Animal Talk
Pandemic created new veterinary experience
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A recent New York Times article reported that 70 percent of millennials own pets. This may seem high but the pandemic created the perfect conditions for a pet boom.
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Jabberhead marks five-year anniversary
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Jabberhead Agency, a full-service Digital Marketing Agency, founded in 2016 by Granby native Janice Gucciardi, celebrates its five-year anniversary this month.
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Correction
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The correct email address for Granby Cub Scout Pack 325 has no hyphen: pack325granby@gmail.com
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Granby scouts earn silver awards
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Granby Girl Scout Troop 66362 members Caroline Hall, Daisy Rzecinski, and Mackenzie Janski have earned their Silver Awards.
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Horse Council’s Share The Road awareness event is June 19
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To increase awareness of little-known motor vehicle laws, the Granby Horse Council is hosting a community event—Share the Road. On Saturday, June 19, (rain date June 20) join Horse Council members at Salmon Brook Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the 3rd Annual Share the Road event.
Consumer News
Kidde recalls TruSense smoke and combo smoke/carbon monoxide alarms
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The smoke alarm and the combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can fail to alert consumers to a fire.
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Granby’s Jodi French named Nightingale Nurse
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Granby School Health Services Supervisor Jodi French, RN, has been named the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association’s Nightingale Nurse of the Year 2021.
Off The Wall
American Legion highlights the Purple Heart medal
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Among the many plaques on the north wall of the legion post hangs a large copy of a stamp issued in 2003, a 37-cent stamp depicting the Purple Heart medal. How did this medal come to be?
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Granby Cub Scout wins first place in district Pinewood Derby
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Granby Cub Scout Pack 325 congratulates Matthew Brissette on his victory at the District Pinewood Derby race.
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Interested in bears? Here’s a reading list
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Learning the facts about the wildlife that meanders through your backyards, tips over the garbage can or does damage to the chicken run, is the best way to adapt to the presence of those animals, because it’s a two-way process. Here are some books that may help you to understand the black bear … and make cohabitation easier.