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To register for any program, call 860-844-5275, email gplibrary@granby-ct.gov, sign up online at granby-ct.gov/library, or visit either library branch. Library programs will be cancelled if Granby schools are cancelled due to bad weather.
Saturday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.–noon. An educational workshop hosted by Matthew Tyo on what baby boomers need to know to help maximize retirement incomes.
It’s the little things we do that can make the biggest impact on the lives of others. If you are looking to bring new meaning to your free time, you can make a difference by volunteering at the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
Marissa P. Gillett is chairman of PURA (Public Utility Regulatory Authority), the department statutorily charged with regulating the rates and services of Connecticut’s investor-owned electricity, natural gas, water and telecommunication companies and is the franchising authority for the state’s cable television companies.
Along with Governor Lamont’s recent Executive Order to have Connecticut be carbon-free by 2040, there are new regulations for recycling and trash for private and commercial customers. For those who don’t adapt, there will be fines for not complying.
Connecticut Physical Therapy Specialists (CTPTS) announced that its Granby physical therapy clinic moved next door to 11 Mill Pond Road on Jan. 20.
Their wings and bodies drenched with cold, winter rain, my friends, the blue jays, patiently perch in the trees by the house by my back door.
Multiflora Rose is an extremely vigorous shrub that is nearly impossible for humans to control because of its super-sharp thorns borne on long, arching branches that can grow six feet a year in every direction. It thrives best in full sun but persists in partial shade, in a wide range of soil, as long as it has adequate draining.
Visitors are always a bright spot when you are not feeling well. Perhaps even more special is a visit from a very large soft dog who patiently allows you to pet his thick fur and look into his understanding eyes.
At the gathering, Kathy Norris, chair of Citizens for a Better Granby, the publisher of the Granby Drummer, outlined the board’s accomplishments in 2019. Managing Editor Rita Isaacson thanked and praised the volunteers for their continued commitment to assuring that each issue has quality and timely news.