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Safety First when buying or installing a woodstove

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Wood-burning stoves can be a way to lower fuel costs and aid in heating a residence. Wood stoves and alternative heating devices can be a life-threatening hazard if not installed properly.

Drumrolls

Drumroll

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Katherine Kaczkowski, of North Granby, was named to the University of Hartford’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Fun & Rec

Meet me at the Center

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Special Events, Trips, Lifelong Learning, Health and Wellness, and other Ongoing Programs hosted by the Granby Senior Center

Events

The pumpkins are here!

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The Granby Congregational Church’s Pumpkin Patch is back and open for business starting on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the south campus on 242 Salmon Brook Street.

Town/Govt

Public Works — October 2023

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Transfer Station hours, Household Hazardous waste collection, Winter preparation, Signs, Textile recycling, Plastic bag recycling, and Yard waste

Fun & Rec

A final Haunt on Kelly Lane

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Imagine yourself walking through a dark graveyard with unholy apparitions lurking just beyond sight making slight rustling sounds. A chill breeze brings goose bumps to your skin, and then you hear maniacal laughter and the horrific sound of a chain saw starting up right behind you, and you run screaming into the night!

People

Executive On-boarding Attracts and Retains Talent

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Flanagan, Pia Granby Resident Shares How Executive On-boarding Attracts and Retains Talent Do you have senior-level employees who are new to the area or have just been promoted to a role that necessitates increased community engagement?  Could you or your employees benefit from a deeper connection to the community, thereby your organization?  Pia Flanagan, Granby resident and Vice President & Senior Counsel, MassMutual Financial Group, participated in Leadership Greater Ha […]

Fun & Rec

Meadowbrook Summer Sizzler

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MeadowBrook of Granby played host to about 50 local seniors from Simsbury, Granby, and East Granby on July 15.  This annual happy hour boasts live entertainment, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, refreshing beverages, and desserts. Door prizes were also awarded to several lucky guests. MeadowBrook of Granby hosts fourth annual senior summer sizzler […]

Events

Granville’s Nobile & Cooley Museum Events

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Here’s what’s happening at the NCCHP museum at the drum factory in August.  Mark your calendars and visit soon! The Danes are here!  The newest rotating exhibit features the Danish colony that settled in Granville in the late 1800’s.  Come learn about Denmark and how, when, where and why so many Danes settled in Granville.  Many old artifacts are on display including a shipping trunk and wooden shoes as well as many pictures of the early Danish families. […]

Great Outdoors

Erin Pirro for Hartford Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list for 2014

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Erin Pirro of West Granby was named to the Hartford Business Journal’s 2014 40 under 40 list. As a farm business consultant for Farm Credit East, Erin has been helping farmers and agriculturists, large and small, make their businesses run better since 2001. With a background in agricultural economics, her focus has been on benchmarking and profitability improvement. Good management is about choices, prioritization, and decisions. It’s her job to give them the focus they need to prepar […]

School & Sports

Annual Trike-A-Thon

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Creative Learning Preschool held their annual Trike-a-thon to raise money to donate to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The children raised more than $500. Photo by Jodi Angers […]

Town/Govt

Special Voter Registration Session  Tuesday, July 29 from 2 to 4 pm

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The Registrar of Voters will be holding a special session of voterregistration Tuesday, July 29th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, two weeks before the Republican primary. Registration will be held in the Registrar’s Office at Granby Town Hall15 North Granby Road, Granby. This is an  opportunity to register new voters, to make changes or just check your voter registration. The deadline for unaffiliated voters to join the Republicanparty to participate in the primary by mail is […]

Events

NEAM Summertime Activities

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NEAM’s Summertime Activities The New England Air Museum will hold family fun programs starting June 30. Soar into the adventure, stories, simulation and science of flight this summer. Visitors will have the chance to get up close and personal with the museum’s 80 display aircraft. A variety of activities will be offered each day such as build and fly challenge activities, flight science demonstrations and the chance to sit in the cockpit of an aircraft. The Flight Sim Spot, open e […]

