Recent Stories

PFLAG Granby hosts speaker

PFLAG Granby is pleased to offer a conversation about parenting trans youth and some of the issues these families face. There will be a presentation by Melissa Combs, followed by Q&A.

Granby Food Bank

We currently need: Dinty Moore beef stew, Ritz/Saltines/Town House crackers, Coffee/tea, Cooking oil, Ketchup/mustard/mayo, Dishwashing soap, Toilet paper, Facial tissues

Land Trust offers virtual tour of Preserves

You can now take a video tour of the Granby Land Trust’s (GLT) Emery and Hart Family Preserves in North Granby. Starting at the GLT’s Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve trail head located off Silver Street (these two preserves connect to the Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve trail system) you will virtually explore the Emery and Hart Family Preserves located on the Silver/Loomis Street ridgeline.

Town Hall Happenings

Fall is in full swing here in Granby, and it’s time to adjust for the cold weather and plan for leaf cleanup. The chill in the early morning air slides away as the sun comes out, and there’s lots to see and do around town. Fall brings more program offerings, completed projects from public works, and updates from the building department. Read on for news and upcoming events from various departments at Granby Town Hall.

Social Services — Nov. 2025

The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.

Painting Patriotism, Healing Wounds: The Art of Col. John Trumbull

The Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network is pleased to present a timely and engaging lecture with Walter Woodward, Painting Patriotism, Healing Wounds: The Art of Col. John Trumbull. This richly illustrated talk discusses the lifelong struggle of John Trumbull to earn respect for his art by creating a series of American history paintings, many of the Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran.

Town unveils FY26 Departmental Work Plans

Each year after the budget is approved, department heads prepare work plans for the initiatives they plan to complete with the approved funds. Departmental work plans focus on initiatives over and above daily operations with the overarching goal to “move the town forward”.

The budget—managing the beast

Board of finance members often hear, “why does the mill rate seem to always go up while in most years rates don’t change for federal and state income taxes? From the revenue perspective, this reflects that the income base to which state and federal tax rates apply generally increases annually as income levels and taxable population steadily rise.

Minutes for Town Meetings

This issue of the Drummer does not have Highlights of the various Granby board and  commission meetings.

For those interested in reading the full minutes, please visit the Granby town website, granby-ct.gov, and click on the green Agendas and Minutes button.