Events
JUNE IS DOG LICENSING MONTH
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All dogs aged six months and older must be licensed by June 30, 2023; however no 2023-2024 dog licenses can be sold prior to June 1.
In Town Focus
In Town Focus
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Blood Drive, Free Veteran Breakfasts, Camera Club, Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Breakfast, and SBHS News
Events
Newly merged Friends of Granby Libraries plan 40th Anniversary Book Sale
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Since 1983, the Friends of Granby Public Libraries (FOGPL) have held the very popular Used Book Sale. This year it will be held on July 28, 29 and 30 at Holcomb Farm. The Friends will start accepting donations in early June.
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Waste Not Want Not again serving sit down community meals
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Finally, we begin to redefine normal. Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen (14 years strong) endured the pandemic by adaptation; serving contactless drive-through hot meals for a long time.
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Monrovia supports US veterans
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Monrovia Nurseries in Granby has once again been very generous in its support of the Foundation for Veterans with PTSD (foxfieldrecoverymission.org) with a donation of several plants for the Veterans’ Victory Garden.
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Lost Acres Vineyard to host Arts and Craft Show
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The Granby Artists Association will present a Pop-Up Arts and Crafts show at Lost Acres Vineyard on Sunday, June 4 (rain date June 11). It will be located on the lawn across the driveway from the Vineyard seating area. Show hours are the same as the Vineyard’s, 12 to 5 p.m.
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— JUNETEENTH SCHEDULE —
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The second Granby Celebrates Juneteenth festival will be held at Salmon Brook Park on Saturday, June 17. This free arts and education festival is hosted by Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) to commemorate Juneteenth and celebrate Black culture through music, dance, art and presentations.
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Granby WWII veteran goes to Washington DC with Honor Flight CT
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On May 6, 47 veterans of WWII and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, were flown to our nation’s capital with Honor Flight Connecticut.
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Wooden model of Mighty Mo presented to American Legion Post 182
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Vince Tokarz of North Granby presented a large and beautifully restored wooden model of the famed battleship USS Missouri to the Granby American Legion Post 182 on March 24. Tokarz salvaged the battered model that had lain in the basement of a church in Hartford for many years. He then carefully restored it to its original condition and donated it for display at Legion Hall on North Granby Road.
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Deacon Arthur Miller, childhood friend of Emmett Till, to speak
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Granby will celebrate the federal holiday of Juneteenth on Saturday, June 17, 3 to 9:30 p.m., (rain date is June 18) in Salmon Brook Park. The hope is that in addition to a great showing of Granby residents, families will come from far and wide to enjoy this event.