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One of the benefits of writing an article for our local paper every month is that I get to share some insight with residents about what is going on behind the scenes at Town Hall and the work being done in our departments to keep things running smoothly. This month I wanted to highlight the good work being done at the Granby Police Department (GPD).
A Poll Worker Thank You Afternoon Tea party was held on Feb. 8 to honor long-time election Moderators Diane Hernsdorf and Patty Sansone. Poll workers from the 2022 election and Town Hall employees gathered to thank them for their years of service.
Band director Sarah Warner snaps a selfie with her 5th grade jazz band students from Wells Road Intermediate School.
On January 24, the Granby Board of Selectmen and the Planning and Zoning Commission met to discuss the Affordable Housing Plan objectives. Connecticut state statutes require that each town in the state prepare and adopt an affordable housing plan that specifies how that town intends to increase the number of affordable developments. The plan is to be updated at least once every five years.
At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Board of Finance reviewed updated information relative to the budget for FY24 that begins on July 1. The total Grand List—subject to any final adjustments by the Board of Assessment Appeals—was filed as required with the state by Jan. 31, and showed an increase with revaluation of 28.34 percent over the Oct. 1, 2021, Grand List.
At its Feb. 1, 2023, meeting, the Granby Board of Education (BOE) appointed itself as the Personnel Search Committee for the new Superintendent of the Granby Public Schools. The committee’s work will be guided by a search consultant and will begin immediately.
Members Present: Chairman Edward Ohannessian; Vice-Chairman Anthony McGovern; Commissioners Lynn Guelzow, Rebecca Brewer, Mark Lockwood, Benjamin Perron, Terri-Ann Hahn, Anthony Cappelli (via Zoom) and Francis Brady. Others present: Town Manager Erica P. Robertson (via Zoom) and Town Clerk Scott A. Nolan.
Includes regular meetings of the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance
Riding around our town is quite an experience. During a days’ journey, one observes all sorts of things. Lots of people, events,and goings on, and the humanity and complexity of our simple hamlet continues to amaze and endear it to me.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jack Lareau first encountered Holcomb Farm in the 1970s when he cross-country skied from Case Street through Enders and McLean’s to the Farm. That was back in the days before he knew much about the Farm and its educational programs and farming operation.
Trash Pick-Up: Presidents’ Day (Feb. 15) is not a trash holiday. Please put your trash out on your regularly scheduled day.
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.
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.
Granby Artist Association member Alexander Anisimov is showing his work in Art in a Time of Corona, at 2 Park Place Art Gallery through March 14. The show is free and open to the public by appointment only.
On Jan. 16, Granby residents John Weeks and his wife, Christine Chinni, were birding along the Hockanum River behind the East Hartford Middle School when they spotted this magnificent bald eagle perched in a tree.
The focus of the Social Service 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. For more information about any of the follo
Join the New England Air Museum for a variety of family friendly, socially distanced activities every weekend as well as school holidays and vacation:
Library Staff Support are in the building and available to answer questions, provide recommendations, fill holds, schedule curbside pickup and technology appointments, and assist with online research/resources six days a week:
“Remember the Maine, the Hell with Spain” was the cry from U.S. citizens after a United States Court of Inquiry determined that in the Spanish-held Havana Harbor on Feb. 15, 1898, an underwater mine had blown up the U.S. battleship, the Maine. After the court’s decision, President McKinley asked for 125,000 men to volunteer for two years to help fight Spain in support of Cuba’s fight for independence from Spain.
I hope you and yours found a way to enjoy a Happy Thanksgiving. We could all use a little more happy in our lives, always.
Presidential Electors For:
Biden/Harris* 4,029
Trump/Pence 3,166
Despite the global pandemic, the boys’ varsity soccer team at Granby Memorial High School was able to complete a full 12-game schedule plus two tournament games.