Questioning Mark Anderson’s legislative agenda

At the beginning of this year’s state legislative session, local Representative Mark Anderson sponsored House Bill 5717. This legislation proposed to eliminate capacity limits on firearm magazines, remove all requirements to register large capacity magazines, and would require the state to destroy any records accumulated that document the location of large capacity magazines.

Eleanor Marie (Zito) Grant

Eleanor Marie (Zito) Grant, wife of 67 years to the late Edward T. Grant (2014) of Granby, passed away peacefully at the age of 97, on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Apple Rehab of Avon.

Public Works — June 2025

Hazardous Waste: A household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road, Simsbury.

The Cosmic Poet

Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amanda Gorman and Sappho. All were young women poets, who in their respective eras, impacted the spirit and culture of the time. Each became well-known for their poetic contributions, and for moving hearts and minds with their words. To any follower of poetic history, their life stories and writings are great sagas.