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Spring is coming, and with it all the joys of gardening. If you love to garden, but don’t have a sunny garden spot then the Granby Community Garden might be just the place for you. Our gardeners, from beginners to seasoned veterans, grow a wide variety of vegetables and flowers.
William Moomaw, Ph.D., a lead author of the 2007 Nobel-Peace-Prize-winning report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will discuss the ways that we in New England, can help mitigate climate change.
Recognize Equal Pay Day on March 31 to symbolize how far women and minorities are “in the red” with their paycheck. On Tuesday, March 31, women across the United States will join in a national day of action called Equal Pay Day.
The First Congregational Church of Granby invites you to a community-wide meal packaging event with the non-profit organization, Rise Against Hunger. The job in Granby is to raise the funds to cover the costs of meal ingredients and provide the volunteer labor needed to package the ingredients for 10,000 meals.
Granby’s Stop & Shop recently presented a check for $7,000 to the Waste Not Want Not weekly supper program held at South Congregational Church.
At its annual holiday party in January, members of the Granby UNICO Club arrived with donations of canned food, paper products and other items needed by the Granby Food Bank.
This Valentine’s Day, let the Sound of New England Chorus deliver your heartfelt message with some songs—in person or in a video.
February is National Pet Health Dental Month, which helps raise awareness that the number one health issue in our pets is periodontal disease. According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats will develop dental disease by the age of three.
It’s the little things we do that can make the biggest impact on the lives of others. If you are looking to bring new meaning to your free time, you can make a difference by volunteering at the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
Connecticut Physical Therapy Specialists (CTPTS) announced that its Granby physical therapy clinic moved next door to 11 Mill Pond Road on Jan. 20.