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When SPC Ricky Emmons lost his life in the Afghanistan conflict, friends donated a bench in his honor that was installed on the Granby town green. With the recent road widing project, the bench was moved to a safer spot in front of Grass Roots Ice Cream. Never forget.
The Granby Lions Club awarded scholarships to three Granby Memorial High School seniors. Granby Lions scholarships are based upon financial need, academic achievement, school and extracurricular activities, community service, recommendation letters and personal essays.
The Granby Board of Selectmen held two Open House sessions on June 13.
Chuck Taczanowsky of East Granby made a generous donation to Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) for its first Juneteenth Celebration.
Highlights from the meeting held on June 1st, 2022
On May 25, GMHS student Natalie Scanlon was the #1 singles winner of the North Central Connecticut Conference tournament, and was named All Conference.
Claire Newhall, of East Granby, graduated in May with a B.A. honors in fine arts from Saint Anselm College.
On or about Nov. 1, 2022, the special services department of the Granby Public Schools will destroy all special education and related records of students who are no longer enrolled in the school system for a period of seven years or greater.
On August 30, the doors to one of the best school districts in Connecticut opened for the 2022-23 school year. We welcomed our returning families and those new to our district to what promises to be a great school year for Granby Public Schools.
The Youth Service Bureau is excited for the start of a new school year.
Just as commentary, I am providing a portion of a Jan. 12 article from CT Viewpoints, by Michael Gargano, on public education as he sees it on the U.S. front. On my part it is not meant to reflect Granby’s status, merely as a diverse perspective on the subject.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date and time, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
The Farmington Valley YMCA is excited to announce that the 50th Granby Road Race will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Founded by David Hildreth, Dave Bale and Dennis Lobo in May 1971, the Granby Road Race is one of Connecticut’s oldest historic events and runners have the option to register for either a 5K or 10K.
The Lost Acres Fire Department provided the “sleigh” for Santa’s drive through Granby on Dec. 13.
Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its dean’s list for the fall semester; the following local students were included:
The Granby Ambulance Association (GAA) provides basic and advanced life support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the towns of East Granby, East Hartland and Granby.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire community for the support you have provided our staff and students this school year.
The Wilcox Family Homestead on Simsbury Road in West Granby on a beautiful winter day. The Salmon Brook Historical Society now owns and protects the Wilcox house and barn, and the Granby Land Trust owns and protects the property, including the agricultural fields currently being farmed by Gary Cirullo of the Garlic Farm.
Amidst a crazy year filled with incredible change and adjustments, the Zen Restaurant Group teamed up with a volunteer-based community kitchen in order to provide to-go Thanksgiving dinners to anyone and everyone in town.
Since choral singers world-wide are prevented by the pandemic from gathering in person, the Farmington Valley Chorale will again host a virtual season with a multi-faceted program that will provide new opportunities for singers to engage with music making and learning.
If you missed the Salmon Brook Historical Society’s Stroll Through Granby History on Salmon Brook Street in the fall, or you did not make it to all the sites, you can see the same information on the society’s website.
Rob Flanigan captured this image of the tobacco barns on Phelps Road in mid-December.
KAZOOM
Mondays, Feb. 8 and 22, 5:30 p.m.: Join us for fun, musical guessing games.
In 2018, the New England Air Museum unveiled a major new exhibit on the history and technology of Connecticut-based Kaman Corporation, and the lifetime of innovation by company founder Charles Kaman.
Do you worry about how much someone drinks? Find out if Al-Anon is right for you, visit ctalanon.org
Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired in these COVID-19 times? The Farmington Valley YMCA invites all of Granby to participate in a free six-week RESET challenge designed to help transform spirit, mind and body.
Guidance was received from the Commissioner of Education’s office regarding closings for inclement weather. This does not mean every “snow day” will be a remote learning day.
Happy New Year! I am sure you are all getting a little tired of this social distancing and quarantining; I know I am.
