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Rob Flanigan captured this stunning drone photo of sunset over Granby Center on Nov. 1, before the rich autumn colors faded away.
The Town Boards and administration have begun to look ahead to the next fiscal year, running from July 1, 2023, thru June 30, 2024 (FY24).
When December rolls around, many families make a tradition of driving around to see the spectacular Christmas lights in town.
Behind the scenes, a huge amount of preparation went into hosting a very steady election turnout in Granby and a record turnout for a midterm election.
As we enter our 53rd year of publishing the Granby Drummer, our mission remains the same as it was in 1970: to inform and educate all Granby residents on issues affecting our town through distribution of a free publication.
I would like to say a few words in support of and in appreciation for the non-profit farming programs, and specifically for the Fresh Access Program offered to seniors in the community through the Granby Senior Center.
With all the construction going on at the Routes 10 and 189 junction, we oldsters at Granby Homes for Seniors, AKA Stony Hill Village, see a lot more people walking through the compound—not wearing masks, letting their dogs pee on our things, dumping your dog poop in our trash, taking pictures of our apartments…. really now.
The Granby Living Facebook group is 10 years old this December. It was started with the goal of providing information to help and support our community. In recent years we have held an annual fundraiser to support two very worthwhile local charities, Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen and the Granby Food Bank.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
Granby artist Alexander Anisimov invites the public to An Exhibition of Things Called Art, at 2 Park Place Gallery in Granby center.
Granby Land Trust Board Member and photographer Dave Emery, Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Property Steward Bob Saunders and property neighbor John Miller installed two additional wood duck nest boxes at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby during a snowstorm on Feb. 22.
As a child, my family only went to the doctor when we were really ill. For financial reasons, most common problems were treated at home — for a sore throat, gargling with salt and water; for sprains, soaking in warm water and Epsom salt; for colds and coughs, Vicks VapoRub, honey, and cough syrup from the drug store (sometimes prescribed by the doctor); for cuts and scrapes, peroxide.
Currently, the last day of school is Friday, June 11. With the snow day on Monday, two out of the five emergency days have been used.
Citizens for a Better Granby, publishers of the Granby Drummer will award a $1,500 college scholarship to a graduating high school senior. To qualify, a student must be a Granby resident and be pursuing a career in communications or journalism.
Granby Parents for a Safe Graduation (GPSG), an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that plans and coordinates a substance-free Grad Night celebration for Granby Memorial High School graduates, is seeking donations from the community.
The Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) offers annual scholarships to graduating Granby Memorial High School seniors. Applicants must be Granby residents who are soon-to-be graduates who have been accepted at an institution of higher learning approved by the selection committee.
All across America, restaurants are shutting their doors. Some would argue you’d have to be crazy to consider launching a food business right now. Yet that’s exactly what one Connecticut man did.
Families, teachers and Abigail Phelps Chapter members gathered virtually on March 14 to announce winners of the American History Essay Contests.
It was WWII, and the United States needed a code. The code they needed was like a language: they would need to assign words that meant something else to another word, and then use that code to send letters to fellow soldiers.
Beginning on Monday, April 5, patrons will be able to browse in the Adult and Teen areas of the library without an appointment.
Emma, her sister and John were driving to the park for an Easter egg hunt. Emma and her sister were so excited, they could hardly wait.
Don’t miss Holcomb Farm’s Spring Plant Sale! If you’re considering planting your own garden—or even just a few pots on the deck—come to the sale at Holcomb Farm on Mother’s Day Weekend, May 6–8, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
Spring is coming, and with it all the joys of gardening. If you love to garden, but don’t have a sunny garden spot, the Granby Community Garden might be just the place for you.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of technology to deliver health information, advice, and veterinary care for companion animals. Veterinarians offered curbside services to diagnose and treat pets.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. Climate change, habitat loss, intensive farming, and pesticides are all major contributors to losses of both native insect pollinators and commercially managed honeybee colonies in the United States.
On March 18, Susan Patricelli Regan, president of Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation gave testimony to the Connecticut Real Estate and Insurance Committee on House Bill 6626, lines 71-84, which references “An act requiring insurance coverage for equine therapy for Veterans suffering from PTSD” (originally S.B. 498 proposed by Senator John A. Kissel, CT District 7).
On Wednesday, April 21 at 1 p.m., the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will host a presentation, via Zoom, by Jason Scappaticci, associate dean of student affairs, Manchester Community College. His talk will be about the U.S.S. United States, the fastest ship in the world.
The Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) will begin accepting donations on June 1, so please start to set aside your donations for the big book sale event that will be held Sept. 24 – 26 at Holcomb Farm.
