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At the beginning of January, the Granby School District sent out a district-wide survey regarding adding a potential Security Resource Officer (SRO), a sworn law enforcement officer who works full time in the schools to enhance the safety of our students and staff.
Lifelong Learning registration open for winter/spring semester, McLean to offer Five Wishes program, and East Granby Library activities
The open and affirming designation is offered by the United Church of Christ (UCC) to congregations that have taken the steps to educate their members, agree to the acceptance of this important initiative and to vote for the designation.
Granby Racial Reconciliation is excited to be a sponsor of the 26th annual White Privilege Conference (WPC) that will be held in Hartford, March 26–29. GRR sees the WPC as a vehicle to support its purpose to raise awareness and continue the conversation on racial justice so Granby can be a great place for everyone.
The Granby Senior Center provides the Senior Van Medical Transport service for a $5 fee for Granby residents and $10 for non-residents, to receive a ride from home to medical appointments and back.
The Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce is featuring two dynamic speakers on Friday, Feb. 28, at the Business Leaders Breakfast.
Camera Club, Rubber Duck Race, Women’s Breakfast, and Men’s Breakfast
The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.
Holidays: Presidents’ Day (Feb. 17) is not a trash holiday. Trash and recycling must be out on your regularly scheduled day. Paine’s has an alert system that will notify you of any changes to your pickup schedule. Signup at painesinc.com
The Town of Granby Fire Marshal’s Office and Lost Acres Fire Department are working in coordination with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to raise awareness about the risks associated with lithium-ion batteries and ways to minimize them.
Aquarion Water Company reminds customers that the 2023 sprinkler irrigation schedule is in effect and continues until Oct. 31. The program is mandatory for Aquarion customers in East Granby, Granby and Simsbury.
The second Granby Celebrates Juneteenth festival will be held at Salmon Brook Park on Saturday, June 17. This free arts and education festival is hosted by Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) to commemorate Juneteenth and celebrate Black culture through music, dance, art and presentations.
With summer around the corner, water safety should be top of mind. The Farmington Valley YMCA is offering tips for parents to keep kids safe in and around water this summer.
On May 6, 47 veterans of WWII and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, were flown to our nation’s capital with Honor Flight Connecticut.
Returning bottles and cans to the grocery store is about as much fun as watching paint dry.
Vince Tokarz of North Granby presented a large and beautifully restored wooden model of the famed battleship USS Missouri to the Granby American Legion Post 182 on March 24. Tokarz salvaged the battered model that had lain in the basement of a church in Hartford for many years. He then carefully restored it to its original condition and donated it for display at Legion Hall on North Granby Road.
The Granby Conservation Commission contacted assistant superintendent Jenn Parsons about starting a composting program in the school district to help Granby move closer to being a Connecticut Sustainable Town. When Kelly Lane literacy coach Elisabeth Diemer heard about the initiative, she was very interested.
With the school year almost over, we still have many concerts, award programs, dance/prom, and other exciting events to culminate an incredible school year.
Granby Memorial High’s music director Mindy Shilansky was stunned when she received notice earlier this year that not one, nor two but four students of her chorus students had been selected to perform at the 2023 National Association for Music Education’s All Eastern Honors Ensemble. The prestigious event was held in Rochester, New York on April 15 and 16, and featured the best high school vocalists and musicians from 11 eastern states.
Granby’s own G-4s 4-H Robotics team attended the world’s largest robotics competition and brought home an award. Over 13,000 teams from more than 50 countries competed to earn one of 1,000 invitations to the 16th annual VEX Robotics World Championship held in Dallas in April.
Amina Fergione, of Granby, graduated from Central Connecticut State University with honors.
I have always enjoyed walking through cemeteries and seeing the tombstones as well as the names and dates on each one. This is a short biography of the person buried below.
Murphy, Ruth Secor, 90, wife of the late Owen Philip Murphy and the late Lawrence Secor, March 29
Connecticut Trails Day Ramble on the Holcomb Tree Trail, Farm Store @ Holcomb Farm Opening Day, and Spring has sprung on the Tree Trail…come take a walk!
This month we highlight our partnership with the Healing Meals Community Project (HMCP). Since 2016, the Friends of Holcomb Farm has been pleased to include the Healing Meals Community Project as one of its institutional partners.
Granby will celebrate the federal holiday of Juneteenth on Saturday, June 17, 3 to 9:30 p.m., (rain date is June 18) in Salmon Brook Park. The hope is that in addition to a great showing of Granby residents, families will come from far and wide to enjoy this event.
On May 6, after two weeks of non-stop rain, Mother Nature cooperated. The day was warm, sunny and the perfect weather for a race. Racers lined up at the start eager to begin. At exactly 8:30 a.m. the horn went off and the 53rd annual Granby Road Race began.
Friday, June 9, is the date for the 2023 Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at Simsbury Farms in memory of Joseph Nilsen.