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The Granby Community Fund at the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation is pleased to announce it will be accepting grant applications for projects that strengthen the wellbeing, vibrancy and resilience of the Granby community. Applications open Sept. 15 and are due by midnight on Nov. 15.
First Selectman Mark Fiorentino congratulates Jessica Diglio on her appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education at the Aug. 3 Board of Selectmen meeting.
During the fall and winter months, residential fires become more prevalent due in part to an increase in the number of cooking and heating fires.
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 library’s “Plant a Seed, Read” summer reading program ended on Aug. 10, with 459 library patrons registered for the program that kicked off with the Yo-Yo Guy on June 18. The library offered 70 programs this summer, and the children readers logged 133,440 minutes this summer. Thanks for the hard work of library staff and volunteers.
Municipalities now play a direct role in helping govern Aquarion through its Representative Policy Board. The board is comprised of appointees from every municipality within its service area and is responsible for approving water rates and overseeing other key aspects of the water authority’s governance.
In the July Drummer update, I detailed the important work two recently reconstituted committees were undertaking. These are the IBAC, the Intra-Board Advisory Committee on shared services and the PBCPC, the Public Building and Capital Project Committee on the possible December bond questions.
All electors and persons qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Granby, Connecticut, are hereby notified that the Board of Selectmen of the Town are convening a Special Town Meeting to be held at the Senior Center Community Room, 15 North Granby Road, Granby, CT 06035. The Special Town Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on December 1, 2026.
Registration is required for all library programs unless noted. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter. For the most updated information on dates and programs, refer to the library’s online calendar.
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.