Opportunity Knocks!

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The Granby Drummer seeks Part Time Managing Editor
For more information, please contact editor@granbydrummer.org

Town/Govt

FY26 Budget Passes

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The town’s FY26 Budget Referendum was held on Monday, April 21 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Granby Town Hall.
The 2025-26 Budget PASSED by a vote of 686 to 440.

Great Outdoors

What’s that in the bush?

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Did you hear something rummaging in the undergrowth, but you couldn’t see who was making all the noise? It could be an Eastern towhee, like this one that Merle Yoder photographed on the Granby Land Trust’s Katan-Ensor Preserve.

Local Voices

Connecticut needs a moratorium on BESS site development

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Recently, I was invited by our state representative Mark Anderson to testify before the Connecticut combined House and Senate Energy and Technology committee. The objective was for me to provide technical information on utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems, BESS.

Town/Govt

Granby to participate in Neighborhood Assistance Act Program

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The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) has announced the 2025 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Program Proposal. This program provides tax credits to non-profit 501(c)(3) businesses that make cash investments in qualifying community nonprofit programs.

Town/Govt

Granby Food Bank

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We currently need: jarred spaghetti sauce, chicken and beef broths, manwich, baked beans, assorted crackers/cookies, brownie/cake mixes, dishwashing soap, and facial tissues

Town/Govt

Social Services

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The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.