Opinion: Title IX Final Rules challenge

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.

It takes a village!

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.

Comments on March 6 BOE meeting

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.

Share the roads

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.

Targeting state legislators during the election season

ate Treasurer Erick Russell recently penned an op-ed in the Hartford Courant calling out Reps. Mark Anderson of Granby, Anne Dauphinais of Killingly, Joe Hoxha of Bristol, Brian Lanoue of Griswold and Donna Veach of Southington for supporting proposed legislation “targeting” transgender children—bills that call for parental notification and maintaining same-sex sports participation.