci boys soccer won 2-0 at International. Comp Sci soccer has postseason games Friday.

East Windsor school board to review AI policy recommendations for students and staff

An East Windsor Board of Education policy review meeting on Oct. 28 will discuss recommendations on student and staff use of artificial intelligence, family and medical leave, and musical instruments.

Sacred Heart Parish in Suffield lists chili pickup, teen night and All Saints' Day rosary

Sacred Heart Parish in Suffield has a chili and pie pickup Oct. 29, a youth group night Oct. 30 and an All Saints' Day rosary led by the Knights of Columbus on Nov. 1, according to its Oct. 25 bulletin.

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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