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Farmington Valley VNA volunteers representing the Hospice Program, Granby Food Bank Program, Community Programs Department, and Simsbury Town Associates gathered for a celebratory Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. Standing (from l.): Maureen Wallison, Donna Fitzgerald, Judith Bryant, Mary McGreevy, Ellie Morris, Martha Mitterling, Bill Harrison, Erika Elbert, Bruce Sullivan, Alice Johnson, Susan Schoepflin. Seated: Katherine Jansen, Lynn Cigal, Helena Harrison. […]
Susan Regan speaks with Art House the Chairman of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority about public concerns regarding electric and natural gas supplier rates, water distribution concerns and the complaints received on monopolies that control theses areas of provision and service. Photo by Bill Regan […]
Members of the Civic Engagement Team include (from l. ) Vonnie Cianciulli, Eileen Longhi, Diane Hernsdorf, Shirley Warn, Mike Lynch and Senior Center Program Coordinator Sandy Yost. Rebuilding Together Hartford met on April 26 with more than 450 volunteers throughout the City of Hartford. They helped with improvements to the homes and lives of twenty low-income Hartford homeowners. They also made safety improvements and helped to clear trails at Keney Park. Find more information on the Reb […]
The Granby Police Department recently held their annual awards ceremony. Receiving commendations within the department were (from l.) Records Unit Clerk Mara Henze, Officer Christina Barrow, Sergeant Kurt LaFlamme, Officer Joe Adams, Sergeant Gary Charette, Officer Scott Bergeron, and Chief Carl Rosensweig. […]
Only about 60 residents attended the public hearing April 14. Referendum is set for April 28. Photo by Peter Dinella […]
At the public session of the April 3 Planning and Zoning meeting, Attorney Mark Branse, speaking for Carol Day of 96 Lost Acres Road, read a letter written by her in which she stated her opposition to the activities going on at the Lost Acres Vineyard, and her disappointment that the commission did not adequately address the special permit issue at its last meeting when vineyard owner Michelle Niedermeyer presented an account of the products and activities of her business. The issue of what […]
Planning and zoning for 3-11-14 By Elaine Jones At the March 11 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a modification of the site plan to construct a building addition of 660 square feet for Beman Hardware at 20 Hartford Ave. The addition will be to the right (east) of the current building and will be used primarily for storage. This will eliminate outdoor storage of materials along the left side property line and add 5 more parking spaces in the front. Tractor trailers deliver […]
Valley Brook Community Church parking lot relocation approved By Elaine Jones On Jan. 28, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a modification to a site plan for Valley Brook Community Church on Granville Road. The change involved a relocation of the parking lot from the rear to the front of the building. This would give greater access to the building via a walkway. The lot will still have 84 parking spaces. The move would require a silt fence and three catch basins with no changes […]
Preliminary BOE and BOS budgets exceed Finance goals By Shirley Murtha Fiscal year 2015 Plus-One budgets for the Board of Education and the Board of Selectmen presented at the annual three-board meeting on January 21 far exceeded the goals as set by the Board of Finance. Speaking for the BOE, Chairman Ron Walther remarked that the board knows its 3.7 percent increase is high, but that it is the board’s job to advocate for the school system, adding necessary staff and dealing with unfun […]
PLC expansion on hold for 2014-15 school year By Kim Becker At its Feb. 19 meeting, the Board of Education decided to table the administration’s Professional Learning Communities (PLC) proposals for the 2014-2015 school year. Both proposals would have significantly affected the school calendar by mandating a two-hour early release every Tuesday across the district. In a prepared statement, Board Chair Ron Walther said the board is “… not satisfied that the implementation r […]