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Back when we lived high up in the Vermont hills, one of the first signs of Spring was the chorus of spring peepers in March. The jingle-like sound of their mating calls echoed up from the marsh a mile below us.
The second wave of annual canvass letters from out-of-state reports is being sent in February.
Katherine Logee was named to the fall dean’s list at Anna Maria College.
At Wells Road Intermediate School, we are always talking about being kind and helping people when they need it, so it’s good to see the teachers leading by example. That is exactly what teachers Rob Faber and Sarah Warner did in response to the Ofsuryk family’s loss.
Granby Public Library and Granby Conservation Commission co-sponsored a well-attended program called All About Electric Vehicles (EVs) on Feb. 13.
Please visit granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities.
The Farmington Valley Health District (FVHD) is the local health department that serves the town of Granby. It has recently released a community health assessment which uses data from more than 20 different sources to describe the health status of the population of Farmington Valley.
Susan Regan recently had Joe Nolan, Chairman, President and CEO of Eversource, the largest supplier of energy to Connecticut, as her guest on CT Valley Views.
Stop and Shop made sure that The Waste Not Want Not community dinner attendees had sweets for Valentine’s Day. Thanks to the wonderful generosity of Stop & Shop customers, over 300 double-pack chocolate covered strawberries were donated.
Members of the Metacomet Post 1926, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Simsbury recently donated $500 to Foxfield F.A.R.M, made possible by the donations collected during three VFW Buddy Poppy Drives held in Simsbury during 2021.
In a world filled with political vitriol and Covid worries, it is easy to be discouraged. Yet despite these concerns, the world is still Beautiful.
On Monday, Feb. 14, more than 151 million Valentine’s Day cards will be sent to and received from husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers and significant others across the country.
Winter is here and the potential for storms, freezing temperatures and illness is high. Be prepared!
GLT Member Mark Kennedy, joined by his sons Thomas and Sean, relocated the Nuckols Family Preserve sign to the Nuckols Preserve trailhead entrance during the Work Day, making the property’s intended access point clearer. Photo by Dave Emery
The foggy view from Mary’s Rock on the GLT’s Mary Edward Mountain Property in North Granby on Dec.
Westfield State field hockey placed 13 student athletes on the fall Little East All-Academic Team, including Cheryl Latona and Morgan Wichmann, both from Granby.
The Granby Lions Club would once again like to thank the community for supporting its largest fundraiser of the year—Christmas tree sales.
AARP Tax Service: By appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning mid-February.
Just before the December holidays began, the pumpkin field at the Coward Farm on North Granby Road took on a radiant green color! Too soon to be planting pumpkins—what was going on there?
A candid and informative interview by Susan Patricelli Regan, host of CT Valley Views, with Ben Proto, who took over the helm as the Republican state chair in June.
Do you ever do this? Do you ever think about something you’ve experienced with your kids and wonder how their memory of the event compares to your own? Or compare a lesson you tried to teach with what they actually learned?
February is hunker-down, tend the fire, bundle up, and order the seeds time for most of us in New England, and the Friends of Holcomb Farm are no exception. Still, there is much to be done to assure that this place will continue to serve the people of Granby, and its region, once the frost is gone.
The Friends have adopted a strategic plan built around sustainability, and to inform our work, some of us have recently been knee-deep in Holcomb Farm history. To that end, we thought a little history quiz might get Drummer readers’ juices flowing.
Gubernatorial candidate Susan Patricelli Regan is reaching out to voters to inform them that there is an out-of-the-beltway option for Connecticut’s hard-working taxpayers.
The Board of Directors of the Granby Chamber of Commerce has approved a merger with the Simsbury Chamber, scheduled to commence on June 1, pending approval by chamber members of the two neighboring communities.
Working closely with Town Manager Erica Robertson, First Selectman Mark Fiorentino has put together a program to identify what Granby’s various “stakeholders” feel should be its most important goals.
Why 21: The Youth Service Bureau’s mission to address youth exposure to potentially addictive substances and behaviors.
January 6, 2022 7 pm
Police Station Community Room
Open to all Registered Party Members
