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Each of these local candidates in the November election was invited to submit biographical information and to reply to the questions below.
What are the top two issues facing Connecticut and what will you do about them if elected? Here are their responses.
Great things are happening in the Hartford Artisan Weaving Center studios, from intricate handwoven scarves to beautiful wall hangings and rugs.
Friends of Holcomb Farm and Granby Land Trust work with Town to build a sustainable future
Sometimes, we just get lucky.
This fall, conditions have been close to ideal for brilliant leaf color at Holcomb Farm.
During the public session discussion of the proposed Long-term Conservation and Sustainability Plan for Holcomb Farm on Oct. 17, some people presented personal memories and stories in their encouragement for approval of the plan. Their words added weight and were greatly appreciated by the many residents in the Town Hall meeting room.
As we go into the holiday season, there are many things to remember, prepare and do. No wonder we often start to doubt ourselves when we can’t find something or forget an appointment or special day. If we have had relatives with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, we start to be concerned.
For more information about any of the following programs, contact Director Sandra Yost at 860-844-5351. Office hours are weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please visit our website at granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of our health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities. All programs are currently being held on Zoom.
The Granby Public Library has moved to the next phase of reopening with preliminary open hours at the Main Branch, access to the Children’s Room by appointment, and continued Curbside Library Pickup, digital services, and telephone support.
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a nation-wide campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education and a community’s excellence.
Saturday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Zoom Live to benefit the East Granby Public Library. Tickets are presale only and sales close Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m.
A young man of mixed parentage—black and white—through his talent, diligent study and hard work, became a well-known and much-loved minister.
Although the pandemic and Governor Lamont’s “stay at home’ order has kept us pretty much apart physically, the long-running Granby Men’s Breakfast group led by Duncan Rowles has continued to meet in a new virtual environment.
Even before COVID-19, healthcare providers were seeking better ways to increase the availability of care, especially for those who had difficulty traveling to an appointment.
Trash holiday: Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day, is a holiday for Paine’s. All trash/recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the holiday.
September is the perfect time to take action on mugwort, an aggressive perennial that rapidly takes over uncultivated and disturbed areas such as streambanks and waysides.
How did two young people with no history of farming come to set up a pretty mind-boggling farm on Wells Road? Well, it wasn’t a direct path.
When the pandemic hit, Michelle Niedermeyer knew she couldn’t host the annual seasonal farmers’ markets at Lost Acres Vineyard, so she and the Granby Agricultural Commission came up with a plan that makes it possible for residents of Granby, East Granby, East Hartland and Simsbury to obtain vegetables, cheese, wine and specialty meats without leaving their homes: the Virtual Farmers’ Market.
Long idle since Dr. Forrest Davis’s death, the large farm on the corner of Rte. 189 and Wells Road is now in capable hands that will keep the farming tradition going, although not with cattle.
Clark Farms on Bushy Hill Road is expanding its apple U-pick to Thursday and Friday, as well as the usual Saturday and Sunday in an effort to spread out the traffic and allow for social distancing.
While 2020 has not been a very good year for most people, Gary Cirullo at The Garlic Farm is thankful for the record harvest of his title crop. About three- and one-half acres planted last fall survived the winter, leading to a harvest of about 15,000 pounds.
Come see the latest addition to the Holcomb Tree Trail, the bald cypress grove. These trees were generously donated by Granby nurseryman John O’Brien.
When the coronavirus hit, Holcomb Farm Summer CSA shares sold out in record time and a lengthy waitlist developed.
If you are looking for ways to contribute to others during these trying times, your donations to Fresh Access are always welcome, and go directly to providing the food we grow to people in need right here in Granby and throughout the greater Hartford region.
Summer started a lot earlier for Georgia McDougall than she had anticipated—in March, as a matter of fact. Sent home from her freshman year at the University of Vermont thanks to COVID-19, she was able to start working at Holcomb Farm while finishing her courses online.
