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The BE SMART Campaign has provided educational materials and free gun locks to the Granby, East Granby and Avon communities for the past five years.
The new year offers new beginnings, but unfortunately, it is also a peak period for the transmission of colds, flu, Covid and other respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses. This year the trifecta of respiratory illnesses is especially hitting Connecticut. Being inside more, in dry air, with the proximity of other people leads to more infections.
The annual Granby Lions Club Christmas Tree delivery drew many Lions, their family members, GMHS Leos and students to quickly unload 500 trees on Nov. 26.
You may think things are quiet at Holcomb Farm in the winter months, but you would be wrong. While the fields rest under the ice and snow, our farm crew is busy harvesting and distributing the winter crop.
Hikers on Holcomb Farm’s Tree Trail pass a large kiosk on their way up the initial hill. The kiosk’s front side has a map of the trails; the back side has seasonal information on trees, biological processes and birds. The new bird information that went up this month is about robins that we see in Granby during the winter.
You haven’t tasted spinach until you’ve tasted Holcomb Farm spinach.
Many homes in Granby are over a century old, with rich and complex histories reflecting the transformation of Granby from a solely agricultural community to a thriving suburb.
Phase 1 of the Water Infiltration Prevention Project, involving exterior work to the Cossitt Library building to repair and restore the areas on the north and east sides of the building’s upper story, is 99 percent complete.
Every so often, especially this time of year, I run out of material.
Nine members of the Westfield State University field hockey team were named to the Little East Conference’s Fall 2022 All-Academic Team, including Morgan Wichmann.
Children who will be five years of age on or before Jan. 1, 2022 must be registered for the 2021-22 school year.
While mid-January is traditionally the time when the Three Boards—Selectmen, Education and Finance—come together to collectively review budget projections for the next fiscal year of FY22, pandemic restrictions preclude the 18 members of these boards from physically meeting. Instead, the two operating boards have forwarded to the Board of Finance the look-aheads at next year—the Plus One budget forecast—as prepared by their respective administrators.
The Board of Selectmen called for a Public Hearing for public comment regarding the proposed sale of portions of town-owned land at 4 North Granby Road and 3 East Granby Road. Ward stated he received no comments, either written or oral, on the Public Hearing. No other public addressed the Public Hearing.
An upside of the pandemic is that more of us are getting outside for some exercise. Roadside walkers, runners and bikers are far more common than a year ago.
On behalf of the Granby Lions Club, a huge THANK YOU to all who supported the Lions’ annual Christmas tree sale. It was one of the most successful ever, and all the money donated is put directly back into our community, notably college scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
The Granby Living Facebook group is a proud supporter of the Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen and the Granby Food Bank. Both charities perform a vital role in our community and sadly this year has meant an increase in those that need help.
I was thrilled to learn cultured meat won regulatory approval in Singapore. This is a global first. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without killing animals.
I no longer live in Granby, but was a resident for 62 years, and now live at McLeans. I just read the op-ed from Susan Patricelli Regan and letter from Bill Regan in the December issue.
Just as commentary, I am providing a portion of a Jan. 12 article from CT Viewpoints, by Michael Gargano, on public education as he sees it on the U.S. front. On my part it is not meant to reflect Granby’s status, merely as a diverse perspective on the subject.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date and time, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
The Farmington Valley YMCA is excited to announce that the 50th Granby Road Race will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Founded by David Hildreth, Dave Bale and Dennis Lobo in May 1971, the Granby Road Race is one of Connecticut’s oldest historic events and runners have the option to register for either a 5K or 10K.
The Lost Acres Fire Department provided the “sleigh” for Santa’s drive through Granby on Dec. 13.
Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its dean’s list for the fall semester; the following local students were included:
The Granby Ambulance Association (GAA) provides basic and advanced life support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the towns of East Granby, East Hartland and Granby.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire community for the support you have provided our staff and students this school year.
The Wilcox Family Homestead on Simsbury Road in West Granby on a beautiful winter day. The Salmon Brook Historical Society now owns and protects the Wilcox house and barn, and the Granby Land Trust owns and protects the property, including the agricultural fields currently being farmed by Gary Cirullo of the Garlic Farm.
Amidst a crazy year filled with incredible change and adjustments, the Zen Restaurant Group teamed up with a volunteer-based community kitchen in order to provide to-go Thanksgiving dinners to anyone and everyone in town.
Since choral singers world-wide are prevented by the pandemic from gathering in person, the Farmington Valley Chorale will again host a virtual season with a multi-faceted program that will provide new opportunities for singers to engage with music making and learning.
If you missed the Salmon Brook Historical Society’s Stroll Through Granby History on Salmon Brook Street in the fall, or you did not make it to all the sites, you can see the same information on the society’s website.