Opinion

Granby educators ready for another school year

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As the summer days wind down hundreds of education professionals are gearing up for another year of tremendous work with the students and families of Granby. Education today is so much more challenging than it was when many of us were students.

Opinion

Opinion: Key Capture Energy project is not in Granby’s best interests

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Connecticut and New England are experiencing a surge of activity aimed at constructing battery energy storage systems (BESS). BESS have been used in dedicated applications such as backup power for computer server installations for many years. Large conventional power plants have BESS in the event of a black-out of grid electrical power.

Opinion

Opinion: Title IX Final Rules challenge

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We urge the Granby Public Schools to delay making any changes to school policies or operations based on the Title IX final rules published by the U.S. Department of Education in April of this year.

Local Voices

It takes a village!

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From time-to-time Citizens for a Better Granby, publisher of The Granby Drummer, reviews and updates its mission to inform and educate our neighbors on what’s happening in our town. Applying the philosophy that “it takes a village,” we’d like to share our thoughts for the future.

Letter to the Editor

Share the roads

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With warming weather, more people will be walking, biking, and riding horses on our scenic roads. A we drive around, let’s do our part to keep our roads friendly and safe.

Opinion

Comments on March 6 BOE meeting

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In the official minutes of the March 6 BOE meeting under Public Comment, Mike Kramarenko read a letter on behalf of a parent who could not attend the meeting. The highlights of that meeting in the May issue of the Drummer included the same reference. However, the official minutes failed to explain the underlying incident referenced in the letter, so unless you view the video of the meeting online, you have no knowledge of its content or reference.