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Training a Guiding Eyes dog

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Amandine Lowderback and her daughter, Scarlette with Drew, the Guiding Eyes puppy they are raising. Photo by Betty Goldfarb By Lil Busse Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy named Drew recently arrived in Granby and has been welcomed by his new puppy raiser—Amandine Lowderback and her daughter, Scarlette. When Amandine was a little girl, she had an adult friend who was also a guide dog user. She loved to help her friend and her dog and vowed to volunteer one day to help sight impaired individ […]

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VNA Executive Director selected for 2015 Nightingale Award

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 Incy S. Muir, Executive Director of the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association, was among the 100 nursing professionals recognized at the 13th Annual Hartford Regional Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing Gala. The annual event, hosted by Hartford HealthCare at Home, was held on May 7 at the Connecticut Convention Center. Ms. Muir has worked in nonprofit VNAs in Connecticut and Massachusetts since 1981, and has served as the Farmington Valley VNA’s Executive Director […]

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Ravenswood celebrates five years

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Ravenswood celebrates five years of herbal remedies From treating her childhood asthma to helping college friends over their colds, Sara Thornton has used herbal remedies for a long time. Opening Ravenswood Natural Health in March 2010 seemed the next logical step. Jobless, like so many in the economic crash of 2008, Thornton combined her decades of herbal studies with her corporate experience in purchasing and inventory control and leaped into her first retail store. Stepping into a building […]

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My Last Gift

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New business lets you send gifts to loved ones even after you’re gone Dawn Whelan of East Granby has launched My Last Gift LLC, a new concept for end-of-life planning services. Individuals can pre-plan gifts and services to be delivered to their loved ones after they have passed. This service allows for one time or re-occurring gifts to be delivered to pre-designated recipients, on planned dates in the future. The gifts can range from flowers on an anniversary to a bottle of wine on a wed […]

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Granby Lions Club helps VNA 

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Incy S. Muir, executive director of the Farmington Valley VNA receives a donation check from Bob Francolini, chair of the Granby Lions Club giving committee. Photo by Andrea Boyle Granby Lions Club helps VNA meet community needs By Andrea Boyle As part of the Lions Club International, the world’s largest service organization, the Granby Lions Club exemplifies its commitment to making a difference in the local community as long-term supporters of the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Ass […]

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Granby yoga studio flows into its fifth year

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Granby yoga studio flows into its fifth year By Jennifer Huget When they opened their yoga studio in the heart of Granby Center in June 2010, Kathy Voskowsky and Laura Seger-Horan had no way of knowing that five years later the enterprise would still be going strong. Granby Yoga Studio has not only survived but thrived, growing (literally—the studio space was more than doubled in 2011) to become an integral part of the community and providing a fun, nurturing place for yogis of all ages […]

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Digital Marketing with the Drummer

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Drummer adds digital marketing for help advertisers This year, the Drummer has started to make more use of its website and social media outlets to reach a wider readership of the news, features and advertising found on the printed pages of the newspaper. With more and more readers accessing news via smartphones and tablets using RSS feed, the Drummer has created a digital hub to link and share specific articles on online with their friends and family which in turn can increase the exposure of […]

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Reardon Named Top Sales Agent

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BHHS New England Properties recently held its annual awards and service event where Nancy Reardon of the Granby office ranked as one of the company’s top agents in both sales and volume. She also was named the region three top service provider. From l.: Candace Adams, president and CEO, BHHS New England Properties and Nancy Reardon. Submitted photo Sandy Fine, office leader of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties’ Granby and Simsbury offices, announced that sales execu […]

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Valley Brook Projects cont.

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Artwork-floor plan Valley Brook building project continues Valley Brook Community Church plans to be in its new building by this summer. In 2013 the congregation was given the Woodhaven Equestrian Center and adjoining estate through the generosity of Rod and Janice Reynolds. After receiving the gift Valley Brook leadership began to plan and pray for the best way to convert the equestrian center into a church building. The priority was to provide ample space for worship services and classrooms […]

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Honored by Red Cross 

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Granby’s Ginny Brezza honored by Red Cross for exemplary service By Paul Shipman Granby resident Virginia Brezza was presented with the American Red Cross Presidential Award for Excellence in Humanitarian Services on February 18 at American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C. Brezza was among a select group of Red Cross volunteers and paid staff from across the nation honored for their outstanding service. Brezza was the only honoree from New England. “We are so proud of Gi […]