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On Sept. 18, the Granby Lions participated in the Veterans Stand Down event at the State Veterans Home in Rocky Hill for the fourth year in a row. It was one of six Stand Down locations in the state. The Granby Lions members collected toiletry items, clothing, eyeglasses and first aid items throughout the year to donate to the veterans.
On Sept. 19 the GMHS Athletic Booster Club hosted Rovers Night, a long-standing tradition in Granby where all of the Rovers (town travel soccer) players, families and coaches are invited to attend back-to-back Boys and Girls Varsity soccer games under the lights at the high school.
Outside, the day is cold but clear—a perfect day for football games and after dinner walks. Inside, in the kitchen, mother and her helpers prepare the meal for this special day of Thanksgiving. The heat from the turkey roasting in the oven steams the windows.
Bowls of cranberry sauce are as ubiquitous as the turkey itself on most Thanksgiving menus. Wisconsin is the major producer in the U.S. and most cranberry bogs in the Northeast are in Massachusetts, where there are still many historic, family-run bog farms.
Art Inspired by New England’s Natural Beauty; Fall in love with Granby; and Thank You, Volunteers!
Nearly 100 Granby Land Trust members gathered on Oct. 18 for the organization’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Community Supper, an evening of good food, friendship and reflection on the year’s accomplishments.
Last month, middle school students enrolled in the Fish Kids program gathered in the Salmon Brook Ecology Center to welcome 150 brown trout. The trout arrived in the back of a CT DEEP truck equipped with a cold-water holding tank with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Trash Holiday: Thursday, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving, is a holiday for USA Waste and Recycling. All Thursday and Friday trash and recycling pickups will be delayed by one day that week.
The Friends Of The Granby Public Libraries have a new clothes donation shed, located behind the main library. Donations can include any clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, curtains and stuffed animals. The Friends receive a portion of the proceeds, which support the Granby libraries.
