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🌱 Patch AM: Suffield Rejects Zoning Change Tied To 250-Unit Proposal

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Cheers Suffield! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Suffield board blocks zoning change for 250-unit housing proposal
  • See how Suffield's Wildcats battled back in their volleyball opener
  • How Suffield police helped in a deadly Connecticut River search

Also on today's calendar: East Granby Community Day and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Turning sunny; low humidity, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suffield Rejects Zoning Change Tied To 250-Unit Proposal (patch.com) — Suffield's Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously rejected a zoning change that would have enabled a 250-unit housing development at 42 Ffyler Place behind the CVS on Mountain Road. After packed hearings with residents split over traffic, schools, and rural character versus housing needs, commissioners concluded the proposed density conflicted with the town's long-term conservation and development plan, though the developer may return with a revised plan.
   

• Coventry girls volleyball bounces back with a four-set win against Suffield (thechronicle.com) — Suffield High's Wildcats pushed Coventry to four sets Thursday night, briefly seizing momentum with a gritty comeback to take the second set before ultimately falling in the season opener. The detailed play-by-play highlights how Suffield repeatedly rallied from big deficits, setting an early tone for a competitive volleyball season.
   

• Cause of death pending for New Haven man in Windsor watercraft accident (wiltonbulletin.com) — Emergency crews from several towns, including Suffield police, helped search the Connecticut River after a New Haven man went missing in a personal watercraft accident near Windsor; his body was recovered Monday. The medical examiner is still determining his cause of death, and state environmental police say multiple agencies worked the river late Sunday and again Monday morning.
   

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