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Every fall, the Granby Board of Selectmen appoints a student representative from Granby Memorial High School to attend meetings and give updates on the happenings at the school. This year, that representative is junior Chas Orluk.
Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts will present an original work, Daughters of the Appalachians, on Nov. 11, 12 and 13.
It’s mid-October as I write this, and I still haven’t turned on the oil furnace to heat my home.
Highlights from the meeting held on September 27th, 2022
The Suffield Fire Department Auxiliary will host the return of its Annual Crafts Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center Firehouse, 73 Mountain Road (Rte 168), Suffield.
On Thursday, Nov. 17, starting at 10 a.m., the Musical Club of Hartford presents a concert of classical and jazz inspired musical gems in the sanctuary of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard, West Hartford.
Farmington Valley Chorale is pleased to present a festival program, Masterworks for this Moment, for its concert on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford.
The 39th Annual Christmas Cottage Fair will be held at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 224 Lovely Street in Avon.
Join Bottoms Up on Nov. 24 for the fifth Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot to benefit patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The event will be held at Thompson Brook School at 150 Thompson Road in Avon.
What a wonderful day it was, with Stop & Shop customers raising $600 for the Second Chance Ranch.
Please vote for Mark Anderson for state representative. Here’s all you need to know about Mark: he is a member of the steering committee of No Tolls CT, and was instrumental in the efforts to prevent tolls being imposed on Connecticut drivers.
Please support Mark Anderson for State Representative. I have been fortunate to know Mark for several years. He is trustworthy, honest and a great person.
Neighbors, I felt compelled to draft a note to let you all know a little bit about our neighbor and 62nd District State Representative Candidate Mark Anderson.
Connecticut is facing multiple crises: COVID, an economic slowdown, climate change and healthcare. We need leaders in our state government that will listen to science in creating policy.
After reading the September Letters to the Editor, I felt that I had to reply. My husband and I have been residents of the Granby community for 55 years.
The story about the Salmon Brook Monster by Mark Fiorentino in the September Drummer brought back some interesting memories.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a $2 trillion climate plan, that won praise from the previously-critical Sunrise Movement. Unfortunately, so far as I’m aware, the plan does not include funding for cultured-meat research.
I watched the August 19 Special Meeting via Zoom and was encouraged when Selectman Ballard took the initiative to delineate the proposal by Agbotic for a portion of 107 East St.
Hey Granby! If there is a silver lining to 2020, maybe it’s the opportunity to question and reevaluate what works, what matters, and how prepared/ready we are as individuals and as a community to confront our challenges.
We want to thank you for your continued support and understanding as we return to Granby’s schools with safety, equity and academic excellence for our students and staff.
The Cub Scouts of Granby Pack 325 are proud to offer its second year of flag service.
In this time of the pandemic, the Salmon Brook Historical Society has found a way to stay outdoors while sharing Granby’s history. Stroll Through Granby History is an opportunity to both walk and learn while being appropriately distanced from each other because it is all done outside.
Chapple explained the procedure of the meeting and noted to those in attendance that decisions would generally be mailed to the applicant within ten days. Approval, when granted, shall be null and void if not filed within 90 days of approval date.
Granby Eagle Scout candidate Max Hollister on the left, fittingly wearing a Superman shirt, led the effort to build a new bridge on the Granby Land Trust’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property’s yellow trail as his Eagle Scout project.
As the pandemic has caused us to rethink our daily routines, the library is happy to host a virtual book club that meets via Zoom the last Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m.
The Empty Bowls Fundraiser has a 2020 drive-thru twist. Join Expressions Pottery Workshop, the Women’s Club of East Granby and Friend to Friend for the 20th Annual Empty Bowls (drive-thru) fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 24, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
The Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association has public flu clinics throughout the valley. Both the high dose for adults over age 65 and regular doses will be available for adults and children over nine years.
The Granby Land Trust will hold its annual meeting via Zoom, on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. All GLT members are invited.
The Granby Camera Club is unable to use the Senior Center for its meetings at this time. While many members are not ready for group indoor meetings, that is not keeping the club from sharing, communicating and enjoying photography.
The next Granby Men’s Breakfast will be Friday, Oct. 9. The speaker for the e-Group will be Nancy Sheetz from Farmington Valley VNA, who will talk about Covid isolation, CBD therapies, and how and why to get seasonal flu vaccinations.