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The Holcomb Tree Trail is a small arboretum on the Town-owned, 312-acre Holcomb Farm in West Granby. Volunteers planted its first 16 trees in October 2018. Some of those trees, including a Princeton Elm, are now more than 15 feet tall. Planting has continued, with the total plantings now numbering about 80 trees. One of the design principles has been to plant trees with spring blooms or fall color—or both.
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk—honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
— Samuel Scoville Jr.
Several people showed up to plant wildflower plugs in the meadow across from Maple View Farm on Salmon Brook Street.
Both major parties will hold primaries on Aug. 9.
As we head into picnic and cookout season, this recipe will hopefully be one of your new favorites.
Jason Levesque, principal of Jason E. Levesque Construction of Barkhamsted, presents a $2,500 donation to Brian Liss, executive director of the Farmington Valley YMCA on May 26.
This month, as the school year is winding down, I’ll highlight youth programs offered by the town. In addition to its fantastic school district, Granby provides programs and services for youth through the Recreation Department, the Granby Public Library and Youth Services.
It is anticipated that both major parties will need to primary this August. If a primary is held on Aug. 9, voting will take place in the Granby Town Hall Meeting Room from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Make plans to attend the first Granby Celebrates Juneteenth festival at Salmon Brook Park—a free arts festival hosted by Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) on Saturday, June 18 from 3 to 8:30 p.m.
Back in the Holcomb Farm Farm Store for another season is the infamous umami bomb… black garlic!
These three elm trees are on the Tree Trail at Holcomb Farm. All three were planted in October 2018, and have grown several feet since.
There is something about hardship (for example, a pandemic) that brings out the best in many people, and the many supporters of the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program is a case in point.
The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series 2020-2021 Season has been cancelled due to the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
This is an historic election year, with a pandemic adding to an already hotly contested election. New poll workers are needed for data entry, for helping at Town Hall for Election Day Registration, at the Senior Center for Central Absentee Counting, as well as working at the polls in the GMHS Community Gym.
Twenty exhibiting members of the Granby Artists Association (GAA) are showing their work at the Windsor Art Center (WAC) from Oct. 1 to Oct. 29.
What does it mean to be vital? To be truly needed? Essential? Important?
The Farmington Valley Chorale continues its 50th anniversary year with a multi-faceted program that provides new opportunities for singers to engage with music making and learning.
Critical to the administrative infrastructure of Connecticut, the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) oversees a wide range of programs promoting business retention and recruitment, Brownfield redevelopment, the arts, historic preservation and tourism.
A large selection of books are available for sale on the Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) Used Book Sale table and book carts. The selection varies from month to month.
East Granby has opened its first story trail at the East Granby Land Trust’s Ian Clark Preserve. Family hikers are welcome to explore the half-mile loop and enjoy the story, When Grandma Gives You A Lemon Tree, by Suffield author, Jamie L. B. Deenihan and illustrated by Lorraine Rocha.
Kerry Anne Riek, operations manager at ECRI, and Christopher Kenneth Dauerbach, a landscape architect at Derstine Landscaping Design and Build, were married on May 24, in Pennsylvania.
The McLean Life Plan Community has moved forward with plans to construct a residential building adjacent to the current Burkholder building in the McLean Village, which overlooks beautiful Hop Meadow Country Club.
Transfer Station hours: In addition to Saturdays, the transfer station will be open Wednesday 8 a.m. to noon through Nov. 18.
All programs will be held online via Zoom. Pre-registration is required.
Over the past year, Not Wanted has identified some of Granby’s worst invasive plants, discussed control strategies, and described alternative plants. We could cover many more invasives—the state list includes almost 100.
Rev. Haynes spent the next 30 years of his ministry in West Rutland, Vt. His congregation was very attached to him and vigorously objected to any disparaging remarks about their “coloured minister.”
Too soon the summer has left us —
In the gardens, the flowers have produced their seeds.
Granby Public Schools will start the school year on Sept. 1, 2020, using a hybrid model as a transition to a full reopening. This will allow the implementation of proactive health and safety protocols.
Squadron Capital’s David Pelizzon made summer camp possible for many children with a gift of $100,000. Holding the check is (l-r) YMCA Director Brian Liss, Pelizzon and Aina Hoskins, also of Squadron Capital.
