Dead Alligator Hoax; State Groundhog Pays Price for Erroneous Prediction; Fire Destroys House: Suffield News of 2016

SUFFIELD, CT — These are the top 10 most-read hyperlocal stories of the year for 2016 on Suffield Patch. Here is your local year in review, with the date the story was originally published.

• DEEP Makes Determination About Alligator Found in Suffield (6/27)
• State Groundhog Arrested by Suffield Police (2/8)
• Fire Ravages West Suffield Home (8/31)
• Narcotics Task Force Snares Two in Suffield (5/6)
• On This Date, 1979: Tornado Rips Through Windsor Locks, Windsor, Suffield (10/3)
• Suffield Legend to Receive Coach of the Year Award (2/24)
• Suffield Sports Figure Elected to Hall of Honor (9/7)
• Special Services Director Resigns from Suffield Public Schools (6/27)
• Readers Sound Off on Best Restaurants in Suffield (3/11)
• Broad Brook Brewing Company Planning to Move Into Suffield (10/5)

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