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Independence Day: Monday, July 4, is a holiday for Paine’s. All trash pickups will be delayed by one day for that week.
Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website, granby-ct.gov/library, or call the library at 860-844-5275. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter in person, on the website or by phone.
Granby American Legion Post #182 joined with Riverton Grange #169 for its Third Annual American Flag Retirement Ceremony recently with almost 30 participants aged 9 to 92 participating. This solemn ceremony, authorized by U.S. code title 36, section 176, states, “The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
Hobbs, Ernest “Joe” John, 96, husband of the late Elizabeth “Betty” Joyce Hobbs, May 1
Summer Sunset Concerts are returning to Salmon Brook Park for three consecutive Saturday afternoons in July.
For years, Rick Orluk and Trish Percival maintained the vegetation on the little island at the intersection of Higley and Silkey Roads. Their vigilance kept it from being paved over, but the plants growing there were planted long before their time and included the invasive Japanese barberry and non-native forsythia.
When I was a little girl, most homes and cars didn’t have air conditioning. On a hot summer’s day, the best way to cool off was to go the beach and swim in the ocean waves.
Even with cold, wind and rain, Granby Racial Reconciliation’s (GRR) inaugural Granby Celebrates Juneteenth Arts and Education Festival on June 18, 2022, held firm to honor the newest federal holiday.
Natalie Taylor is the recipient of the annual Granby Drummer Scholarship.
When you meet Father William Agyemang, you realize that you are in the presence of a joyful man. His smile is infectious, he is gregarious and welcoming, and the feeling is that he is a genuine, loving man of God.
What a summer. Now it’s finally fall! What does it bring? Who knows?
Using a model endorsed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Connecticut’s Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), Granby’s Board of Selectman directed the establishment of a Long-Term Recovery Committee (LTRC).
The drying barns at the former Davis Farm on North Granby Road are completely full with the first successful tobacco harvest.
In the last Drummer a fragment of the Democratic Town Committee took issue with my shot across the bow in the prior issue that indicated that the boards need to be focusing on flatter operating budgets and contract implications for FY22.
William Glueck, 18 Barkhamsted Road, thanked John Preete for bringing the Agbotic proposal and opportunity to the town and his willingness to work with the board. It was the first time residents and board members have seen the proposal.
The Shannon Shattuck American Legion Post 182 organized a remembrance event on Sept. 11 on the Granby Town Green.
Finance chairman Mike Guarco always has the best interest of everyone in this town foremost in his mind and heart. For many years, he has kept the Granby ship from sinking through some strenuous waters.
In the race for Connecticut House 62nd District, Audrey Lampert’s opponent Mark Anderson says he is a “compassionate conservative.” But he is not being up front about his very close association with a radical organization, the CT Republican Assembly, a private group not associated with Connecticut government (ctra.us).
This November, I’ll be supporting Audrey Lampert in the race for the 62nd state house district. I’ve known Audrey for 17 years, and worked with her as a volunteer on many local projects, including a decade with the Marquis of Granby Fyfe and Drum Corps.
Donations can be dropped off at the VNA office on Salmon Brook Street
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date and time, and get information on how to particpate on Zoom, if needed.
We are writing to voice our support for Mark Anderson, the Republican candidate for State Representative in the 62nd House District.
Please vote for Mark Anderson for state representative. Here’s all you need to know about Mark: he is a member of the steering committee of No Tolls CT, and was instrumental in the efforts to prevent tolls being imposed on Connecticut drivers.
Please support Mark Anderson for State Representative. I have been fortunate to know Mark for several years. He is trustworthy, honest and a great person.
Neighbors, I felt compelled to draft a note to let you all know a little bit about our neighbor and 62nd District State Representative Candidate Mark Anderson.
Connecticut is facing multiple crises: COVID, an economic slowdown, climate change and healthcare. We need leaders in our state government that will listen to science in creating policy.
After reading the September Letters to the Editor, I felt that I had to reply. My husband and I have been residents of the Granby community for 55 years.
The story about the Salmon Brook Monster by Mark Fiorentino in the September Drummer brought back some interesting memories.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a $2 trillion climate plan, that won praise from the previously-critical Sunrise Movement. Unfortunately, so far as I’m aware, the plan does not include funding for cultured-meat research.
I watched the August 19 Special Meeting via Zoom and was encouraged when Selectman Ballard took the initiative to delineate the proposal by Agbotic for a portion of 107 East St.