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Rovers’ teams collect fall accolades
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Two Granby Rovers Soccer Club teams reigned supreme during the fall season.
Connecticut Press Club Winners' Spotlight
The Goats of Granby earns honorable mention for Faith Tyldsley
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For more than three months in 2024, Faith Tyldsley shared with Drummer readers a primer on all things goat. For those who don’t already know, Granby and North Granby are home to a substantial number of goats.
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And the winner is …
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Scott Rhoades, of Storrs, won the Marty and Don Wilmot Award for his acrylic painting, Kindred Spirits. The work depicting the giant moose and tiny turtle amid reflected autumnal glory earned the top prize at the 2025 Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty Art Show hosted by the Granby Land Trust and the Granby Artists Association at Lost Acres Vineyard.
In Memory of...
Roger Hayes, CBG board member
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Roger K. Hayes, 93, of North Granby and beloved husband of the late Freda E. (Nolan) Hayes, passed away peacefully on Oct. 11.
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Donna Daye (Wynings) Fenton
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Donna Daye (Wynings) Fenton, 81, of Granby and formerly of Bloomfield, CT, beloved wife of 60 years to Stephen R. Fenton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Holden, MA.
In Memory of...
Roger Hernsdorf, community leader
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Roger Hernsdorf passed away at the age of 87 on Oct. 4, 2025, surrounded by family.
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Alix, Shirley Lucille (Cota), 86, wife of the late Laurier Joseph Alix, Sept. 2
Mack, Leland E., 85, husband of Lorraine (Lukszis) Mack, Sept. 12
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Granby honors police chief, former fire chief at Oct. 6 BOS meeting
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On Oct. 6, The Granby Board of Selectmen honored the town’s police and fire chiefs.
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Granby’s snowplow rodeo winner
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Granby Public Works Department employee Tom Matyseck placed second in the Connecticut Association of Street and Highway Officials (CASHO) Snowplow Rodeo on Oct. 9.
Connecticut Press Club Winners' Spotlight
Columnist Mark Fiorentino wins state and national first place journalism award
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Congratulations are in order for Mark Fiorentino, who not only won first place from the Connecticut Press Club, but also won first place in the National Federation of Press Women competition for his column, Waypoints. While Waypoints is usually a fishing-related column, it sometimes is a place to simply share a good story.