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Scouts Donate Spicebush

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Girl Scouts Donate a Spicebush to Kelly Lane School By Angelica Tomasino Who doesn’t like butterflies? Or birds? Unfortunately, if there is not enough food for butterflies, there will be fewer of them next year. That, in turn, may reduce bird population that depends on butterflies as one of its food sources and for the survival of their young. New housing developments or office space, wipe out natural habitats where butterflies normally find food and shelter. Girl Scout troop 60289 of […]

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Chorale to present at GMHS

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Chorale to present Brahms’ A German Requiem at GMHS By Molly Mead The Farmington Valley Chorale, with Ellen G. Voth, artistic director, will present Brahms’ A German Requiem on Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Granby Memorial High School with professional orchestra and soloists soprano Rochelle Bard and baritone Sumner Thompson. Two years in the planning, the concert will feature more than 100 singers, including nine from the Granby area and an orchestra of more than 50 instrume […]

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Local Photographer in National Geographic

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Gary Melnysyn’s photo of a snowy owl was chosen to be included in a new National Geographic book, Sublime Nature: Photographs that Awe and Inspire. Compiled by conservationist and photojournalist Cristina Mittermeier, the book is available on Amazon.comGary Melnysyn’s favorite photos can be found on the Granby Camera Club website. […]

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McLovins featuring Granby’s own

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The McLovins (featuring Granby’s own Jake Huffman) have taken their band to the next level, releasing their 4th studio album (Beautiful Lights) with producer Anthony Krizan of the Spin Doctors and embarking on a national tour.  In January, the band toured the southeast for a month, going as far as Miami, FL. They will begin an even more rigorous tour in Colorado in June and July, so their local Connecticut fan base will not be able to see them live until their appearance at the Gathe […]

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Twilight egg hunt brings the crowds

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Salmon Brook Park was host to the Twilight Eggstravaganza where Jack the Bunny help corral the kids who came out to collect colorful eggs. Photos by Kristy Earl and Karrie VanRyn Niko Merz (above) is all smiles after finding many eggs there, too. Olivia and Max Fitzsimmons (top) take a break with their mom at Creative Learning Preschool’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. Mia Woods and Allie Van Ryn filled their baskets. Salmon Brook Park was host to the Twilight Egg […]

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NE Braille Challenge

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North Granby student participated in NE Braille Challenge Elizabeth Cappelli, daughter of Arthur and Anne Capelli of North Granby, participated in the 14th Annual NE Regional Braille Challenge reading, writing and spelling contest recently held at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Mass. Elizabeth, 12, a 6th grade student, was one of 27 students from across the northeast who participated in The Braille Challenge at the Carroll Center, an education and rehabilitation facility that pr […]