Polls open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in four towns; Enfield also votes on $511 million school plan and charter

First Church of Christ in Suffield hosts holiday sales Nov. 7 to fund meal packing

First Church of Christ in Suffield will run a country store, bake sale, basket raffle and tag sale during the town-wide Christmas in Suffield fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, with proceeds going to a Rise Against Hunger meal-packaging event.

Upriver History: On Nov. 2, 1887, Suffield voted $3,000 for its Civil War monument

On Nov. 2, 1887, a special Suffield town meeting unanimously voted $3,000 for a monument to the town's Civil War soldiers, more than 20 years after a first attempt failed, according to the town's 1921 anniversary history.

Upriver History: The 1842 church that made Somers Center the center of town

The Somers Congregational Church on Main Street, built in 1842, moved the town's religious and political center south and is the most outstanding Greek Revival building in the Somers Historic District, according to the district's National Register nomination.

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.

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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