People
Simsbury Bank sponsors Bike for the Battle
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Simsbury Bank made a $2,500 donation and is the champion sponsor of the Farmington Valley YMCA’s Bike for the Battle on April 28. Participants ride stationery bikes in shifts.
Humans of Granby
Jean-Luc Godard
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Sign maker, Artist, and Sculptor: Art of Light Studio, West Granby
Age: 52
Tell about yourself… I was born in the northeastern Champagne region of France.
People
Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation receives grant from Simsbury Jr. Woman’s Club
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Foxfield F.A.R.M. Veterans’ Groundwork Equine Therapy Charity has been awarded a $500 grant for 2017-2018 by the Simsbury Jr. Woman’s Club. The awards night was held at the Freemason’s Hall in Simsbury, on April 19 with a social reception.
People
DiGiorgi supports Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation
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DiGiorgi Roofing and Siding Inc. recently provided the Foxfield F.A.R.M. groundwork therapy program for veterans and first responders with a donation of gutters installed on the new barn to provideflooding protection for the veterans patio and horse stall areas. The Digiorgi family business, with headquarters in Beacon Falls, is a family-owned and operated home and commercial improvement company serving the entire state for over 85 years.
CT Valley Views
VFW: No soldier left behind
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Susan Patricelli-Regan interviews members of Metacomet Post 1926 U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars. In this important segment, all U.S. veterans and first responders reflect their earnest outreach and community-oriented mission.
People
Healing Meals and Holcomb Farm receive support from Hartford Foundation Donor-Advised Funds
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Simsbury resident Gayle Murphy has a stack of cards that she has been saving for the past three months. She had them on display for every week that she received a food delivery from Healing Meals Community Project (HMCP), and now she takes them out to remind herself of how far she’s come.
CT Valley Views
Herbst Ready takes on Connecticut’s “Gold-Dome Culture”
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Tim Herbst, a lawyer, former First Selectman of Trumbull and Republican candidate for the 2018 gubernatorial race, is on a mission to “root out waste, fraud and abuse at every level” of state government. In an interview with Susan Patricelli-Regan, Herbst stated that he will follow all Connecticut constitutional election protocol when the primary results are in and will not petition to continue if he does not qualify at the May GOP convention.
People
Granby residents receive volunteers of the year award
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) presented its highest accolades to Granby residents Tim and Deb Lenihan at its Annual Volunteer Awards Reception in March. The Lenihans were chosen to receive the Volunteer of the Year Award because of their unwavering dedication to raising funds to help accelerate cystic fibrosis (CF) research.
CT Valley Views
CTVV: Harris is Democrat Connecticut gubernatorial candidate
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Jonathan Harris, a lawyer, former state Consumer Protection Commissioner, former Mayor of West Hartford and a Democratic candidate for the 2018 Gubernatorial race spoke with Susan Patricelli-Regan, host of CT Valley Views to outline his view on what is needed to re-invigorate the State. Harris, who says on his website, “I’m the only candidate in this race who is the proven progressive problem solver.
Animal Talk
Veterinary specialists
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It seems like the norm in human medicine is to see your family physician for a health issue but if the problem is the least bit complicated then a referral to a specialist follows. In the veterinary world the general practitioner manages most of your pet’s medical problems. There are, however, complicated cases that require specialists and veterinarians will recommend a consult with a specialist.