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Granby prepares FY 25 departmental work plans

On an annual basis, shortly after the budget is approved, each department head prepares a work plan of departmental initiatives they plan to tackle with the funds put into place by the approved annual budget.

Absentee ballot information for General Election

Apply online at the Secretary of the State’s website to request that your absentee ballot be mailed to you. Once submitted online, it is automatically sent to the Town Clerk’s Office which will mail your ballot.

Focus group members sought for tweenage social program

At the Youth Service Bureau, we know increasingly negative messages are targeting boys ages 8 to 12. Messages about being an “alpha” male equate being a man with anger, violence and misogyny. Kindness, compassion and emotional expression are seen as weaknesses. Voices promoting anger, violence and misogyny are distressingly popular.

Neumann-Hernsdorf plaque installed

On Sept. 16, family and friends of the late Diane Neumann-Hernsdorf gathered at Granby Town Hall to celebrate the installation of a plaque honoring Diane’s extraordinary service to our community.

Granby prepares FY 25 departmental work plans

On an annual basis, shortly after the budget is approved, each department head prepares a work plan of departmental initiatives they plan to tackle with the funds put into place by the approved annual budget.

Absentee ballot information for General Election

Apply online at the Secretary of the State’s website to request that your absentee ballot be mailed to you. Once submitted online, it is automatically sent to the Town Clerk’s Office which will mail your ballot.

Focus group members sought for tweenage social program

At the Youth Service Bureau, we know increasingly negative messages are targeting boys ages 8 to 12. Messages about being an “alpha” male equate being a man with anger, violence and misogyny. Kindness, compassion and emotional expression are seen as weaknesses. Voices promoting anger, violence and misogyny are distressingly popular.

Neumann-Hernsdorf plaque installed

On Sept. 16, family and friends of the late Diane Neumann-Hernsdorf gathered at Granby Town Hall to celebrate the installation of a plaque honoring Diane’s extraordinary service to our community.

Addressing these polarizing times

On the night of Oct. 21, 2023, a white supremacist group distributed propaganda to some Granby neighbors, seeking white men to turn New England into a whites-only ethnostate by any means. In response, the local nonprofit, Granby Racial Reconciliation, led a Stop the Hate Rally with 200+ people present and distributed free “Hate Has No Place in Our Town” lawn signs—many are still seen in town today. To counter the “us vs. them” of such hate groups, GRR works to support connections and community forged in mutuality, understanding, collaboration, and love.
Due to my perception of a rise in malicious social discourse, I offer portions of the rally speech I gave. We can do better, Granby.