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Dawn at the Dewey Granby Oak
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Dawn breaks in December at the Granby Land Trust’s majestic Dewey Granby Oak on Day Street.
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Granby staple, Beman Hardware, sells to longtime employee
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Eighty-six years and three generations later, the Beman family is transitioning their beloved Beman Hardware Store into the hands of Vinnie Pagano, a 10-year veteran employee and Southwick native.
Health Notes
Fighting viruses this winter
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The new year offers new beginnings, but unfortunately, it is also a peak period for the transmission of colds, flu, Covid and other respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses. This year the trifecta of respiratory illnesses is especially hitting Connecticut. Being inside more, in dry air, with the proximity of other people leads to more infections.
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New holiday tree for town center inspires carol sing
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During the fall of 2022, Granby resident Mary Jo Toczydlowski approached the Town with some beautification ideas and thoughts on how to celebrate holiday seasons as a town. The result was the purchase and planting of a beautiful 20-foot Oriental spruce tree.
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Winemaker and artist combine talents
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Just in time for 2022 holiday sales, winemakers Kevin Riggott and Michelle Neidermeyer of Lost Acres Vineyard released their newest variety of white wine, which they call Once in a Blue Moon.
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The birth of Granby Congregational Church, UCC
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There was great excitement as members from First Congregational Church and South Congregational Church gathered on Jan. 8 to celebrate the official creation of Granby Congregational Church, UCC, with a party complete with cake and balloons.
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BE SMART for gun safety—keep kids safe
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The BE SMART Campaign has provided educational materials and free gun locks to the Granby, East Granby and Avon communities for the past five years.
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Restore Cossitt: Project Update
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Phase 1 of the Water Infiltration Prevention Project, involving exterior work to the Cossitt Library building to repair and restore the areas on the north and east sides of the building’s upper story, is 99 percent complete.
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A grain of truth in groundhog myth
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac publishes a compendium of folklore and the bits of science that make each myth possible.
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Open Cupboard Pantry selected as a Big Y beneficiary
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The Open Cupboard Pantry, a ministry of the Granby Congregational Church, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Big Y Community Bag Program for the month of February.