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A bit of information has to be added to last month’s article on the town’s new AEDs. The new cabinets installed outdoors have a keypad on them. The user must call 911 to get the code to punch into the keypad to open the cabinet and access the device.
utomated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are potential life-saving devices for those suffering cardiac arrest, and Granby now has six of them installed and operational, with two others awaiting installation.
The Town of Granby’s very capable Finance Director, Kimi Cheng, who has led the finance team to an award for excellence every year of her tenure, recently added to her resume.
At the conclusion of the Feb. 5 Granby Board of Selectmen meeting, members of Diane Neumann-Hernsdorf’s family and Granby residents gathered to reminisce about Diane’s numerous contributions to the town.
One of the most common birds to see during the cold winter months is the black-capped chickadee, for these are non-migratory inhabitants of the North American continent’s deciduous and mixed forests.
Fire Marshal Brian Long was happy that some of the American Recovery Plan Act money was used for software that his department had been hoping to get for some time: RedNMX — Inspection and Violations Management Module.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds were allocated to upgrade the cameras located in Granby’s police cruisers. This project was completed in July and all cruisers now have the AXON Fleet Cruiser cameras installed.
This month we are featuring two of the four new FOHF board members: Lori Armentano and Natalie Mackiel. Next month we will introduce you to Laura Midura and Christiane Pimentel.
Longtime Granby residents Don and Marty Wilmot and Sally Markey gifted the town with two significant pieces of art at the Nov. 6 Board of Selectmen meeting.
The American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding has allowed the Town of Granby to retain an HVAC consultant to analyze existing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in the town hall, library, police station and senior center.