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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

Holiday Gift Book Tree

Please help the Friends of Granby’s libraries continue the holiday tradition of providing children’s books for Granby’s Department of Social Services annual Holiday Gift packages for families.   

Public Works

The transfer station will be open Wednesday mornings (8 a.m. to noon) through Nov. 16.

Browse and Borrow

Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website or call the library.

NOT WANTED

Every other year the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) hosts a day-long conference on invasive plants. It’s packed with presentations and workshops aimed at professionals, home gardeners and everyone in between. CIPWG is the state’s central hub on invasive plants, and the conference is a super source of up-to-date data on best practices and plant science.

Wildlife Meadow will be studied by UMass team

The recently-planted Granby Wildflower Meadow at 175 Salmon Brook Street has been chosen for a five-year study of insect pollinator networks led by a team at UMass Amherst. The study is designed to better understand the relationship between pollinator habitat and the diversity and abundance of bees.

Local woman makes history on Nantucket

When she was growing up on Nantucket, Granby resident Catherine Slattery learned that being a girl had some disadvantages. She couldn’t work at or go to the Caddy Camp at the island golf club. “Boys Only” was the rule. That was always in the back of her mind, and, many years later, when she became one of the owners of the island’s Madaket Marine, she was determined to start a Captain’s camp for young women. Not only would this even the long-ago score, it would increase the talent pool from which she could draw staffing for the marina.

Thanksgiving Thoughts

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

Holiday Gift Book Tree

Please help the Friends of Granby’s libraries continue the holiday tradition of providing children’s books for Granby’s Department of Social Services annual Holiday Gift packages for families.   

Public Works

The transfer station will be open Wednesday mornings (8 a.m. to noon) through Nov. 16.

Browse and Borrow

Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website or call the library.

NOT WANTED

Every other year the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) hosts a day-long conference on invasive plants. It’s packed with presentations and workshops aimed at professionals, home gardeners and everyone in between. CIPWG is the state’s central hub on invasive plants, and the conference is a super source of up-to-date data on best practices and plant science.

Wildlife Meadow will be studied by UMass team

The recently-planted Granby Wildflower Meadow at 175 Salmon Brook Street has been chosen for a five-year study of insect pollinator networks led by a team at UMass Amherst. The study is designed to better understand the relationship between pollinator habitat and the diversity and abundance of bees.

Local woman makes history on Nantucket

When she was growing up on Nantucket, Granby resident Catherine Slattery learned that being a girl had some disadvantages. She couldn’t work at or go to the Caddy Camp at the island golf club. “Boys Only” was the rule. That was always in the back of her mind, and, many years later, when she became one of the owners of the island’s Madaket Marine, she was determined to start a Captain’s camp for young women. Not only would this even the long-ago score, it would increase the talent pool from which she could draw staffing for the marina.

It’s going to be a walk in the Park!

The Town of Granby has received a $453,000 grant for the installation of a pedestrian-friendly walking path along the perimeter of Salmon Brook Park.
In 2018, the Town constructed a sidewalk along Route 10/202 that continued a bit into the park. Fast forward a few years and the Parks and Recreation Board began thinking about extending the sidewalk.