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Your Support Matters!

Last year at this time, the Drummer was operating in the “red” and you responded generously to help us finish 2023 in the “black.” This year, thanks to a lot of hard work, modestly higher advertising revenue, a successful PuzzleSlam fundraiser and a grant from the Granby Community Fund, we’re looking at breaking even in 2024.

Town of Granby Meeting Calendar

Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date,  time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.

A Look Ahead

As summer winds down and autumn approaches, the board of finance shifts its focus from the close-out of the FY24 budget to monitoring the current FY25 budget and developing FY26, which runs from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Vote your conscience

The election has brought abortion to the forefront of my mind. Money issues will “ebb and flow”, but life and death issues take priority.

Granby battery energy storage project overviewed

As the lead developer for Key Capture Energy (KCE) in Connecticut, I want to introduce our company and our proposed battery energy storage project here in Granby.

Carol Laun’s life highlighted for Women’s Group

On Oct. 2, local author Faith Tyldsley presented a program to the Women’s Breakfast Group based on her book, To Granby with Love, about the life of Carol Laun, the late historian and archivist at the Salmon Brook Historical Society.

Time to change batteries; supplies available

Granby Fire Marshall Brian Long successfully applied to the Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries program for a grant from the Energizer Corporation. Last year, the town received a small number of batteries from the Connecticut Fire Academy, but Long knew more could be done.

Granby girls travel soccer wins tournament

Congratulations to the Granby Rovers U15 Girls team for winning its division at the Capitol Cup Tournament in Concord, N.H. on Oct. 8-9. This was the team’s first tournament out of state since 2019, and everyone was excited to play against new teams and have some fun.

Harvest Crafts Fair

The Suffield Fire Department Auxiliary will host the return of its Annual Crafts Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center Firehouse, 73 Mountain Road (Rte 168), Suffield.

FV Chorale offers festival program

Farmington Valley Chorale is pleased to present a festival program, Masterworks for this Moment, for its concert on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford.

Christmas Craft Fair

The 39th Annual Christmas Cottage Fair will be held at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 224 Lovely Street in Avon.

Turkey Trot fundraiser

Join Bottoms Up on Nov. 24 for the fifth Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot to benefit patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The event will be held at Thompson Brook School at 150 Thompson Road in Avon.

Thanksgiving Thoughts

This Thanksgiving Day we give thanks to our Creator for His many blessings