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The Granby Public Library’s Summer Reading Program awarded prizes to participants. Here are some of the happy readers.
During the fall and winter months, residential fires become more prevalent due in part to an increase in the number of cooking and heating fires.
In the last issue I wrote about Connecticut’s white oak and its place in the history of our state charter. That issue also contained information from the Granby Land Trust about the Dewey Granby Oak on Day Street. In this issue, I’ll tell you about another very special white oak. It is located on Holcomb Farm’s Tree Trail.
The Granby Grange Agricultural Fair will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, coinciding with Granby Open Farm Day. The Granby Grange invites locals to enter the creations from your gardens, kitchens, cameras and craft rooms for judging and a chance to show off skills to visitors from Granby and out of town.
GLT Volunteer Spotlight on Ron Dufrane and Granby Land Trust News
The July 3 concert and bonfire at Salmon Brook Park was a fun warm-up for the July 4th Parade.
The Granby Gavel Club, a youth public speaking and leadership program for students in grades 6 through 12, will begin its second year in September at the Granby Senior Center. Registration for the 2026-27 club year is now open.
The drum has been around since at least the Neolithic Period in 5500 BC, but the word “drum” came much later, with the first known use in English coming in the late 16th century.
On July 26, Granby took an important step to preserve a piece of our community’s history for future generations with the burial of the Town of Granby America 250 time capsule on the main campus of the Salmon Brook Historical Society.