Local Voices

Granby Ambulance Association

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This past January, I had the misfortune of falling in my home early one evening. This was not my first fall at home and each occasion has resulted in a 911 call to secure assistance in getting back up.

Local Voices

Thanks, Drummer!

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To the many staff, volunteers and workers who make The Granby Drummer possible, my mother Shirley Hahn and I extend our heartfelt thanks for all you do to make the Drummer possible.

Local Voices

Thank you, Granby Community Fund

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As mask mandates decrease and we hear less discussion surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a false sense that all is well—for everyone.

Town/Govt

Town of Granby Meeting Calendar

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Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.

Opinion

Affordable Housing Plan needs to pause

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Granby’s recently appointed Town Manager, Erica Robertson, wrote in the March edition of the Drummer: “My staff and I will have a road map for getting Granby to where we want to be in the future.” I understand that there has been some controversy on social media as to what was meant by Robertson’s statement.

Town/Govt

Granby to participate in Neighborhood Assistance Act Program

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The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) has announced the 2022 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Program Proposal. This program provides tax credits to businesses that make cash investments in qualifying community nonprofit programs.

School & Sports

New initiative gives students a voice in relief fund spending

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On Nov. 10, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner, Charlene Russell-Tucker, announced the launch of Voice4Change, an initiative designed to give high school students a voice in how American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds may be spent at their schools.