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As author, planner and conservationist William H. Whyte said in a 1962 report to then Connecticut Governor Dempsey, “Saving the ridges would be an act of imagination, but what is at stake is close to Connecticut’s identity, and once gone is without price.”
Earth Day Weekend 2025: Help keep Granby beautiful and more land trust events
When in 1986 the Moffa family moved to Granby, young Fred Moffa took the Welcome to Granby sign seriously. While college and graduate school would claim him temporarily, Granby would remain his home, and he has clearly made his mark here.
Scarlett Duncan, a board-certified nurse practitioner, has opened the doors to Modern Beautique Medical Aesthetics in Tariffville, bringing a fresh approach to beauty and wellness. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony, held on Feb. 22, was a well-attended event supported by the Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce.
Please visit GranbyRec.com for all of the amazing program offerings, and to register.
On Feb. 12, Granby Registrars thanked the large contingent of election volunteers with a fancy tea party at Granby Town Hall.
Thousands of eggs will be waiting to be “found” at the annual Easter egg hunt at the Valley Brook Community Church, 160 Granville Road, North Granby, on Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m.
Lindsay Sanchez serves on the board of directors for the Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, where she has chaired multiple committees and led projects that included the Celebrate the Valley and Spooktacular community events.
The Granby Stop & Shop has again selected the Citizens for a Better Granby (publisher of The Granby Drummer) to benefit from the sales of reusable shopping bags at the Granby store.
For me the scent-sational start of spring is the smell of the rich, damp forest floor awakening. It’s actually geosmin, a Greek word meaning earth and smell, a soil-based compound produced by bacteria and blue-green algae. I take deep breaths to revitalize my winter-weary senses.
Highlights from the meetings held on April 3rd and 17th, 2023
The Finance Board conducted a public hearing on April 10 to discuss the proposed budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, available on the town website, in the Town Hall and in the Library since April 6.
Volunteers of Granby’s Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Loaner Closet program handle outgoing and returning equipment, receive donated items, perform basic repairs and clean equipment before loaning it out again.
Renewals may be completed by mail or in person. For details check out https://www.granby-ct.gov/266/Dog-Licenses.
Ever since it opened to the public in October 2020, the Granby Land Trust’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve has been, well, wildly popular with Granby residents, as well as with visitors from out of town, and even from out of state.
I just moved to Granby and received a copy of the Drummer and read the amazing article by Skip Mission in the April issue.
Due to space restrictions, town meeting minutes have been summarized. We encourage you to visit www.granby-ct.gov/AgendaCenter to read the full minutes of any town board or commission meeting.
Granby Food Pantry is located at 248 Salmon Brook Street. Pantry hours are Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. to noon and Thursday, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
I don’t know about you, but when I step out of my house or car at night, the first thing I do is look up. It is almost instinctual to gaze skyward and take notice of what is happening in the atmosphere. But even more importantly, I want to see the stars—to witness the bright pinpricks of light against the dark sky, taking note of constellations, looking for planets and hoping for a shooting star.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
Susan Patricelli Regan made a “We the People for a Smaller Government” presentation to the Hartford County Chapter of the Connecticut Republican Assembly (CTRA) on April 5 with the objective of providing a new strategy message for the conservative party.
Highlights from the meetings held on March 15th and April 5th, 2023
Have you ever won anything? Wells Road Intermediate School student Avery Pradhan wrote an essay that won and continues to win.
Students across multiple age groups within the Granby Public Schools came together as part of a new 12-week initiative aimed at encouraging creative thinking and developing engineering skills among young students.
Highlights from the meetings held on March 28th and April 11th, 2023
Please remember to purchase Memorial Day flags and poppies on Saturdays, May 20 and 27, at Granby’s Stop & Shop or Geissler’s supermarkets, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Twenty years ago on April 1, 2003, the Farmington Valley YMCA moved from its Simsbury office to 97 Salmon Brook Street in Granby. With that move, the Y was able to expand its reach into the community, and touch many more lives than ever before.
This year the whole family can join in the Granby Road Race fun. Don’t forget to sign up for the May 6 race, with options for 10k, 5k and Kids Fun Run.