Health Notes
Virtual healthcare visit: How to prepare, what to expect
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Even before COVID-19, healthcare providers were seeking better ways to increase the availability of care, especially for those who had difficulty traveling to an appointment.
People
Squadron Capital gifts $100,000 to the YMCA for summer camp
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Squadron Capital’s David Pelizzon made summer camp possible for many children with a gift of $100,000. Holding the check is (l-r) YMCA Director Brian Liss, Pelizzon and Aina Hoskins, also of Squadron Capital.
People
Squadron Capital expands local access to summer camp with $100,000 donation to the YMCA
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Since mid-March children in Connecticut have been at home with little peer interaction, spending hours on electronic devices and not having much access to outdoor activity.
People
Granby author publishes first book in trilogy
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Austin Trunick’s The Cannon Film Guide Volume I, explores the legendary b-movie studio, Cannon Films, during the years 1980–1984.
People
Remembering Charles Malcolm Dickson, MD
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Major Charles Malcolm Dickson, MD died on May 11, 2020, with his loving wife Karen at his side. He was 80 years old.
CT Valley Views
Union leader speaks to CTVV
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck Connecticut, the approximately 220,000 members of the Connecticut AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) have been an integral part of keeping the state functioning.
People
Business support group formed
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Granby Moving Forward was started by a group of like-minded professionals and residents who want to make sure the citizens of Granby have the necessary resources they need to overcome obstacles caused by COVID-19, and any future hardships that may come our way.
People
Engagement Announcement
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Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cowles, of Granby, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pfaender, of Torrington, are pleased to announce the engagement of Molly Jane Cowles and Dustin Wayne Pfaender.
People
Quilts having a June outing
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Jeanne LaPierre participated in the Hang-A-Quilt Day on June 20. The three quilts, part of LaPierre’s Happy series, were hung from a line in front of her North Granby home.
Events
Men’s Breakfast group continues to meet via Zoom
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Although the pandemic and Governor Lamont’s “stay at home’ order has kept us pretty much apart physically, the long-running Granby Men’s Breakfast group led by Duncan Rowles has continued to meet in a new virtual environment.