Town/Govt

North Barn Renovation at Holcomb Farm

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Selectmen approve renovation plans for North Barn at Holcomb FarmBy Shirley MurthaIn opening the Board of Selectmen meeting on June 2, First Selectman Scott Kuhnly noted that the board listened to the numerous concerns expressed at the informational meeting on May 21 and made changes to the North Barn renovation plan. Modifications were made to both the facade and the windows, which were deemed too modern and not in keeping with the agricultural campus. Also, because of the Farm’s capital campai […]

Great Outdoors

Holcomb Farm Update

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About 60 people met in the Farm’s loft for appetizers and drinks. Created by Julie Wern, the appetizers were as visually enticing as they were tasty arranged on tables decorated with amazing floral pieces designed by Tony Cappelli. Groups of 10 or 12 people proceeded to the homes of five hosts, the Bystrowskis, Emerys, Lareaus, Lofinks and Spevaceks. The group pictured here had convened on the back deck of the Spevacek home to enjoy the view and the setting sun. From l., Carol and Squire B […]

Fun & Rec

Granby Soccer Update

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Rovers Girls U13 have an undefeated seasonCongratulations to the Rovers Girls U13 soccer team for their phenomenal undefeated season. They scored 36 goals and only allowed 3. Way to go girls! Special thanks to Coach Mark Williams and Assistant Coaches Scott Price and Laura Wassick. Pictured are, front row (l-r): Emily Wassick, Sara Jahrstorfer, Hunter Price, Hailey Price, Amina Wertz, Elizabeth Volg, Catie Bystrowski; back row (l-r): coach Mark Williams, Caitlin Strzegowski, Siena Sandridge […]

Great Outdoors

What’s Growing in Granby….?

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Lost Acres Vineyard on Lost Acres Road Summer at Lost Acres Vineyards is a celebration of nature.  Bountiful is the perfect descriptor for this time of the year, making it an especially interesting time to visit the vines. In July, the focus in the vineyard is hedging the vines to keep the growth under control. In August, the grape clusters will begin showing signs of veraison, which is the beginning of the ripening of the fruit. Out in the vineyards we are pulling leaves off the vine. Thi […]

School & Sports

Awards

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Three Granby softball and two Granby baseball players were named all conference. The ceremony was held in Windsor Locks May 30. Pictured from l–r: Jaimee Kidd, Marc Adams, Jen Szilagyi, Jake King and Samantha Groskritz. […]

Events

Blood Pressure Screenings

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FVVNA Events Blood Pressure Screenings The Farmington Valley VNA’s free blood pressure screenings are available without appointment on: Tuesday, July 1 and Aug. 5, 9–10:30 a.m. at the Farmington Valley YMCA and Wednesday, July 9 and Aug. 13, 10–11 a.m. at East Hartland Town Hall; Thursdays, July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31; Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Granby Senior Center; Monday, July 7, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at First Church Parish House, East Hartlan […]

Events

Ms Support Group

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The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at the Salmon Brook Apartments located at 287 Salmon Brook St. at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month. For more information, please contact Jane at 860-653-2436. Friends cycle for MS: Daria Vanderveer, right, and friend Melissa Roti, left, pose at the finish line of the 2014 Praxair Bike MS Ride, presented by Louis Dreyfus Commodities, which took place at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on June 8. […]

School & Sports

Kindergarten Meetup

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A kindergarten get-acquainted event will be held from 5 – 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 26, in Salmon Brook Park following the Meet and Greet at Kearns School. Join other kindergarten students and their families for a special time at the park near the playground and pavilion 4. Come and enjoy a free hot dog, fruit and drink, bounce houses, organized games and make a craft to wear home. The event is sponsored by the Granby Early Childhood Council (GECC). For more information about this event […]

Events

Granby Camera Club

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Granby Camera Club The Granby Camera Club does not hold meetings during the summer months. The next meeting will be on Monday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. To learn more about the club  visit: www.GranbyCameraClub.com. […]

Verse

Cossitt Friends Programs

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Cossitt Friends Programs Summer Reading Clubs The hazy lazy days of summer are here. What better way to relax than to treat your family to the good reads found at Cossitt Library while enjoying ice tea or lemonade, courtesy of the Friends. They offer Summer of the Readasaurus Club for elementary students and old friend Curious George’s Read-To-Me Club for younger patrons. There are no meetings. Children may join any time and bring a friend. The clubs conclude with Georg […]