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🌱 Patch AM: 109 Years of Milk: Suffield Farm Marks National Milk Day

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Good day Suffield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Century-old Hastings Farm shows how Suffield still produces local milk
  • See which Suffield students made UConn’s fall Dean’s List

Also on today's calendar: FernGully Movie - FREE.

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Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 27.
  • Monday: Sunshine; windy, colder, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 109 Years of Milk: Suffield Farm Marks National Milk Day (patch.com) — Hastings Farm in Suffield celebrated National Milk Day by inviting state leaders, local legislators, and media for a behind-the-scenes tour of its 109-year-old dairy operation. Visitors learned how the multi-generation family farm cares for its cows, processes milk for local sale, and uses technology like robotic milking and solar panels to stay sustainable while preserving farmland in town.
   

• Suffield Students Earn Honors At University Of Connecticut (patch.com) — Suffield families have reason to be proud as several local students earned a place on the University of Connecticut Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. The recognition highlights strong academic achievement by Alexa Zapata-Bailey, John-Henry Burke, Amber Caruso, Emma Coggins, Nikhil Ghosh, Gretchen Gustafson, Ryan Kasperski, Matthew Legg, Chris Pan, Vandan Panchal, and Brynna Tinnirella.
   


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