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Serving Enfield, Suffield, Somers, East Windsor and Windsor Locks, ConnecticutVol. 1, No. 29

EditionThursday, Nov. 12, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 29 · Light Rain, high 53°F, low 34°F

Schools

Enfield enrollment is 4,488 as of Oct. 1, down from 4,519 in 2025

Unaudited figures in the superintendent's Nov. 10 report also show a decline from 4,896 in 2020

Schools desk · Thu.

Suffield wins three postseason games Tuesday; Somers and Enfield fall

Suffield won in girls soccer, field hockey and girls volleyball Tuesday; Somers lost in girls soccer and field hockey, and Enfield lost in girls volleyball.

Upriver History: The Indian motorcycle founder retired to a Suffield dairy farm

The 2004 National Register nomination for Hilltop Farm traces how George M. Hendee turned Mapleton Avenue farmland into a prize Guernsey and poultry estate.

Weekend Events: Nov. 13-15

Six events Friday to Sunday from two venues' own calendars: Worthington Vineyards & Winery in Somers and the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. A thin weekend; nothing else posted on the other local calendars checked.

Latest
  1. Wed.

    Suffield selectmen weigh middle school savings, take no vote on building plan

  2. Wed.

    Upriver History: A rich merchant, a stage driver and a future Mount Holyoke head shared Somers Center

  3. Tue.

    Suffield boys soccer reaches state quarterfinals; Somers and Windsor Locks fall in second round

  4. Tue.

    Upriver History: The Pinney farm's brick barn, a rare New England form from about 1825

  5. Mon.

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

  6. Mon.

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

Government

Suffield selectmen weigh middle school savings, take no vote on building plan

Schools

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

Public safety

Weather service warns of elevated fire-spread risk Friday

Sports

Suffield wins three postseason games Tuesday; Somers and Enfield fall

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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).

Notices & classifiedsAll →
  • Jobs

    East Windsor: The state Department of Children and Families is hiring a full-time Psychologist (Clinical) a…

  • Jobs

    East Windsor: The state Department of Children and Families is hiring a full-time Nurse for the third shift…

  • Jobs

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