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Granby Food Bank
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We currently need: Dinty Moore beef stew; assorted crackers: Ritz, Saltines, Town House; canned peaches/pineapple/fruit cocktail; applesauce; ketchup/mustard/mayo/pickles/relish; taco dinner boxes; dishwashing soap
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We currently need: Dinty Moore beef stew; assorted crackers: Ritz, Saltines, Town House; canned peaches/pineapple/fruit cocktail; applesauce; ketchup/mustard/mayo/pickles/relish; taco dinner boxes; dishwashing soap
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
School Superintendent Burke and Town Manager Walsh will be issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking an independent consultant to examine how the Town of Granby and Board of Education (BOE) operations could benefit from a “Centralized Administrative Unit” (CAU) that would serve both the Town and BOE administrative functions.
The Granby Public Library will be closed May 15 to the public as staff participate in training for new library systems and closed May 25 for Memorial Day.
Highlights from the meeting held on April 8th, 2026
A large number of residents attended the annual Budget Public Hearing on April 6 in the high school auditorium. After an introduction and explanation of the process by Board of Finance Chair Mike Guarco, First Selectman Mark Fiorentino and then-Board of Education Chair Monica Logan presented the municipal and education budgets, narrating slide presentations.
The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.
The motion to approve the 2026-27 budget DID NOT PASS, with 1,166 YES votes and 1,539 NO votes.
With the warmer spring weather, we reflect on the services that were provided to residents this past winter. Granby Social Services handled 83 applications for the CT Energy Assistance Program (CEAP).