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Twenty-one years ago, Joan Ducharme and Corinne Dickerson formed the Granby Women’s Breakfast group. Ducharme, who has lived in Granby for 59 years, and her husband are moving to West Hartford.
On June 17, the Granby Lions held its final meeting at the Lost Acres Vineyard before the sum-mer break and inducted four new members: Fred Jones, Timothy Kronk, Shannon Mungavin and Dan Segee.
Building close relationships in adulthood can be challenging. Many social situations call for polite small talk, not heart-to-heart conversations, making it difficult to really connect deeply with people.
Granby students Marcus Ivanynyuk and Emma Pagliaro recently participated in Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) training at Springfield College. Seventy-five students throughout Northern Connecticut and western Massachusetts attended.
With summer in high gear, the YMCA of Greater Hartford’s Phones Down, Eyes Up campaign reminds parents to stay vigilant when children are near or in water. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children.
Drummer volunteers and their families enjoyed superb parade viewing. Photo by Flo Bischoff
U.S. Navy veteran James O. Hall was honorary parade marshal.
Summertime in New England brings loads of green plants and beautiful blossoms. We wait all year for those plants to come alive again, but not all of them are pet friendly. Summer brings an influx of toxicities to veterinary hospitals. This article will describe some common plants that are toxic to pets and what symptoms you may see if your pet has been exposed.
Copper Hill United Methodist Church of East Granby is pleased that Pastor Jeff Cedarfield will join its congregation starting July 1.
Vinnie Secord and Emily Messenger are long time members of the Stony Hill Village community. Stony Hill was built in the 1970s and 1980s by the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Assistance Program. Today, this vital community is home to residents aged 62+ and individuals with disabilities.
Granby 4-H continued its community service efforts last month. The club brought food donations for the Granby Food Bank and clothing and toy donations to Goodwill.