August 18: Board of Finance, Board of Education

1. There is a 50 percent chance of rain today with thunderstorms possible. It will be partly sunny with a high temperature of 85 °F. The wind will come from the southwest at speeds between 10 mph and 13 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of rain tonight and the sky will be mostly cloudy. The overnight low is 68 °F. The wind will come from the south at speeds between 5 mph and 8 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

2. The Suffield Board of Education discussed the school system's finances during its meeting Tuesday.

3. A story on Wednesday night's Board of Selectmen meeting will be up later today on Suffield Patch.

4. A review of Dororthy and Leroy's in Windsor Locks, a soul food and Cajun restaurant, is available here.

5. Find out about a new feature on Suffield Patch, "Dispatches: The Changing American Dream," here. Dispatches goal is to document how people in north central Connecticut are adjusting to the economy and current events as well as how they pursue the American Dream.