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Building on last year’s successful return of the Gran-Bee, the Granby Education Foundation will hold the 18th Bee on Friday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the GMHS auditorium. This free community event always delivers family fun so save the date for trivia, silly costumes, lots of bee puns and maybe even a little music.
The first 2023 meeting of the Granby Charter Revision Commission took place on Jan. 12 in the Town Hall Meeting Room.
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 telephone.
Should I buy an electric car? This question has been on my mind for the last year or so, and I’d like to share what I’ve learned about the many pros and cons of owning an electric vehicle (EV).
The Women’s group met on a rainy January morning for a program featuring three volunteers with the Bright Spot Canine along with their therapy dogs, Rambler, Willie and Deja.
Just in time for 2022 holiday sales, winemakers Kevin Riggott and Michelle Neidermeyer of Lost Acres Vineyard released their newest variety of white wine, which they call Once in a Blue Moon.
There is a new non-profit in town. The newly created Friends of the Granby Public Libraries, Inc. came into being in January to combine the strengths of the Friends of Granby Public Library and the Friends of F.H. Cossitt Library with the mission of supporting the Granby Public Library System. This merger, which took years to complete, was a team effort between the groups with help from Pro Bono Partnership lawyers, the library director and with the support of the Library Board.
On the national holiday celebrating the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) sponsored a Civil Rights bus tour virtual panel discussion. The panel consisted of Granby residents, Ken and Rose Mouning, Pastor Clark Pfaff and Ellen Thomson who participated in the tour this past summer.
There was great excitement as members from First Congregational Church and South Congregational Church gathered on Jan. 8 to celebrate the official creation of Granby Congregational Church, UCC, with a party complete with cake and balloons.
Jabberhead Agency, a full-service Digital Marketing Agency, founded in 2016 by Granby native Janice Gucciardi, celebrates its five-year anniversary this month.
Spring is here and summer just around the corner. And we are turning the corner on COVID too.
On April 1, John Dewey captured this photo in his backyard on Copper Hill Road in Granby. The black bear ate from the feeder and eventually broke it—clearly giving Dewey the message that it was time to bring the bird feeders in for the season.
Granby’s annual Memorial Day parade and program will be held on Monday, May 31. Parade Marshal James O. Hall announced that the honorary parade marshal this year is Maurice J. Brassard, World War II U.S. Army Air Corps.
Aquarion Water Company announced a water conservation program that includes a mandatory sprinkler irrigation schedule for its customers in East Granby, Granby and Simsbury.
Anna Sogliuzzo, 15 Old Orchard Road, addressed the board requesting all board meetings to be recorded on Zoom, as well as GCTV. She thanked Ballard for the efforts he has been making and feels members of the board should be free to express themselves.
In order to help meet our obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, the United States should invest public funds into cultured-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughter.
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.
Spring is finally here. After our long pandemic year, we look to the future with optimism. Granby Democrats are hard at work making our community a better place to live, raise a family, work, play and retire.
Individuals with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems live, work and contribute to our communities.
Registered voter numbers in Connecticut have shifted considerably in the past few years reflecting movement away from the two major parties to the unaffiliated list. The defections appear to have occurred at a greater rate from the Republican party compared to the Democratic party.
Municipal elections are at the forefront of state political activities in Connecticut. However, the 2022 gubernatorial “season” is on the minds of voters.
The collaborative effort with East Granby Public Schools for providing breakfast and lunch to East Granby students is going extremely well. For the month of February, a daily average of 170 breakfasts and 224 lunches were served.
If you missed the Salmon Brook Historical Society’s award-winning Stroll through Granby History in October or you did not make it to all 32 sites, you are in luck—The Stroll is returning from Friday, May 28 to Friday, June 25.
The Granby Women’s Breakfast Group presents a spring program entitled The Art of Flower Gardening, with local master gardener Barry Avery, on Tuesday, May 4, at 1:30 p.m., via Zoom.
In its first foray into journalism competitions, the Granby Drummer came away with a number of honors from the Connecticut Press Club’s 2020 Communications Contest. The contest is held annually and spans a variety of categories—e.g., news writing, specialty articles, speeches, columns, personality profiles, photo essays, books, and more.
The Granby office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties is pleased to announce that Nancy Reardon has been named the #1 Sales Agent in 2020 for having the highest number of sales. This award encompasses the entire Berkshire Hathaway New England properties network in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.
Connecticut DECA hosted a virtual state conference this year for the first time, modifying a usually-packed event at the Aqua Turf Club. With over 58 chapters and 2,500 student competitors and advisors, Connecticut DECA kept students engaged and more inspired than ever during the historic virtual competition.
Paxton Diaz, of Granby, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology.