People

Granby Chamber Awards Dinner

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Submitted photo Copyright Heather Conley Photography, LLC Governor Malloy attends Granby Chamber Awards Dinner By Bob Marx Dannel P. Malloy made the keynote address at the Granby Chamber of Commerce awards dinner and annual meeting where Brian Guarco was honored as its Business Person of the Year and Mario Dei Dolori as Humanitarian of the Year . The event took place on Feb. 10 at Vito’s by the Water in Windsor. Governor Malloy warmly greeted the sold-out audience of chamber memb […]

Fun & Rec

Marquis of Granby Annual Awards Banquet

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Marquis of Granby celebrates 44th season with annual awards banquetBy Lori Catlin Garcia Members of the Marquis of Granby Jr. Ancient Fyfe and Drum Corps gathered on January 25 in Cook Hall at the First Congregational Church to celebrate their forty-fourth season. The corps opened the evening by playing a short concert to a crowd of over 115 attendees, including four past directors. After a delicious dinner, Director Audrey Lampert began the program with a video highlighting some of th […]

Fun & Rec

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

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Image Source: GECC Facebook Page GECC offers winter playgroup By Sheri Litchfield If you and your little one are looking for a warm place to have fun this winter, join us for Kids Play, You Stay playgroup. Every Wednesday morning from 9:30-11 a.m., parents, grandparents, and other caregivers come to the big red barn at the Holcomb Farm for a variety of fun and learning opportunities. The Granby Early Childhood Council, together with the Granby Youth Services, has been offering a weekly […]

Fun & Rec

Your Creation Vacation

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Coloring Contest! sponsored by Free Lunch Studios Your Creation Vacation Granby CT Color this cartoon and mail to: Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook St. Unit 6, Granby, CT 06035. Winner will win Free Lunch Studios Gift Certificate and the Original art. Good luck and have fun! Due 2.15.14 […]

School & Sports

Gran-Bee

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Granby Education Foundation’s Gran-Bee Trivia Contest is Friday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m., GMHS auditorium. $150 team registration fee (tax deductible). The registration deadline is March 10. For more information, visit www.granbyeducationfoundation.org. […]

Town/Govt

Granby Police Department Gets A New Officer

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Granby Officer Jeffrey Murphy graduated from the police academy on Dec. 18. Officer Murphy was part of the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s 246th training class, a class of 47 officers serving multiple communities throughout Connecticut. The graduation ceremony was held at Central Connecticut State University.  Murphy excelled in the rigorous full-time 22-week academic and physical training program. He and his classmates trained in Connecticut an […]

Fun & Rec

Granby Camera Club

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Granby Camera Club meeting will be Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center. Robert Floyd, from the Robert Floyd Gallery and Learning Center in South Hampton, Mass. will present a program about Photographic Exhibits. Look for The Granby Camera Club Photographic Exhibit at Lost Acres Vineyard this spring.More info here:http://www.granbycameraclub.com/ […]

School & Sports

Help Fight Hunger in Our Community

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By Lexi Grimaldi The Empty Bowl Project is an international grassroots organization with the purpose of fighting hunger in the local community through education and events. Annually, students from Granby Memorial High School host this project to help eliminate food insecurity. This year, National Honor Society Students, led by Amanda Jacob, Anna Fedenyuk, Lexi Grimaldi and Samantha Gilbert are organizing this event to combat hunger in the local community. The Fourth Annual Empty Bowls even […]

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GECC Books For Babies

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GECC continues Books For Babies Program By Sheri Litchfield The Granby Early Childhood Council (GECC) in collaboration with the Friends of Granby Public Library, is pleased to announce the continuation of the Books To Babies Program. This program was started four years ago to welcome each new baby born in Granby, and to encourage parents to start reading to their babies as early as  possible. All children born in 2014 will receive a beautiful picture book tucked inside a canvas […]