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The Drummer would like to clarify that both Trish Percival and Shirley Murtha received the Connecticut Press Club’s award for their tribute to Jenny Emery published in the Drummer’s November 2025 issue under the byline “By Trish Percival and Shirley Murtha.” We congratulate both of them on this much-deserved recognition from the Connecticut Press Club.
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.
We currently need: Dinty Moore beef stew, assorted crackers (Ritz, Saltines, Town House), canned peaches/pineapple/fruit cocktail, applesauce, ketchup/mustard/mayo/pickles/relish, taco dinner boxes, and dishwashing soap
I live in Granby. I’m here because this board and this community were given the wrong story about why Granby lost the Special Education High-Quality Incentive Grant.
Granby Town Hall was the site for an excellent display by the Fire Marshal’s Office in October. Besides good information for adults on smoke alarms, the display also featured informative coloring books for kids.
Granby residents deserve transparency when significant amounts of public money are redirected from their original purpose.
For a while, it seemed as if evil forces were working against Peggy Chapple and her daughter Meghan Peterson. They just couldn’t get the stars to align and complete the transformation of the former print shop on the corner of Hartford Avenue and Salmon Brook Street into the little coffee house of their dreams.
This month, we are offering a salute to new Granby businesses. Starting a business requires long hours, copious planning and nerves of steel. Historical data from the U.S. Small Business Administration indicates approximately 32 percent of new employer-based businesses do not survive beyond their first two years.
To celebrate their success, we want to recognize the businesses that opened in Granby since 2023 and have beaten the odds by continuing to thrive in the Granby community.
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order moving Thanksgiving from the last Thursday of November to the fourth Thursday.
In November 2025, the Granby Board of Selectman recognized Beman Hardware for its 90 years of service in the Granby Community. George Beman started the business in 1935 to support his electrical contractor business.