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Any person who wishes to provide materials to a board or commission for display on the video monitors at a town meeting (where such monitors are being used to video conference the meetings) must email the materials no later than 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. All materials must be contained in a single attachment to the email.
Each year after the budget is approved, department heads prepare work plans for the initiatives they plan to complete with the approved funds. Departmental work plans focus on initiatives over and above daily operations with the overarching goal to “move the town forward”.
The Granby Police Department has achieved all three tiers of state accreditation through the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POSTC). In Connecticut, the state’s police accountability legislation requires all law enforcement units to attain multi-tiered state accreditation by the end of 2026.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (54 percent). Meanwhile, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
The Granby Board of Education is pleased to welcome new member Ann Woods. Woods moved to Granby in 2002 for its New England charm and natural landscape. She started her career at The Hartford and continued her education, earning a master’s degree in management adding to her bachelor’s in communications.
The Feelings Bunch, for K–2 with a caregiver and Creative Minds Group, for high school students
Town Manager Mike Walsh, Board of Education IT person Frank Melanson and Town of Granby IT person Tristen Grouten attended a cybersecurity program on May 28. The Town of Simsbury invited Avon, Canton, East Granby, Farmington and Granby to join in assessing how each town handles the occurrence of a cyber incident.
Many parents in Connecticut are reeling as they try to anticipate how to help their LGBT children, while the national dialogue seems to be swinging from acceptance back toward intolerance.
Highlights from the meeting held on July 30th, 2025
