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I often ask myself, “Self – Why should I be interested in politics and government?” As someone who has spent many years actively engaged in Town Committee work for local and national campaigns, I do understand that, to some, it’s not the most desired use of those precious hours, or minutes, available in our busy lives.
What a summer. Now it’s finally fall! What does it bring? Who knows?
The job: long hours, dangerous clients, calls for help 24-7. Horses and cows, skunks and coyotes and the occasional escaped boa constrictor are in the mix.
If you haven’t heard, the annual Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) used book sale, usually held at Holcomb Farm in September, has been canceled.
The Granby Senior Center thanks the Simsbury-Granby Rotary for so generously purchasing a new AED Defibrillator System for the building.
The Granby Senior Center held a 30-Day Fitness Challenge starting on July 1. Members were encouraged to set a daily 30-minute fitness goal.
The Registrars of Voters are inviting all interested citizens and students to a Zoom class on voting, applying for an absentee ballot, absentee balloting, moderating elections, auditing returns, polling site protocols and everything in between.
The Granby Public Library has moved to the next phase of reopening with preliminary open hours at the Main Branch, access to the Children’s Room by appointment, and continued Curbside Library Pickup, digital services, and telephone support.
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a nation-wide campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education and a community’s excellence.
Trash holiday: Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day, is a holiday for Paine’s. All trash/recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the holiday.