People
Dog smitten with horses
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The Hennessey’s golden retriever loves to sit on the front lawn and watch the horses trot up and down North Church Road throughout the morning as part of their race training.
People
First Church celebrates Earth Day with clean-ups
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In support of the Granby Land Trust and McLean Game Refuge, a First Congregational Church crew celebrated Earth Day on April 24 by collecting a dozen trash bags of roadside litter in just one hour.
People
Variety of birds spotted on bird walks
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After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Granby Land Trust (GLT) once again hosted two bird walks over the Mother’s Day weekend at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
People
GLT’s Youth Conservation Corps construct and blaze trails
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Members of the Granby Land Trust Youth Conservation Corps, along with a solid cadre of adult volunteers, including members of the GLT board of directors, property stewards, and GLT members at-large, have spent six weekends working to construct and blaze trails on the GLT’s Katan-Ensor Preserve and Old Messenger Road Corridor properties.
People
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.
People
Correction
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The correct email address for Granby Cub Scout Pack 325 has no hyphen: pack325granby@gmail.com
People
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.
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.
People
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.
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?