Granby Drummer (https://granbydrummer.com/2026/08/page/4/)
Like the southern “kudzu” vine, Asiatic bittersweet spreads a drapery of death across thousands of acres in the northeast US. Bittersweet is an extremely vigorous woody vine that can grow 60 to 80 feet high, completely smothering small and medium sized trees and shrubs, wrapping tightly around and girdling trunks, covering and depriving leaves of light, weakening trees over time and often pulling them down.
The Granby Lions Club welcomed a record 15 new members at its New Member Induction and Annual Awards Dinner in June held at the Lost Acres Vineyard. The club boasts over 60 members and is one of the most vibrant clubs in Connecticut.
Twenty-five years ago today, a great tragedy occurred in our country. A terrorist attack caused the loss of nearly 3,000 people. This event changed us as a country—we became united against the enemy who had done so much harm.
First Selectman Mark Fiorentino congratulates Jessica Diglio on her appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education at the Aug. 3 Board of Selectmen meeting.
On June 6, a dedicated team of volunteers gathered to install a native wildflower pocket-teaching meadow alongside the parking lot at the Granby Wildflower Meadow. Measuring 40’x10’, this space demonstrates that you don’t need acres of land to support a thriving diversity of pollinators and local wildlife.
Emily Pape of North Granby, age 14, was named a winner in the March/April Cricket League poetry competition in Cricket magazine.
Granby’s First Responder Camp is offered to teens entering 9th and 10th grade, providing them the hands-on experiences that first responders do on a daily basis. The August 2026 camp was the fourth “sell-out” camp and plans are underway for 2027 with bigger and better ideas.
Largest crowd ever attends Holcomb Farm Annual Meeting, City-dweller finds fulfillment
down on the Farm, and Holcomb Farm celebrates Farm Store opening
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