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Serving Enfield, Suffield, Somers, East Windsor and Windsor Locks, ConnecticutVol. 1, No. 27

EditionMonday, Nov. 9, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 26 · Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 57°F, low 37°F

Events

Suffield lists five Veterans Day ceremonies Nov. 11; Enfield shifts yard waste pickup to Nov. 14

Suffield's town calendar lists a VFW ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, plus four school ceremonies, with town offices closed. Enfield skips its Nov. 13 yard waste pickup and collects barrels only on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Events desk · Mon.

Upriver History: St. John's in Warehouse Point, an 1809 meetinghouse remade as a Gothic church

Seventy people petitioned in 1802 for an Episcopal church to serve four towns.

Suffield Middle School starts grant-funded math tutoring for 24 students

Grant-funded small-group math tutoring has begun for 24 Suffield Middle School students and could reach 48 this year, according to draft Nov. 2 Board of Education minutes posted Nov. 9. Selectmen want more on cutting the middle school project's cost.

Latest
  1. Sun.

    What happened at last week's public meetings in the five towns

  2. Sun.

    Windsor Locks boys soccer beats Portland 4-1 in postseason opener at home

  3. Sun.

    Upriver History: Thompsonville's carpet mills, from Scottish hand looms in 1828 to Bigelow-Hartford

  4. Sat.

    Both local football co-ops lose Friday; Stafford/Somers falls 46-43

  5. Sat.

    East Windsor selectmen advance budget guidelines, fire agreement and CT Water settlement

  6. Sat.

    Upriver History: Babb's Beach grew from an 1898 fishing camp into a Congamond Lakes dance hall

Government

What happened at last week's public meetings in the five towns

Schools

Suffield Middle School starts grant-funded math tutoring for 24 students

Public safety

Weather service warns of elevated fire-spread risk Friday

Sports

Windsor Locks boys soccer beats Portland 4-1 in postseason opener at home

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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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  • Jobs

    Enfield, Somers, Suffield: The state Department of Correction is hiring full-time Licensed Practical Nurses…