Public meetings in the five towns, Nov. 2-6

Upriver History: Windsor Locks' Memorial Hall, a Civil War memorial built to last 'forever'

Windsor Locks' granite Memorial Hall on South Main Street was built in 1890 as a Civil War memorial and Grand Army of the Republic hall, and a deed restriction helped keep it in use, according to its National Register nomination.

Second Baptist Church of Suffield offers Halloween treats, collects blankets for soup kitchen

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

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. 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.

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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