The way Beman Hardware used to look!

Granby Manufacturing Co. on Hartford Ave. was organized in 1873. It later housed a store, post office and ice cream parlor, and was called the Cowles Block. Beman Hardware was in this building until 1972. When the new store was built behind the store, the old building was razed. 

Pomeroy-Brace Fund at the Hartford Foundation announces $192,000 in grants

Seth Pomeroy Holcombe and Lucy Eaton Holcombe were longtime residents of the village of North Granby in the town of Granby. Both were active in their community, enthusiastically supporting the culture and history of the town they loved. To continue their lifetime of giving back, the Holcombes established the Pomeroy-Brace Fund at the Hartford Foundation to support organizations serving the residents of Granby and the region.

Lions held holiday party for special education children

On Dec. 11 and 12, volunteers from the Granby Lions Club and Granby Memorial High School Leo Club helped host the Lions Club Special Education Children’s Holiday Party. The event welcomed 410 students and staff from eight towns, including those from Wells Road and Kelly Lane schools in Granby.