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Twelve energized volunteers from Granby and Simsbury gave native plants breathing room and a chance to thrive at two West Granby sites on March 13. The bracing winds and cool temps gradually abated through the morning and complemented the internal heat produced by cutting, uprooting, dragging and flattening invasive plants.
seen on Creamer Pond near the newly installed Wood Duck nest box at the Granby Land Trust’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
Cumberland Farms opened a new location at 62 Rainbow Road in East Granby on March 12. The new location is the latest store to feature the company’s innovative design, equipment and food offerings that are meant to enhance the customer experience and compete with limited-service, fast-casual restaurants.
Six years ago, the Friends of Holcomb Farm (FOHF) Fresh Access program that provides produce grown at the farm to people in need, set a goal to increase its impact. We focused on serving Granby, first—through the Senior Center, Social Services, and the Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen.
Capitol Update with Representative Mark Anderson: Wednesday, April 21 at 10 a.m. Anderson represents Granby at the State level. He will be sharing details of the latest legislative session including what bills were proposed, what bills were passed and what the future looks like for the state. Register by April 14.
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Household Hazardous Waste: Granby will once again work with local towns to host hazardous waste collections this year. The first collection will be Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 10 Monteith Drive, Farmington.
The Granby Land Trust and Jamie Gamble memorialize longtime property caretaker Olof Stevenson with the installation of a plaque on the bench located on the northwest corner of Stevenson Field on the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
Some creative snow artists on Route 20 west of town built this icy PacMan ready to take a bite out of COVID-19.