School & Sports
Varsity boys lacrosse is on a roll
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The Granby Memorial High School varsity boys lacrosse team is 14-0 for the season at press time. They are at least tied for the NCCC conference championship.
Events
Breakfast and a trail hike talk
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Jo Ann Smith was the May 1 guest speaker for the Granby Women’s Breakfast. Smith entertained more than 70 people with her talk about thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Out of Town
Out of Town — June 2024
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Seward Johnson’s iconic art in Suffield and Summer at Windsor Historical Society
Events
Geissler’s celebrates reopening and 101 years in business
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The ribbon cutting for the Grand Reopening of Geissler’s Granby Store was held on Saturday, May 4. The Chamber of Commerce, local dignitaries, vendors, customers and friends joined in on the festivities.
Friends of Holcomb Farm — June 2024
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Farming News, Shop at Our Farm Store All Summer Long, SNAP? Double SNAP!, Connecticut Trails Day, New Trees on the Tree Trail – Thank You to Our Funders!, and Notes from the Farm Office (aka Cat’s Corner): The Collaborative Nature of Our Community
Great Outdoors
Southwick launches a new land trust
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Southwick landowners seeking to preserve their property have a new option. The Southwick Land Trust, a non-profit, non-governmental organization of community volunteers, was formed in 2024 to conserve important ecological, scenic, historic and agricultural land.
People
Woodworker’s solar kiln featured in Fine Woodworking magazine
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While some of us learned how to make sourdough bread or became Wordle aficionados during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brenon Plourde and his family built a solar kiln. The construction of the kiln was recently featured in a lengthy spread in Fine Woodworking magazine, which Brenon describes as “like being in Rolling Stone.”
Great Outdoors
Seminara and Anderson applaud new conservation law
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Sen. Lisa Seminara and Rep. Mark Anderson applaud the governor for signing into law a bill they co-sponsored that calls for a study of issues related to the protection of certain waters of the Upper Farmington River Valley.
People
Volunteer-run Clothes Closet benefits whole community
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“We live in a very generous community!” Those are the sentiments of the volunteers who serve at the Clothes Closet run by Valley Brook Community Church at 160 Granville Road.