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Granby Celebrates Juneteenth will again fill Salmon Brook Park with music, speakers, education, food, and celebration. This second event, on Saturday, June 17, from 3:30 to 9 p.m., will be bigger and better than last year—and we’re counting on the weather to cooperate! Rain date is June 18.
This year, Friends of the Granby Public Libraries (FOGPL) 40th annual Used Book Sale will be held on July 28, 29 and 30 at Holcomb Farm.
It happened one day last summer. Driving into Salmon Brook Park I saw a few people playing tennis. At least that’s what it looked like. They were playing doubles and crowding the nets more than usual. I didn’t think anything of it until I was heading out of the park later and stopped to watch. They were playing tennis with a whiffle ball. Huh.
In the fall of 1982, while John Horr was studying electrical engineering at the University of Hartford, he met Pat Zavisza in an emergency response technician (EMT) class. Forty-one years later, the couple has two grown children, a young granddaughter, a passion for off-road vehicles—and a profound but quiet impact on the Granby community.
Good Company Theater, a local non-profit organization, announced the return of its interactive murder mystery show at Lost Acres Vineyard. Guests are “invited” to the corporate retreat of a unique dating app company to spend a relaxing evening sipping wine and chatting with employees and investor—until a shocking murder disrupts the festivities!
Last month we explained why it is important to select a range of native flowers that have pollen and nectar available from late March until November. The April issue had suggestions for early and mid-spring. This issue continues with ideas through autumn.
On March 20, Granby’s Board of Selectmen joined with members of the Conservation Committee to honor the winner of the 2022-23 Conservation Commission Yard Sign design contest.
If you’ve ever been a Cub Scout or have a child in scouting, you know that one of the biggest events of the year is the Pinewood Derby. Starting with just a seven-inch-long block of wood, scouts—along with their parents—work weeks to design, cut, drill, sand, hammer and paint their block into a car design of their choosing, and compete for first place down a 30-foot-long, 16-inch-wide track.
On March 19, Farmington Valley Plumbing hosted Granby Cub Scout Den 9 Troop 325 for a visit to explore its shop. Scouts got to see the many parts, tools and piping in the shop and how the right tools make the job easier.
The Seniors Job Bank (SJB), the non-profit community resource that connects people over 50 wanting to work with businesses, households, government agencies and other employers chose officers and a director at its annual meeting.
In 2018 Ashley Puglise entered GMHS as a freshman. After years of being on the Bearcats elementary- and middle-school-aged cheer squad, it made sense for her to continue cheering at the high school level.
An important change from 2020—there will NOT be any mass mailing of applications this year, due to lack of state and federal funding. Thanks to an extension of the 2020 executive orders, all registered voters can opt to obtain and fill out an absentee ballot application, vote absentee, and use the black Official Ballot Drop Box located in front of Town Hall to deposit their completed applications and ballots as was allowed in 2020.
The Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will rejoin for the first time since COVID on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Reservations are a must since seating is limited.
Eversource sent a large contingent of crews and support personnel to Louisiana to assist with the massive power restoration after Hurricane Ida. Andy Ouellette (in yellow vest), an Eversource lead safety advisor from East Granby, is shown with the team in Raceland, a community hard hit by Ida.
Matt Huebner spotted a massive ring of mushrooms at Stop & Shop in Granby and did some research. It seems that in English and Celtic folklore, fairy rings were caused by fairies or elves dancing in a circle.
I fish for lots of reasons: quality time with friends and family; the opportunity to enjoy and learn about nature; the satisfaction of eating a fish I caught and prepared. But I am also drawn to the possibility of catching a remarkable fish, maybe even a state record.
Annukka Ritalahti’s first solo art exhibition was in 1981. Now after 40 years she is celebrating her journey as an artist exhibiting new stained-glass pieces and a collection of glass jewelry at Lost Acres Vineyard through Oct. 10.
The Granby Artists Association is excited to present the GAA All Member Show Oct. 2 through Oct. 29 at the Granby Public Library. In a continuing effort to create a vibrant and supportive community for the arts, the GAA invites its entire membership to show off their talents.
With another season of the seasonal flu and continuing COVID concerns, questions arise regarding when to immunize and general safety.
Voters will have the opportunity to vote for 22 open seats. In the past, the Board of Selectmen race has caused some confusion.
The Granby Women’s Breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 3, will host guest speaker, Joe O’Grady, Farm Manager of Holcomb Farms, discussing Holcomb Farms past and future.
I was wondering if it is a myth that there was a COVID-19 effect of open kennels at animal shelters due to increased demand. So, I called the Connecticut Humane Society and spoke to Susan Wollschlager, the marketing and communications manager.
On Aug. 27, a group of 16 hardy Granby Land Trust members met in complete darkness at the Katan-Ensor Preserve trailhead and hiked by the light of their headlamps to Scarlet Tanager Lookout on the GLT’s Schlicht Family Preserve. From there, they watched dawn break over Granby. Don Shaw captured the magical moment with this stunning photograph.
Welcome back, Granby! Summer has passed, a much better summer than last year—unless you’re a farmer. Unfortunately, COVID is still making its impact.
A vigil was held in late spring on Granby’s green in memory of George Floyd. Sponsored by Granby Racial Reconciliation, this was one of many opportunities the group provided to foster racial justice.
This past July Granby’s town treasurer, John Adams, received word that Standard & Poor (S&P) Global Ratings reaffirmed its “AA+” credit rating and stable outlook for Granby’s $5 million series general obligation bonds that will fund the bridge and school projects approved by the town referendum back in late spring of 2019.
The Republican and Democrat Town Committees met in July to nominate candidates to stand for office in the Nov. 2 municipal election, and both parties found unanimous support for their slates.
The board voted (4-0-0) to create an Affordable Housing Committee.
