Town/Govt

Public Works

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2015 Holiday Trash Schedule Please note that Good Friday is not a holiday for Paine’s and therefore there will be no delay of trash service. The next holiday that will delay trash pickup is Monday, May 25, Memorial Day. Mark Your Calendars Granby Public Works will be hosting a shred-it day. The paper-shredding event will be held at 52 North Granby Road from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, May 16. Proof of Granby residency is required. Documents are shredded onsite. Please do not bring ma […]

School & Sports

Patchwork Schoolhouse Turns 15

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Patchwork Schoolhouse turns 15 By Karen O’Keefe  The Patchwork Schoolhouse is celebrating its 15th anniversary of teaching and caring for the children of the Granby area. The center has been an inspirational and creative learning home for many children over the years. The center’s philosophy, “Each child is like a piece of a patchwork quilt, beautiful, strong and unique. When all the pieces are united they create a community stitched together by creativity, individuality, inte […]

Town/Govt

BOE Rejects Proposed Budget

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BOE Rejects Proposed BudgetBy Kim BeckerIn an unanticipated move, three Board of Education members derailed efforts to approve the administration’s proposed budget, citing concerns about increasing third grade class size and the low tuition for regular education students at the integrated preschool. Dr. Alan Addley, superintendent of schools, was charged with finding a way to keep a third grade teacher, thus reducing the class size, and still keep the budget increase to only 2.4 percent as […]

Verse

Library News

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Granby Public LibraryMonday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Friday, Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.Sundays through March 29: 1 – 4 p.m.Cossitt Public LibraryTuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and 3 – 8 p.m.Saturday: 12 – 5 p.m.ClosingsThe libraries will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 for the Easter weekend.Find Us Online Town of Granby (www.granby-ct.gov); Main Blog (www.granbypubliclibraries.blogspot […]

Town/Govt

Three Board Meeting

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Auditors present favorable report at three-board meeting By Shirley Murtha At the three-board meeting on February 24 in the Granby Senior/Youth Center, representatives from the accounting firm of Blum Shapiro reported on their recent audit of Granby’s books for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. No material weaknesses or significant deficiencies were found, and it was noted that town management was very cooperative and helpful in providing all the documents necessary. Board of Education bu […]

Town/Govt

Board of Selectmen

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Town Manager reviews 2015-16 budget proposal By Shirley Murtha Town Manager William Smith reviewed the 2015-16 proposed budget at the March 2 Board of Selectmen meeting. The Town Operation section of $10,155,668 represented a 3.49 percent increase, which was above what the Board of Finance suggested. Although hoping to maintain services to the town as they are now, Smith prepared a reduction list, places where the budget could be cut to approach a 2.5 percent suggested by some members of the […]

Verse

Messenger Poem

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Will She Come? Timidly she approached, A forlorn princess Dressed in drab brown splotched with gray and white. She hesitated at every step Sometimes, she would just disappear Only to start again A bit stronger The gray and white blotches began to shrink and fade And were soon gone Magically, her brown dress became tinged with green The green became brighter A few bright yellow spots appeared More and more colors showed up on her gown. Tiny purple and blue speckles in the green. Re […]

People

Lunch for the Mind

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First Aid for Mental Health topic for April Lunch for the Mind Program By Eileen Longhi The Civic Engagement Education Team is pleased to have AnnMarie Heller Cox, Granby Youth Services, present an important community-based suicide prevention program called Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) for the Lunch for the Mind program at the Granby Senior Center on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30 p.m.   QPR trains members to be gate keepers whereby they have the skills to identify the signs of someone […]

Great Outdoors

Locally Grown

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Old Beech Farm – Case StreetWe just got back from the National Western Stock Show where we go to select the bulls that we will use for artificial insemination this year. The fall calves are growing out nicely; we have some outstanding heifers. Spring calving is almost here so time to get the birthing pens ready and prepare to take those 2 a.m. walks to the barn to check on expectant mothers. Cold weather always makes for extra chores. Maple View Farm – Salmon Brook Street We want YOU to come […]

Events

UConn Soccer Coming

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UConn Soccer Coming Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18 when the UConn Huskies men’s soccer team comes to Granby Memorial High School. There will be a free kids soccer clinic at 5 p.m. followed by a men’s friendly game at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Granby Rovers. For more information, visit www.granbyrovers.com. Christopher Bryant Co […]