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The most critical areas of need in Connecticut are its urban cities where violence impacts not only the perpetrators’ hope for a better life but the innocent youths who lose their lives.
CCM is the state’s largest, nonpartisan organization of municipal leaders, representing towns and cities of all sizes from all corners of Connecticut, with 168 member municipalities.
A vigil was held in late spring on Granby’s green in memory of George Floyd. Sponsored by Granby Racial Reconciliation, this was one of many opportunities the group provided to foster racial justice.
Lori Hopkins Cavanaugh is a political pundit and activist who has the courage to question the status of our state’s and country’s current cultural trends and administrative overreach. Her recent vocality and bodacious stances are evidenced on Gary Byron’s WDRC morning radio show.
In its first year, Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) provided many opportunities to foster racial justice in town.
First and South Congregational churches have a long history in Granby and are now collaborating to potentially write a new chapter. What is known as First Church was established in 1736 as the Salmon Brook Society, and originally met in the home of Daniel Hayes.
On a picture-perfect summer day (July 31), the Granby Land Trust officially opened its Katan-Ensor and Old Messenger Road Preserves in West Granby. About 30 GLT members gathered for a seminal hike through the Katan-Ensor, Schlicht, and Garmany Preserves.
The Story Trail in East Granby is again open at the East Granby Land Trust’s Ian Clark Preserve. Family hikers are welcome to explore this half-mile loop and enjoy a children’s story.
Susan Gordon Calhoun Heminway, 83, died at home February 6, 2020 of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Sue was a strong supporter of Granby and its citizens.
Marty Wilmot took this photo in late July when she saw a large bird flying low across the back lawn. She thought it might be a hawk but then it landed on a large rock in a small pond and stayed for quite a while, possibly looking for frogs.