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CTVV interviews Cheri Burke

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Cheri Burke became the new superintendent of the Granby Public School System in July, coming to Granby from the Glastonbury School District where she was the assistant superintendent.

Events

GMHS presents A Christmas Carol

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The Granby Dramatic Arts’ production of A Christmas Carol is approaching. Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story of Mr. Scrooge, a somber and grumpy old man, is being brought to life on the GMHS stage.

Town/Govt

Conservation Commission advocates for zoning reg change

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Granby Conservation Commission members Zach Donais and David Desiderato provided a presentation to the Granby Planning and Zoning Commission in October on possible changes to the zoning regulations for landscaping on large project site plans to promote the use of only native, non-invasive plants.

Drumrolls

1973 Field Hockey team receives its due

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Two months ago, I wrote about the 1973 Granby field hockey team winning the first-ever field hockey tournament in Connecticut. After they won the title, all the players on the team were given dictionaries by the board of education. Today, if a Granby team wins a championship, they receive jackets for their accomplishment, as the field hockey team recentl

Great Outdoors

Fall Fire Safety

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On Nov. 5, daylight savings time will end, and we will set our clocks back one hour. During this time of year, it is a good reminder to replace the batteries in our smoke alarms—Change Your Clock / Change Your Batteries.

Out of Town

Out of Town — November 2023

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Christmas Craft Fair, Silent Book Club: Happy hour for introverts, FV Chorale sings with symphony orchestra, Harvest Crafts Fair, and Musical Club Events

Events

National Small Business Week award nominations

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Connecticut District Office has officially launched the call for nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including the Small Business Person of the Year Award.

In Town Focus

In Town Focus — November 2023

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Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Breakfast, Camera Club, Civic Club, Support 4-H Robotics, Coffee House, Puzzle and Game Sale, Wilhelm Concert, and SBHS News

Verse

Messenger Poem

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Will She Come? Timidly she approached, A forlorn princess Dressed in drab brown splotched with gray and white. She hesitated at every step Sometimes, she would just disappear Only to start again A bit stronger The gray and white blotches began to shrink and fade And were soon gone Magically, her brown dress became tinged with green The green became brighter A few bright yellow spots appeared More and more colors showed up on her gown. Tiny purple and blue speckles in the green. Re […]

People

Lunch for the Mind

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First Aid for Mental Health topic for April Lunch for the Mind Program By Eileen Longhi The Civic Engagement Education Team is pleased to have AnnMarie Heller Cox, Granby Youth Services, present an important community-based suicide prevention program called Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) for the Lunch for the Mind program at the Granby Senior Center on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30 p.m.   QPR trains members to be gate keepers whereby they have the skills to identify the signs of someone […]

Great Outdoors

Locally Grown

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Old Beech Farm – Case StreetWe just got back from the National Western Stock Show where we go to select the bulls that we will use for artificial insemination this year. The fall calves are growing out nicely; we have some outstanding heifers. Spring calving is almost here so time to get the birthing pens ready and prepare to take those 2 a.m. walks to the barn to check on expectant mothers. Cold weather always makes for extra chores. Maple View Farm – Salmon Brook Street We want YOU to come […]

Events

UConn Soccer Coming

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UConn Soccer Coming Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18 when the UConn Huskies men’s soccer team comes to Granby Memorial High School. There will be a free kids soccer clinic at 5 p.m. followed by a men’s friendly game at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Granby Rovers. For more information, visit www.granbyrovers.com. Christopher Bryant Co […]

Events

VPS Silent Auction

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Valley Pre-School will host a silent auction fundraiser on Saturday, April 25, 7-9:30 p.m. at Lost Acres Vineyard, featuring great deals on auction items including Disney Theme Park passes, children’s classes and activities, personal training and gym memberships, restaurant gift cards, summer camps, sports tickets and merchandise and beauty service. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door and include a chance to win one of the door prizes. Proceeds will benefit Valley Pre-School, wi […]

Events

Farmington Valley VNA

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VNA Events Blood Pressure Screenings The Farmington Valley VNA’s free blood pressure screenings are available without appointment Tuesday, April 7, 9–10:30 a.m. at the Farmington Valley YMCA; Monday, April 6, 10:30–11:30 a.m. at East Hartland Town Hall, and 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East Granby Community Center; and Thursdays, April 9, 16, 23 and 30, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Granby Senior Center. Ready To Jump Into Spring Shake off those winter blues and get ready for […]

Events

Salmon Brook Historical Society

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Civil War Book Event The Salmon Brook Historical Society presents Dr. Lesley Gordon, author of A Broken Regiment: The 16th Connecticut’s Civil War, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, at the Senior Center, 15 N. Granby Road Tickets available at the door: members $3, non-members $5, students $2. Light refreshments included.  Gordon, a graduate of East Granby High School, will talk about her recently published book on the 16th Connecticut Regiment, which fought at Antietam. The soldiers in t […]

Events

Granby Camera Club

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The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center. The program for the evening will feature photographer Michael Zide (www.michaelzide.com). To learn more about the club visit: www.GranbyCameraClub.com.       […]

Events

Cossitt Events

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The Irish Built It! The Friends of Cossitt Library invite you (Irish or not) to attend Paddy On The Railway: Irish Labourers And The Building Of The Great Western Railroad presented by popular speaker Dennis Picard, director of Storrowton Village, on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. Picard has presented several historic programs, in costume, at Cossitt to enthusiastic listeners. In Time For Mother’s Day The Friends invite children, ages 10 and up, accompanied by an adult, to a Mother’ […]

Events

Civic Club

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Farm in Granby Center? Come to the Civic Club on Thursday, April 16 and hear about the 50 acres farm in the center of Granby. Kate Bogli, along with husband Jason and four children own and operate Maple View Farm located almost in the center of Granby. Kate and family are the fourth generation family to own and operate the farm since 1950 when Jason’s grandparents moved to Granby. The farm is home to horses, cows, goats, pigs and chickens in addition to the farmers who have lived and work […]

Events

4-H Breakfast

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4-H Pancake Breakfast  Come join us for Granby 4-H’s annual pancake breakfast. On Saturday, April 25 from 7–10:30 a.m. at the South Congregational Church of Granby, 4-H’ers will provide breakfast specialties, as well as having 4-H items and additional baked goods for sale to the public. Cost for seniors and children ages 3-12 is $6; adults, $8; no charge for children under 3. Come support a club that strives to better the community and empower […]

Fun & Rec

GAA host Art Fun Day

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Granby Artists Association to host Hands-On Art Fun Day By Robin Sidwell On Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., family members—young and old—are invited to try their hands at a variety of art forms with members of the Granby Artists Association. Members will demonstrate their talent and techniques, and guide participants to work with spin art, watercolor, painting a Mother’s Day bouquet, casting a fishy creation, composing good photographs, adding to a wall sized mural, […]

People

Spring Allergies

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April Showers Bring Spring Allergies! After what seemed to be a never-ending winter, the sights, sounds and smells of spring are finally here! Birds are singing, gas and charcoal grills are being fired up, lawn mowers are running, and everywhere people are coughing, sneezing, and wheezing. Every spring, the smells of freshly cut grass, blossoming trees and blooming flowers send more than 50 million Americans to the doctor in search of relief from seasonal allergies. Itchy eyes, scratchy throat […]

The Arts

FV Chorale 

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Chorale and Emerson Theater mark Civil War anniversary  Twelve Granby area residents will perform with the Farmington Valley Chorale, Ellen Gilson Voth, artistic director, in Farmington Valley’s Freedom Trail: A Choral Tribute, on May 1 and May 3. For this exciting event, the chorale will partner with the Emerson Theater Collaborative of Mystic, to mark the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War. The program will feature Harriet2 (Harriet Squared), two one-act plays about […]

The Arts

EG Windy Hill Ensembles at EGPL

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Renaissance and Baroque Music at East Granby Public Library The Windy Hill Guitar Ensemble and the Windy Hill Baroque Ensemble will present a concert of Renaissance and Baroque music at the East Granby Library, 24 Center Street, East Granby, on Saturday, May 16, at 1 p.m. The students of the Windy Hill Guitar Studio, both school-age and adult, will be performing music written between 1550 and 1750 in England, Germany, France and Italy arranged for two, three and four guitars as well as solo re […]

School & Sports

Democratic Town Comm Scholarship

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Fourth annual Granby Democratic Town Committee scholarship 2015 By Celia Lofink The Granby Democratic Town Committee (DTC) has established a $500 scholarship to recognize a Granby student who best exemplifies its mission, and who has demonstrated engagement in the political process. The Granby Democratic Town Committee’s mission is “Making Granby a Better Community” by: ·    Selecting and supporting party-endorsed candidates for elected and appointed p […]

Drumrolls

Drumrolls April 2015

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The following local residents made the fall 2014 dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology: Karl Gottschalk, a fifth-year student in the chemical engineering program; Andrew Heuser, is a fifth-year student in the civil engineering technology program; William Lawson, a fourth-year student in the medical illustration program, and Alice Fischer, a second-year student in the engineering exploration program. Matthew Ungerleider has been named to the fall 2014 dean’s list at Lafayette College […]

Local Voices

Connecticut’s LGBT Seniors

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CTVV: Connecticut’s LGBT seniors Most of our state’s seniors face the challenges of aging, such as fixed incomes, reduced availability of Medicaid and Medicare primary care physicians and loss of lifelong friends and significant others. A portion of Connecticut’s seniors also experiences solitary suffering leading to increased depression and a high rate of suicides. LGBT, as this group is commonly referred to, stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender; for them, the […]

Local Voices

Despire Title Nine, Gender Bias Remains

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CTVV: Despite Title Nine, gender bias remains Susan Regan, host of CT Valley Views had a very insightful interview recently with Sophie Brown, a 13-year-old 8th grader at Watkinson School in Hartford. The decision to have such a youthful guest on the show was inspired by the publication of her editorial submission entitled “I’m Not Just One of The Guys” to the Hartford Courant’s Fresh Talk section. Sophie and her mother, Alicia Brown shared their commentary regarding the subject of Sophie’s a […]

People

Small Business Symposium

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Small Business Symposium hosted by local Chambers By Heidi Samuelsen The Granby Chamber of Commerce and Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce as well as local businesses will be hosting the Small Business Symposium on Thursday, April 9, from noon to 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at the New England Air Museum located in Windsor Locks. This half-day program is designed by business owners for business owners through engaging sessions that will include insightful industry tips from recognized […]