School & Sports

Cobb School enjoys rain forest

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Students at Cobb School enjoy presentation on rain forest By Maureen Carson Scudder On the morning of May 19, elementary students at The Cobb School, Montessori in Simsbury were the lucky listeners to a riveting presentation by Krista Karlson, a college student from Granby. After graduating from Granby Memorial High School in 2013, Krista told her audience, she needed a break from traditional education. She was eager to get out of the classroom and get into nature. “I was looking for […]

Events

NYC Marathon

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Granby Resident Running NYC Marathon for Cancer Research On March 17, 2011, Granby resident, David Budlong, received the phone call he had been dreading. A physician called him to tell him that a lump in his neck was squamous cell carcinoma. On April 4, 2011 he had a modified radical neck dissection, a four-hour surgical procedure, to remove the seven-centimeter tumor that had grown in his neck under his right jawbone. During the first week of May 2011, after recovering from surgery, he began […]

People

Berkshire Hathaway Benefit

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Berkshire Hathaway sponsors Sunshine Kids benefit By Susan Falkner BHHS New England Properties’ Simsbury/Granby office held a one-woman play, Shirley Valentine May 17, at Eno Memorial Hall, Simsbury. All of the proceeds of this fundraiser benefit the Sunshine Kids Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping kids with cancer. “I’d like to thank all of the Realtors from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Simsbury and Granby offices for their hard work and support, and to all who […]

Town/Govt

Lunch for the Mind

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Veteran Bob Venti made a presentation to the Lunch for the Mind group at the Senior Center and chatted with Diane Hernsdorf after the program. His talk centered on his experiences during the Vietnam War. The program was attended by approximately 20 people, some of whom had served in Vietnam. Photo by Joan Ducharme […]

Town/Govt

VNA Volunteers

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Farmington Valley VNA volunteers representing the Hospice Program, Granby Food Bank Program, Community Programs Department, and Simsbury Town Associates gathered for a celebratory Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. Standing (from l.): Maureen Wallison, Donna Fitzgerald, Judith Bryant, Mary McGreevy, Ellie Morris, Martha Mitterling, Bill Harrison, Erika Elbert, Bruce Sullivan, Alice Johnson, Susan Schoepflin. Seated: Katherine Jansen, Lynn Cigal, Helena Harrison. […]

Verse

Conservation Award

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DAR honors winners of student essay contest. From left are: Judy Schaefer, Conservation Chairman; Donald and Sally Rieger, winners of the Conservation Award. Winning students who were present at the ceremony, but not listed in order: Julia Vassillo, Claire Newall, Katrina Bade, Sam Kelley, Phillip Kholond, Anna Foster, Zachary Finman and Neena Eubanks. Far right, Sherry Griffith, Essay Contest Chairman and Debbie Payne, Regent. […]

Town/Govt

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

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Susan Regan speaks with Art House the Chairman of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority about public concerns regarding electric and natural gas supplier rates, water distribution concerns and the complaints received on monopolies that control theses areas of provision and service. Photo by Bill Regan […]

School & Sports

School’s Tackle “Hot Topics”

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Obum Njeze, Avon Old Farms School Senior, CTVV Host Susan Regan, Kiri Gair-MacMichael, Ethel Walker School Senior and Dr. Sheri Schmidt, Director of Equity and Social Justice at Ethel Walker School. Watch Susan Regan, Host of CT Valley Views with her guests here: All programs are available at www.ctvalleyviews.com. […]

School & Sports

Cobb School Productions

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Travis Reid of Granby, a 6th grader at The Cobb School plays Azteca in the school’s production of Azteca and the Peacemakers. Photos by Lara Hunt Caroline Burnett of Granby and Carter Sirois of Simsbury, both 5th graders perform in The Cobb School’s annual opera. This year’s performance was held at Westminster’s Werner Centennial Theater […]