People
Life’s a bear in Granby
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Bear sightings have filled local community Internet pages for the past few weeks, raising questions about keeping these large omnivores out of yards, away from our youngsters and pets and out of garbage bins.
People
Eagle Scout project
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Chris Murach’s Eagle Scout project is the landscape improvements at the entrance to Granby Public Library.
Humans of Granby
Mike Bannon
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Director of Advertising Production, Bob’s Furniture Stores
Professional Photographer
People
Guiding puppies toward lives of service
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The National Eye Institute estimates that one million Americans were legally blind in 2015 and that number is expected to increase. According to the nonprofit organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind, every year in the United States, another 75,000 people will become blind or visually impaired.
People
Granby Ambulance Association announces the Summer of Heart Health
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In light of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) recent update on heart attack and stroke statistics, the Granby Ambulance Association is announcing the Summer of Heart Health program to educate the community on risk factors that may lead to a cardiac event and how to respond if someone seems to be in distress.
People
Heart Association, Hartford Healthcare join together to end stroke in Connecticut
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The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), along with Hartford HealthCare, are encouraging Connecticut residents to help end stroke, the state’s fourth leading cause of death. Despite claiming more than 133,000 lives annually in the United States and an average of 1,300 deaths a year in Connecticut, as many as 80 percent of strokes remain preventable.
Animal Talk
Abuse of opioids affects veterinary providers
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We are all aware of the opioid crisis in the U.S. today especially with prescription medications. There is potential for abuse in veterinary practice and reports of “clients” going from veterinarian to veterinarian seeking controlled medications that are addictive.