Commission Openings, Tournament Disappointments and Cheese Doodles: Suffield's Daily 5

Good morning, Suffield! Today is Tuesday, March 5, 2013; there are 301 days left in the year.

Here's your Daily 5:

1. The Suffield Democratic Town Committee is seeking to fill positions on several boards and commissions. Interested parties should contact Thomas Frenaye at 860-668-5444 or frenaye@pcnet.com.

2. Monday was a tough evening for Suffield High School teams competing in state tournament action. The boys basketball team fell 60-58 in a heartbreaking double-overtime loss at Goodwin Tech, while the Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks co-op hockey team dropped a 3-0 decision to Trinity Catholic. 

3. March 5 is National Cheese Doodle Day, Multiple Personalities Day and National Absinthe Day.

4. The National Weather Service forecast for Suffield calls for mostly sunny skies Tuesday, with a high temperature of 44. Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of late snow showers, and a low of 31.

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