Feb. 15: Moms, Kids and Families

1. It will be sunny but cold today, with a high temperature of 24 °F feeling like negative 3 °F with the wind chill. The wind will come from the north at speeds between 14 mph and 18 mph and gusts may hit 33 mph. The low tonight is 9 °F. The wind will slow down, with the high speed topping out at 9 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

2. Check out this story from the Board of Finance meeting last night. The board postponed voting on the bonding projects approved by the Board of Selectmen to compose a memorandum of understanding between the Boards of Education, Finance and Selectmen.

3. Look for our Grab and Go Kids Planner, Frugal Family local deals list and Wendy Pierman Mitzel’s “Mom Matters” column today on Suffield Patch.

4. Suffield Selectman Eileen Moncrief is organizing a women’s business conference on Friday, Feb. 18 in East Windsor. Suffield’s Gloria Smith, the “Polish Pottery Lady,” is the keynote speaker. Find out more here.

5. Suffield Patch’s Julie Arciszewski is giving a presentation to photographers on how to successfully market their work at today at 6:30 p.m. Julie’s work has been one of my favorite parts of the site so far and aspiring photographers will definitely benefit from this free instructional presentation.