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Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation
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Simsbury Polo Club hosted a Tournament Aug. 24, at Folly Farm owned by Bob Patricelli and managed by his daughter Alison Patricelli.
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Master restorers at work on West Granby barn
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Ted Riggott and Gary Maulucci of West Granby have found a way to give back to their favorite historic village. Beginning in the summer of 2017 and extending to the present, they have devoted hours upon hours of work to an old tobacco shed that represents the grip that West Granby has on them.
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A blossoming partnership grows beautifully
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On a cool November morning in 2016, a tractor-trailer emblazoned with the Monrovia logo arrived promptly at 9 a.m. at the Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity home in West Granby. It was loaded with fresh, locally grown stock from its Granby nursery ready for planting at the new home.
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Seniors Job Bank helps Granby residents find work and workers
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Folks of a certain age may recall television commercials in the 1970s in which the satisfied user of a product exclaimed, “I was so impressed; I bought the company.” The ads were for an electric shaver, and spokesman Victor Kiam did in fact purchase Remington Products in 1979. Del Shilkret, of Windcrest Drive, can tell a similar story.
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Farmer’s Kitchen latest in Chen’s restaurants
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Granby’s expanding restaurant options are a welcome addition to both the business and residential communities in town. The latest addition is another fine offering by James and Sandy Chen. Farmers Kitchen emphasizes breakfast, lunch and dinner takeout.
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North Granby couple shares the culture of Japan in O gawa shou “little river inn”
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Glenn Ballard was born in upstate New York. Yumi Nagashima was born half a world away in Tokyo, Japan.
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GMHS alum takes on the world’s most challenging row
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From December 2018 to February 2019, Tim Ryan, a Granby Memorial High School alumni from class of 1984, will be one of five rowers who will row 3,000 miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua. The Row4ALS team will be the first team to compete in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge with an ALS-diagnosed rower.
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Foxfield F.A.R.M. News
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In July Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation was the fortunate recipient of a handsome retired Argentine thoroughbred gelding, “Leo,” to add to its equine groundwork therapy program for veterans and first responders with PTSD and related mental issues.
