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On Oct. 3, the Granby Public Library hosted Goofy Gourds and Petrifying Pumpkins on the lawn at the main branch. The most outlandish designs earned prizes for participants and everyone received treats —no tricks!
The Girl Scout Salmon Brook Service Unit thanks Mark Oquisanti of Mark’s Auto Parts and Recyclers for generously donating his time and space for the Girl Scouts to hold an outdoor Bridging Ceremony safely.
Valkyrie Equestrian Center held an outdoors schooling show on a gorgeous fall day in September, with student riders giving demonstrations of their skills with a limited number of family members on hand.
Granby has a new breakfast option. Verdura, which is located in the former Farmer’s Kitchen space, is now serving breakfast.
Rob Flanigan captured this unusual angle of the fall colors recently. Shot from the Mary Edwards property in North Granby looking north, the city of Springfield, Mass. is visible.
First Church of Granby held a fundraiser on Oct. 10 to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, selling scarves and whoopie pies on a perfect autumn day. Sophie Riggott (l.) and Samantha Bordonaro, both of North Granby, were among the supporters.
Granby resident Lynne Stanley has been promoted to vice president – cash management officer at Windsor Federal, headquartered in Windsor.
Restore, Stop & Shop’s reduced emissions fuel program, has donated $10,000 grants to five hunger relief organizations. Granby’s Waste Not Want Not Food Pantry is one of the five organizations receiving the donation.
Thanks to its generous sponsors, volunteers and enthusiastic participants, the Granby UNICO Club, a service organization of Italian-Americans, raised more than $12,000 for this year’s scholarship fund and “Secret Santa” project to assist needy families in the Granby community.
In the wake of COVID-19, Hartland’s Liz Delton had to get creative to continue her publishing career, and the result is the release of her seventh novel, The Alchemyst’s Mirror.