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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.
Wells Road School’s Jim Whitten emceed the well-attended Gran-Bee trivia competition on April 19 at Granby Memorial High School. The event raised money for the Granby Education Foundation’s community grants program.
Highlights from the meetings held on April 3rd and 17th, 2024
Highlights from the special meeting held on April 16th, 2024
Sometimes, life sends you exactly where you need to be.
Highlights from the meetings held on April 9th and 23rd, 2024
The participants at the first workshop for Granby Racial Reconciliation’s free four-part series on “Race, Religion, and Politics” gave the highest accolades for presenter and facilitator Dr. Matthew Hughey, PhD, ALM, MEd.
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.
Hazardous Waste: a household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury Department of Public Works facility, 66 Town Forest Road, Simsbury.
We will be offering three meetings in June to help answer questions and recruit some help at the polls. All three meetings will be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room and are open to all.
In its first 75 years, the Salmon Brook Historical Society has had three amazing curators. I have written about Eva Dewey saving Granby history when she stored most of the files, genealogical files, and artifacts in her house while the SBHS was first renovating its campus. I also have written about how Carol Laun helped transform the society as we know it today and became our town historian and educator. Both Eva and Carol followed in the footsteps of our first curator, Ethel Linnell.
Alexander Anisimov and Wendy van Welie
On June 8 the Simsbury Metacomet VFW Post 1926 members congratulated Kate Hollister of BSA Troop 1175 for winning the VFW Eagle Scout of the Year award.
The 39th annual Friends of Granby Public Library book sale will be held Friday through Sunday, July 29 to 31 at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road in West Granby.
The Salmon Brook Historical Society (SBHS) participated in Granby’s first Juneteenth celebration with six interactive signs that revealed some of the early history of Granby’s Black residents.
The Granby Youth Service Bureau is proud to be working in cooperation with SAMSA’s Talk: They Hear You campaign to help parents begin and sustain conversations with their children that will help significantly reduce underage substance abuse. From elementary to high school, these conversations can make a powerful difference in our children’s long-term health and wellbeing.
Photos by Flo Bischoff, Megan Garbutt and Shirley Murtha
On May 22, First Congregational Church and South Congregational Church voted overwhelmingly to reunite, forming one United Church of Christ (UCC) congregation in Granby
The Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association has announced that Nancy A. Scheetz, agency CEO, has been chosen as the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year 2022. The designation is particularly significant as it is the first time a woman business leader has been recognized.
Nutmeg Senior Rides provides affordable, door-through-door, personal transportation for people 50 and older and adults with visual impairments.
After months and months of hard work in the “off” season, our amazing Farm Crew was excited to open the Farm Store to the public on June 14, and to welcome Summer 2022 CSA members to the farm.
The Holcomb Tree Trail is a small arboretum on the Town-owned, 312-acre Holcomb Farm in West Granby. Volunteers planted its first 16 trees in October 2018. Some of those trees, including a Princeton Elm, are now more than 15 feet tall. Planting has continued, with the total plantings now numbering about 80 trees. One of the design principles has been to plant trees with spring blooms or fall color—or both.
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk—honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
— Samuel Scoville Jr.
Several people showed up to plant wildflower plugs in the meadow across from Maple View Farm on Salmon Brook Street.
Both major parties will hold primaries on Aug. 9.
As we head into picnic and cookout season, this recipe will hopefully be one of your new favorites.
Jason Levesque, principal of Jason E. Levesque Construction of Barkhamsted, presents a $2,500 donation to Brian Liss, executive director of the Farmington Valley YMCA on May 26.
This month, as the school year is winding down, I’ll highlight youth programs offered by the town. In addition to its fantastic school district, Granby provides programs and services for youth through the Recreation Department, the Granby Public Library and Youth Services.
It is anticipated that both major parties will need to primary this August. If a primary is held on Aug. 9, voting will take place in the Granby Town Hall Meeting Room from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
