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As we look ahead to 2025, the Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its slate of signature events, networking opportunities and fundraisers designed to connect local businesses, foster collaboration and support the community.
The U.S. Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping dates for holiday mail and packages, with expected delivery before Dec. 25.
Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital will conduct its annual pet food drive on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cat and dog food donations will go to aid local food pantries and organizations dedicated to keeping pets with their owners.
For the month of December, the Friends of Granby Public Library will have several tables set up for gift giving this holiday season. There will be several gently-used donated items for sale, including books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and holiday decorations.
The Granby Artists Association presents its annual Season of Joy Art Show at Lost Acres Vineyard from Dec. 13 to Jan. 6. A variety of pieces will be available for purchase including glass, pottery, paintings (watercolor, acrylic, oil), photography and seashell resin art.
In the village of Weatogue, in Simsbury, magic happens inside a building that was once a golf clubhouse.
This space is special. The people who are from this area feel it deep in their bones. This is a treasured space. What is even more magical is that even non-locals can feel it. It is no surprise that people choose Holcomb Farm as their legacy event space, not only hosting their wedding here, but later a baby shower, anniversary, graduation, milestone celebration and even celebrations of life.
Please visit GranbyRec.com for details on all the programs presented by the Parks and Rec department.
This is one of the simplest recipes I have ever shared. With the holidays upon us and New Year’s around the corner, this makes a very special meal and it always comes out perfectly!
Ah, May—the month of renewal. The spring season advances and every new dawn feels like a re-awakening of life. Wildflowers are part of the rhythm of the seasons, each species with its own bloom time.
Photos by Jay Harder, Granby Camera Club
The Granby Land Trust (GLT) gratefully recognizes all who have supported the GLT’s Holcomb Farm Stewardship Fund Campaign to date.
I recently moved to a town with many more farms than we’ve ever lived near before. I’m used to shopping in the grocery store and usually look for organic when I can afford it. Now I’ll be looking for farmer’s markets or farm stores to shop in during the growing season, but I’m nervous. How do I go about finding these places? Will they have all the stuff I need?
Alexander Stelly of Granby was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Hartford.
Good Company Theater, which is housed at Granby Congregational Church’s south campus (242 Salmon Brook Street), hosted an “Improv Workshop” on March 30.
The Granby Drummer’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Issue and Granby Public School’s Community Education Supplement 2024 Budget Issue are now available.
The winter months have been mostly mild this year, but we seemed to make up for the lack of snowfall in March. A few big storms late in the season reminded us of what winter in New England is like.
Despite the damage from fallen trees, the March snowstorms brought a quiet beauty to Mcleans.
The Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce annual Business Leaders Breakfast was held on March 10 at Riverview in Simsbury.
Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m.—BOF Public Hearing in High School Auditorium. Special Meeting of the BOF follows the Public Hearing.
Monday, April 24 — Annual Budget Machine Vote, 12 to 8 p.m. in Town Hall. Special Meeting of the BOF follows the referendum.
As many have seen over the past several months, the contractor has been busy working on the Granby Center intersection improvement project.
Simsbury’s Intonation Group performed for a well-attended Granby Women’s Breakfast on March 1.
Highlights from the meetings held on February 21st and March 6th, 2023
The website revision project made great progress during the month of February and early March and will be launched soon. Town Manager Erica Robertson and her team have been working with CivicPlus, a website development business that specializes in building city and county e-government communication systems.
On February 13, the Board of Selectmen hosted a second Open House. The attendance wasn’t nearly as large as the first one, when residents were confused and a bit upset about what the state’s mandate to make a plan for affordable housing actually meant for Granby but, for those who participated, it was a chance for real communication.
Where do you get your news? Before social media, we relied on the newspaper. Many readers in Connecticut towns are asking which newspaper do you receive and how do you receive it?
While a Nor’easter is approaching, it’s a perfect time for the Granby Community Fund to acknowledge with heartfelt gratitude the wonderful generosity of our townspeople during our 2022 fundraising campaign.
At the joint meeting with BOS and P&Z on Jan. 24, I stated that over the holidays I met some Democratic representatives I went to school with who, at the time, told me there was no penalty clause for not complying with the housing requirements of 8-30G and J. Not Mark Anderson as was reported.