Recent Stories

Local Voices

New Drummer Team

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The Granby Drummer is thrilled to announce that our new managing editor is Jen Bell.

Letter to the Editor

Please learn CPR

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Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the world. Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. Almost three out of four of those happen at home.

Town/Govt

Referendum Result

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The Town’s Bonding Budget Referendum on Dec. 20 resulted in approval of the bonding question. The official voting results were: 373 “yes” votes and 70 “no” votes.

Town/Govt

Town of Granby Meeting Calendar

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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.

Town/Govt

Technology plan aims to make Granby a “smart town”

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At the Dec. 5 meeting of the Granby Board of Selectmen, Town Manager Erica Robertson presented an update on the town’s Technology Plan. The primary goal of the plan is for the town to strive to be a “smart town,” that is one that leverages technology to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of services for its residents.

CT Valley Views

CTVV: Update with Dr. Jordan Grossman

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Susan Patricelli Regan (left), host of CT Valley Views, again speaks with Dr. Jordan Grossman (right), superintendent of Granby Public Schools, regarding the COVID-19 challenges to the curriculum, budget, student and parent adjustments and planning for 2021 year.

CT Valley Views

CTVV interviews SAM CT Chair

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The SAM CT Task Force was created in Connecticut in 2019 to provide real competition to the two-party monopoly that has had a stranglehold on voters for decades and that forces candidates into partisan camps focused on reelection rather than issues that concern the voters of the Constitution State.

NOT WANTED

Cabin Fever

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If you’re sick and tired of the pandemic era and going a little stir-crazy, break through the winter blues by joining your neighbors to take action on invasive plants.

Fun & Rec

Parks & Recreation

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Date Night Yoga Class: Saturday, Feb. 13, 3–4 p.m., at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

People

Holiday wishes from the Thomases

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Virginia and JD Thomas send season’s greetings from North Carolina. They miss all their Granby friends and would love to hear from them.

Health Notes

COVID-19 Vaccines: Just The Facts

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Vaccines to prevent COVID-19 are currently the best hope for ending the pandemic. Knowing the benefits, how they work, possible side effects, and the importance of continued infection prevention steps is essential in this goal.

In Town Focus

Men’s Breakfast e-Group

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The next Granby Men’s Breakfast e-Group meeting is Friday, Feb. 12. The Granby Memorial High School Chorus, directed by Mindy Shilansky, will bring a musical experience to the Zoom environment,

In Town Focus

Camera Club

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The Granby Camera Club is not able to use the Granby Senior Center for its meetings at this time. However, the club continues sharing, communicating and enjoying photography with monthly Zoom meetings.

In Town Focus

St. Pauly Shed Reopened

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West Granby United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that our St. Pauly Shed has reopened for donations of clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets/pillowcases and curtains/drapes.

In Town Focus

MS Support Group

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The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will resume when the Granby Senior Center reopens. Meetings are at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month. For more information, please contact Meaghan at 860-428-2463.

In Town Focus

Women’s Breakfast

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Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. Author Janet Barrett will discuss her book Comanche and His Captain—the Warhorse and the Soldier of Fortune. Barrett remembers her father first telling her about Comanche when she was about eight years old.

Town/Govt

GRANBY PLANNING & ZONING MINUTES

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Application seeking a Special Permit under Zoning Regulations Section 3.12.1 for a multi-family use, apartments, for property located at 17 Hartford Avenue, COCE Zone. File Z-28-20.

Happenings at the Center

The Senior Skinny

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Please visit granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities. All programs are currently being held on Zoom.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Advice for home gardeners from Farmer Joe

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Welcome to 2021. Things may seem very quiet at Holcomb Farm this time of year, but in fact the Friends of Holcomb Farm are busy welcoming almost 100 new members through our year-end fundraising appeals and building an army of Tree Trail Stewards to assure that the investments we are making in the fields and forests are accessible to the whole community.

Town/Govt

Public Works

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Trash Pick-Up: Presidents’ Day (Feb. 15) is not a trash holiday. Please put your trash out on your regularly scheduled day.

People

Keeping up with The Suffield Players

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Mapleton Hall has been closed since March 2020, but The Players have been busy with renovations at the historic theatre home, while still producing virtual shows and theatre workshops.

Historic Footnotes

The Loom in the Attic

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The Granby Land Trust acquired the Wilcox property on Simsbury Road, owned by the late Steve Wilcox Hastings, in 2019. Since it does not have houses on its property, the Trust generously offered the late 18th century home to the Salmon Brook Historical Society if we agreed to preserve and maintain it.