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The 2024 Granby Memorial High School Varsity Field Hockey Team finished their regular season with a record of 13–2–1.
On Nov. 11, veterans were recognized and celebrated across the district for their service to our country. Students at Kelly Lane Primary School and Wells Road Intermediate School welcomed family members and neighbors to take part in school-wide gatherings to learn the importance of the holiday and to celebrate our veterans.
For many, the holiday season is a time to slow down, reconnect with loved ones, and reflect on the things that moved and inspired us. In that spirit, I’d like to pause from our regular Board of Ed business and happenings this month and highlight some of the fantastic achievements of our students and staff.
Many parents with a child on the spectrum are surprised by how challenging school can be for them.
Women’s Breakfast, Camera Club, Lions Tree Sale, Christmas Family Fun day, Live Nativity, Men’s Breakfast, and Holiday Tree Lighting with Santa
According to the National Fire Prevention Association, holiday trees and decorations account for about 400 home fires annually. This results in approximately 24 deaths and more than $13 million in property damage. Following some simple tips can help keep you safe.
Trash Holidays: Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 are holidays for Paine’s. Trash/recycling service will be delayed by one day for the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday customers.
Holiday Fun at the Connecticut Trolley Museum; Old Saint Andrew’s Christmas Bazaar; Minimize stress and disease; Holiday events for kids at Auerfarm; Farmington Valley Chorale announces concert, invites new members
Holidays can be a mixed bag of emotions. They are often stressful. A simple exercise can help you purposefully focus on the positive aspects, and reduce your stress as well.
The Town of Granby offers several property tax exemptions and abatements/credits to reduce your tax bill. The Assessor’s Office can help you determine if you are eligible for any of the following programs. Contact the office at 860-844-5311 or visit Town Hall.
Inserted in this month’s Drummer you will find the Friends’ membership form for this year’s fund drive.
Please visit our website at granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of our health services, support groups, clubs, and ongoing activities.
The Registrar’s office is compiling an email list of poll workers. Volunteer poll workers must be at least 16 years old and can choose to volunteer for a few hours, as desired to fit their schedules.
From the iPhone savant to the Nikon DSLR aficionado, the Granby Camera Club welcomes anyone and everyone interested in photography.
University of Hartford named Katherine Kaczkowski to the dean’s list for Fall 2022.
Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website or call the library. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter on the website or by telephone.
On February 18 Kate Bogli and family, owners of Maple View Farms Brewery, hosted the farm’s first trail race.
CT Valley Views Host Susan Regan is pleased to announce that the half hour interview show has increased its viewer reach by seven additional airing towns in the South-Central area of Connecticut.
The Registrars of Voters will be conducting a Spring Voter Registration Drive at the Granby Memorial High School on Wednesday, April 19. High school seniors who will be 18 years of age by the November 8th elections will be eligible to register at this session.
Years ago, when we first moved to Granby, I bought the book Gone Fishin’…The 75 Best Waters in Connecticut. The original plan was to fish as many of the 75 locations as I could. It seemed like a great way to explore our new home state.
On Earth Day Weekend , April 21-23, the Granby Land Trust (GLT) will again take part in the Great Global Cleanup®, a worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from neighborhoods, beaches, rivers, lakes, trails and parks — reducing waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats, and preventing harm to wildlife and humans.
The crew is back on the trail. On Sunday, February 19, the GLT’s Youth Conservation Corps spent the afternoon making trail improvements at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby
Join the Granby Land Trust for a sunrise hike on Saturday, June 3, as part of Connecticut Trails Day. See the sun rise from Scarlet Tanager Lookout on the GLT’s Schlicht Family Preserve.
With the rebirth of Granby Grange, a new community fundraiser has been started; namely, the Granby Grange Annual Rubber Duck Race, which will be held on Saturday, April 29, from 2–4 p.m. at Salmon Brook Park.
Invasives are the opposite of rare. A third of all the vegetation in the northeast hails from Asia, according to native plant scientist Dr. Doug Tallamy.
We all want our gardens to look lush and full of showy flowers. Pollinators want the same thing, but for a different reason. They need an ongoing buffet of food rather than a pleasingly beautiful garden.
Last fall, in addition to placing a permanent conservation easement on 277 of the 312 acres of Granby’s own Holcomb Farm, the Town updated and extended its relationship with the Friends of Holcomb Farm.
The message, no pun intended, is loud and clear. Loss of hearing affects cognition.
GMHS Dramatic Arts would like to thank everyone who came out to support us and see our production of Little Shop of Horrors. We had a great audience every night and the cast and crew had a blast together in rehearsal and performing for all of you!