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Lost Acres FD Promotes Officers

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LAFD promotes 4 officers By Tim Weber On September 24, the Lost Acres Fire Department held a formal pinning ceremony to celebrate the promotion of four officers. Jason Cooke and Sean Yucha were promoted to the rank of captain. Erik Davis and Paul Cote were promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Chief John Horr, Jr. presided over the ceremony.  He thanked everyone for attending and the LAFD Women’s Auxiliary for the refreshments they provided. Chief Horr introduced each officer and p […]

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Fall Reminders

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Fall reminders from the Granby Building Department As we transition into fall, the Building Department would like to offer the following suggestions to residents. If you took out building permits for house projects this summer and completed them, please contact the Building Department to arrange for a final inspection. In some cases we find that, although contractors or residents have been diligent about progress inspections during a project, they neglect to have a final inspection to close […]

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Intra-board Advisory Committee sets course of action

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Intra-board Advisory Committee sets course of action By Shirley Murtha At the July 8 meeting of the Intra-board Advisory Committee, First Selectman Scott Kuhnly enumerated the five areas of study discussed at the initial meeting: infrastructure strategy analysis, maintenance/custodial operations, finance strategy, solar farm collaboration and human resources operations. Noting that the solar farm collaboration has many aspects that each need a great deal of study. The board is leaning toward […]

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Special Voter Registration Session  Tuesday, July 29 from 2 to 4 pm

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The Registrar of Voters will be holding a special session of voterregistration Tuesday, July 29th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, two weeks before the Republican primary. Registration will be held in the Registrar’s Office at Granby Town Hall15 North Granby Road, Granby. This is an  opportunity to register new voters, to make changes or just check your voter registration. The deadline for unaffiliated voters to join the Republicanparty to participate in the primary by mail is […]

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North Barn Renovation at Holcomb Farm

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Selectmen approve renovation plans for North Barn at Holcomb FarmBy Shirley MurthaIn opening the Board of Selectmen meeting on June 2, First Selectman Scott Kuhnly noted that the board listened to the numerous concerns expressed at the informational meeting on May 21 and made changes to the North Barn renovation plan. Modifications were made to both the facade and the windows, which were deemed too modern and not in keeping with the agricultural campus. Also, because of the Farm’s capital campai […]

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Lunch for the Mind

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Veteran Bob Venti made a presentation to the Lunch for the Mind group at the Senior Center and chatted with Diane Hernsdorf after the program. His talk centered on his experiences during the Vietnam War. The program was attended by approximately 20 people, some of whom had served in Vietnam. Photo by Joan Ducharme […]

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VNA Volunteers

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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. […]

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Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

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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 […]

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Rebuilding Together Hartford

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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 […]

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Annual Police Award Ceremony

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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. […]