EditionSaturday, Oct. 31, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 17 · Sunny, high 56°F, low 30°F
A mill owner paid for the granite hall, and a deed clause kept it standing.
Enfield lost 42-6 to Southington at home and the Stafford/Somers co-op lost 34-23 at Weaver/Hartford Public/Classical Friday, per CIAC team pages.
Second Baptist Church of Suffield will greet trick-or-treaters on Oct. 31, collects blankets and bedding through Nov. 8 for a Springfield soup kitchen, and hosts a Foodshare mobile pantry Nov. 3 and its Christmas in Suffield craft fair Nov. 7.
On Oct. 30, 1752, the North Society of Windsor, the Scantic parish in what is now East Windsor, voted to raise 500 pounds to build a meetinghouse, according to Henry R. Stiles's History of Ancient Windsor.
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 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 High volleyball beat Windsor 3-2 at home Tuesday. Comp Sci boys soccer beat Hale Ray 3-0 and Comp Sci volleyball beat Hartford Public 3-0, after a 3-2 win over Bloomfield Monday. Comp Sci soccer has postseason games Friday, and Enfield football hosts Southington Friday.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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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