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Bears are awakening from their long winter naps and sightings confirm that spring has arrived! Spring becomes a couple of chaotic months for bears and humans and the usual questions arise. How do we keep these large omnivores out of our yards, away from our youngsters and pets, out of garbage bins and our chicken coops? Understanding what’s going on can help put it all in perspective.
American black bear sightings increase dramatically in the spring, raising questions about keeping these large omnivores out of yards, away from our youngsters and pets and out of garbage bins.
Barbara Ann Askew, 88, a longtime Granby resident, passed away on October 28 in Greenwood, S.C.
Seven months after Vessel RE Holdings and Vessel Technologies, Inc. first appeared before the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission seeking a permit for a septic system to serve a 42-unit apartment complex at 37 Hartford Avenue, the commission has announced its decision.
Robert Simmons, 98, of North Granby passed away peacefully on May 3. He leaves behind a legacy of community volunteerism and service in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean War.
Months of public hearings for a 42-unit apartment building at 37 Hartford Ave. ended at the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission meeting on April 10.
The overgrown lot at 37 Hartford Ave. has been the focus of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission since July 2023, when New York-based Vessel RE Holdings, LLC, filed a permit application for a four-story, 48-unit apartment building.
After three months of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission hearings on a permit application for a 48-apartment complex at 37 Hartford Avenue, Vessel RE Holdings, LLC, abruptly withdrew its application just prior to a scheduled Nov. 1 meeting.
At its July 12 meeting, the Inland Watercourses and Wetlands Commission received Vessel RE Holdings, LLC / Vessel Technologies’ initial application for a 48-unit apartment complex at 37 Hartford Ave. and scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 9.