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Town’s communications improve with new fiber optic
Suffield
By Linda Tishler Levinson
SUFFIELD -- The town has a better way of communicating. The town has enhanced communications and safety following the completion of a fiber optic project linking emergency services, First Selectman Melissa Mack said in a written release. “This was an essential effort on many fronts, but most importantly it ties together ambulance, police and fire to ensure effective communication on both a daily basis and in crisis situations,� she said.
The fiber optic project will provide faster efficient speeds to town facilities and provides a backup communications transmitter to better secure the system in assisting first responders, Mack said. The project extends the fiber from the Kent Memorial Library, to the Bridge Street School, Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association and Suffield Senior Center. The ambulance association houses the town’s Emergency Operations Center. The extension joins departments already within the network, including
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Town Hall, Fire Department, Parks and Recreation, the Highway Garage and the Police Department.
Police, fire and ambulance are now linked within the same network.
SUFFIELD - High School students can get ready for the prom by learning popular ballroom dance steps in a beginner class by a local ballroom dance professional from Ballroom Fever in Enfield. The class is on Friday, April 21, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. at the Suffield Senior Center at 145 Bridge
Street. No experience necessary. Come with friends or solo. Please be sure to sign up for this free program in person, by phone at 860668-3896 or on the library’s website, suffield-library.org. This is a Kent Memorial Library program funded by the Friends of KML.
SUFFIELD - Come for lots of laughs, travel tips and information on interesting destinations on April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield. The library is located at 61 Ffyler Place. What happens when an upbeat, sociable, single, empty nester in midlife, outdoor
enthusiast, critter gal, science geek, history buff, treasure hunter, embarks on a four-month road trip in her Chevy pickup truck? Margaret Webster’s book will be available for purchase. Please be sure to sign up for this free program in person or by phone at 860-668-3896.
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