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Festive Christmas light displays are an annual drive-by tradition
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When December rolls around, many families make a tradition of driving around to see the spectacular Christmas lights in town.
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Winter Hints
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Winter storms and the resulting snow removal can be a challenge for all Granby residents. We do our best to keep the roads passable and safe. Please note these suggestions, ordinances and rules to ensure a safe winter season for all.
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Happy birds in Granby!
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On Nov. 5, the Granby Lions distributed almost 5,000 pounds of birdseed to customers who pre-ordered from them over the prior few weeks.
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The future is here!
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The Granby Grunts Robotics Team showed off the versatility of #3146 at the September Men’s Breakfast meeting.
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Time to change batteries; supplies available
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Granby Fire Marshall Brian Long successfully applied to the Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries program for a grant from the Energizer Corporation. Last year, the town received a small number of batteries from the Connecticut Fire Academy, but Long knew more could be done.
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West Granby resident describes flying helicopters
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Major Melinda Rizer Gould, USMC, Retired, entertained the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group on Oct. 5 with her global experiences as a helicopter pilot.
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Simple ways to save on home heating this winter
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It’s mid-October as I write this, and I still haven’t turned on the oil furnace to heat my home.
Health Notes
Healthy lifestyle may help to delay Alzheimer’s
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As we go into the holiday season, there are many things to remember, prepare and do. No wonder we often start to doubt ourselves when we can’t find something or forget an appointment or special day. If we have had relatives with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, we start to be concerned.
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S & S customers support Second Chance Ranch
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What a wonderful day it was, with Stop & Shop customers raising $600 for the Second Chance Ranch.
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Local woman makes history on Nantucket
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When she was growing up on Nantucket, Granby resident Catherine Slattery learned that being a girl had some disadvantages. She couldn’t work at or go to the Caddy Camp at the island golf club. “Boys Only” was the rule. That was always in the back of her mind, and, many years later, when she became one of the owners of the island’s Madaket Marine, she was determined to start a Captain’s camp for young women. Not only would this even the long-ago score, it would increase the talent pool from which she could draw staffing for the marina.