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The Halo Awards are given annually by Seven Angels Theater of Waterbury to celebrate the best of high school theater in Connecticut, with more than 80 schools from throughout the state competing each year.
I have many goals this summer—learning how to kayak, reading at least 25 books, running for 30 minutes a day, and… eating with others.
I can still remember the day vividly—I came from school a happy 10-year-old kid. I threw my backpack on the ground and ran upstairs to write in my baby blue journal. However, when I opened my desk drawer, I saw that it wasn’t there.
Madeleine McGee, GMHS 2019, graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Connecticut State University with a B.S. in health and physical education.
Highlights from the meetings held on May 10th and 24th, 2022
The invitation design contest winners for the 2022 Granby Parents for a Safe Graduation grad party recipients from left: ART CAS leader Hollie Hecht, first place winner Erin Panella-Malley, second place winner Travis Jude Green, third place winner Emma Hansen.
Africa Education Partnership (AEP), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving communities in Nigeria, felt the sting of the global pandemic along with thousands of other organizations. A benefit concert scheduled in late March 2020 was cancelled as the country shut down and regrouped.
Drop-in Construction Zone: Every Tuesday in July, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the main conference room. For ages 4-12 years with caregiver. Drop-in and explore the building stations.
Mary’s Place, A Center for Grieving Children and Families, held its ninth annual Memory Walk, on May 15 at Northwest Park in Windsor.
Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society, 208 Salmon Brook Street, offers many benefits including free tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, Christmas house tour and Wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history.
Please consider donating your bottles and cans to the Granby 4-H Robotics program on Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at South Congregational Church.
Pokemon Adventure: Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Explore our outdoor grounds and search for Pokémon. Roll the dice and see if you can capture the Pokémon or if they will run away.
The Granby Senior Center will offer all Special Events and Lifetime Learning programs for free to all current members during the months of November and December. This excludes exercise classes.
Where do spirits go when their home is destroyed? An early 19th century dwelling at 18 East Granby Road was torn down late in 1998.
Trash Holiday: Thursday, Nov. 26 —Thanksgiving—is a holiday for Paine’s. All Thursday and Friday trash pickups will be delayed by one day that week.
For maximum social distancing and safe, convenient library access, Curbside Library Pickup continues to be a great option. Library materials can be reserved online through the catalog or by telephone, and then patrons can schedule a pick-up appointment—no need to come inside.
On Oct. 3, the Granby Public Library hosted Goofy Gourds and Petrifying Pumpkins on the lawn at the main branch. The most outlandish designs earned prizes for participants and everyone received treats —no tricks!
I know we are heading into turkey season, but this month I have another fantastic chicken dish that will warm you up and dazzle your tastebuds on these cold fall nights. You can serve this over pasta or zucchini noodles or with mashed potatoes to soak up the sauce.
The stone house at 109 West Granby Road is where Helen Green lived all her life. Green was the first woman from Granby to represent the 7th District in the state legislature and she dedicated her life to public service and education.
Our pandemic puppy, Birdie, is being a pest today. She’s a nine-month-old Irish setter who was spayed last week and doesn’t understand why she can’t go outside and run.
Only 31 percent of the town’s voters have requested absentee ballots as of Oct. 16. If you wisely chose to do so, you should have received your ballot in the mail.
The Girl Scout Salmon Brook Service Unit thanks Mark Oquisanti of Mark’s Auto Parts and Recyclers for generously donating his time and space for the Girl Scouts to hold an outdoor Bridging Ceremony safely.
Valkyrie Equestrian Center held an outdoors schooling show on a gorgeous fall day in September, with student riders giving demonstrations of their skills with a limited number of family members on hand.
Application seeking a Special Permit under Zoning Regulations Section 3.5.4.3 for outdoor commercial activity to sell/store sheds with the existing garage use at 541 Salmon Brook Street in a C-2 Zone. File Z-14-20. (Postponed from July 28, 2020)
Each of the state and local candidates in the November election was invited to submit biographical information and to reply to the questions below.
This month the NOT WANTED campaign is sponsoring the first in a series of events to remove invasive plants from a visible public site in town. It will be a safe and family-friendly event with tools and expertise provided.
Last month we profiled Jenny Emery, the new executive director of Holcomb Farm. In this issue, and each upcoming one, we will feature other members of the Friends of Holcomb Farm and the staff.
Granby has a new breakfast option. Verdura, which is located in the former Farmer’s Kitchen space, is now serving breakfast.
If you Google “farming in November,” you will find lots of interesting descriptors: a time of transitions, a time for gleaning, a time to take stock. At Holcomb Farm, our strategic focus on “growing the growing season” means that while the last CSA summer share has been distributed, and the retail farm store has closed for the year, the farming continues.
November is typically when we hold our annual Harvest Dinner and Silent Auction, our single largest fundraiser in support of Fresh Access, through which Holcomb Farm grows and distributes produce to people in need in Granby and the greater Hartford Region. But, of course, there is nothing typical about 2020: so, no Harvest Dinner fundraiser this year.