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The Registrars anticipate heavy traffic and a very busy parking lot on Election Day at Granby Memorial High School.
After almost three hours of input and discussion among interested parties on Oct. 17, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a proposal that gives town-owned Holcomb Farm a long-term Granby Land Trust conservation easement and a path to sustainability.
Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care opened a new center at 7 Mill Pond Road, just north of the Farmington Valley YMCA.
Highlights from the meeting held on October 3rd, 2022
State Law requires all municipalities to conduct a revaluation of all properties every five years so that all properties can reflect their current market value. Granby’s last Revaluation was completed in 2017. The Assessor’s Office has been engaged in the process to complete the 2022 Revaluation over the last 18 months.
The Town of Granby is governed by charter, carried out by a board of selectmen and a town manager as established in 1960.
The Granby Grunts Robotics Team showed off the versatility of #3146 at the September Men’s Breakfast meeting.
Please be advised that the statement that I made to the Board of Selectmen on September 6 was incorrect.
Granby Land Trust (GLT) board member and middle school science teacher Jen Plourde led a group of hikers on an educational tour of the GLT’s Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve in North Granby on June 5, as part of Connecticut Trails Day.
Rachael Manzer was named as Connecticut’s 4-H Volunteer of the Year and most recently awarded the National 2021 Northeast Region 4-H Volunteer of the Year Award. Manzer is a volunteer with UConn’s Granby 4-H Club of Granby, and a UConn 4-H Alumni.
Lucille Papile, of Granby, graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College in May with a BS in neuroscience.
Granby Artist Association member Alexander Anisimov invites the public to a free exhibit entitled Vibration of Universe Diaphragm at 2 Park Place Gallery, July 5 to July 25.
The Granby Men’s Breakfast e-Group will meet by Zoom on Fridays, July 9, and Aug. 13. On July 9, Granby Conservation Commissioner David Desiderato will discuss the importance of recognizing invasive plants.
The Research Library at Salmon Brook Historical Society is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713.
The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will resume when the Granby Senior Center reopens.
The Holcomb Farm CSA Farm Store is now open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Emerald Springs Equine Services is hosting a Community Appreciation Open House on Saturday, July 3, starting at 2 p.m. at Manion Family Farm, 31 Wells Road, to thank everyone in the community who has assisted in our journey and invite members who want to be involved.
Salmon Brook Park Day Camp and Mission Adventure: Ages 6-14, all day program. June 21-Aug. 13, many weeks to choose from.
Food Safety comes first in Granby’s community kitchens. On June 12, nineteen community members participated in a food safety training class and certification exam.
In the 1971 June/July issue, Carol Laun interviewed Tudor Holcomb in one of her early contributions to the Drummer:
Alyssa Coburn & Sally Sargent Markey
Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website or call the library. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter on the website or by phone.
Granby Public Library welcomes library patrons of all ages to participate in a series of fun-filled events this summer that will get you excited about reading, learning and growing together. This year’s theme, Tails and Tales, invites patrons to explore stories and events that feature animals, as well as opportunities to gather with friends and neighbors in a safe, distanced way.
2021 marks the 28th year since the creation of the Friends of Holcomb Farm. Formed shortly after ownership of the property transitioned from the University of Connecticut to the Town of Granby—per the will of siblings Tudor and Laura Holcomb—the volunteer, not-for-profit Friends have stewarded the property on behalf of the town, and within the Board of Selectman-adopted “Plan of Use,” which outlined agriculture, education, arts, and passive recreation purposes.
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. For more information about any of the following programs, contact Director Sandy Yost at 860-844-5351.
GMHS graduate Grace Lemoine, left, was presented the Citizens for a Better Granby college scholarship from Board Chair Kathy Norris. She also received a copy of Tempest in a Small Town by local historian Mark Williams.
Farmington native Brittany Gauthier wanted to experience what it would be like to work on a farm, to be directly involved with the food she ate. A history of farming on her mother’s side of the family and her early career as an educator for Whole Foods Market had given rise to this curiosity, although it took her a few years to actually get her hands in the soil.