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The Granby Celebrates Juneteenth committee and the Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) Board and Steering Committee extend their gratitude to all who contributed to the inaugural Juneteenth Celebration on June 18 in Salmon Brook Park.
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.
In 2016, municipal leaders and residents from across the state formed an independently funded, grassroots effort named Sustainable CT. The group created a “roadmap” which set forth the steps needed to promote a town’s eco-nomic well-being while, at the same time, respecting the natural environment. The Granby Conservation Commission’s goal is for Granby to become Bronze-certified.
Geissler’s Supermarket, the 2021 IGA International Retailer of the Year, has launched Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Payments with the industry-leading eCommerce service powered by Rosie.
Highlights from the meeting held on May 4th, 2022
Connecticut DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) hosted a virtual state conference for the second year due to COVID-19. With over 58 chapters and 2,500 student competitors and advisors, CT DECA kept its tradition of competing alive despite the challenges of hosting large-scale events.
On May 9, guest conductor John Mastroianni worked with the Granby Memorial Middle School Jazz Band. Mastroianni is well known for his work with the Hall and Canton high school jazz programs and is currently a jazz professor at the University of Connecticut.
GMHS track teams finished their seasons with outstanding results at conference and state meets.
The Halo Awards are given annually by Seven Angels Theater of Waterbury to celebrate the best of high school theater in Connecticut, with more than 80 schools from throughout the state competing each year.
I have many goals this summer—learning how to kayak, reading at least 25 books, running for 30 minutes a day, and… eating with others.
Wednesday, March 23: Noon deadline for unaffiliated and new voters to register with a party to participate in the March 24 Caucus. Registrars’ Office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February was an exciting month for the Granby Public Schools. I cannot believe that half of the school year is complete.
On Feb. 1, over 60 Cub Scouts from Pack 325 participated in the annual Pinewood Derby.
Photos by Kelly Hennessey
The Granby Memorial High School National Honor Society is holding its annual Empty Bowls fundraising dinner on Friday, April 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Commons of GMHS.
The Granby Memorial High School Athletic Booster Club will host its second Granby’s Got Talent competition on Saturday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the GMHS auditorium.
Planning for the Granby Memorial High School Class of 2020’s Safe Grad Night is well underway, as graduating seniors prepare to celebrate the end of their high school careers this June.
On Friday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m., all of Granby will be abuzz as the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) hosts the 17th Annual Gran-Bee Trivia Contest at the Granby Memorial High School auditorium.
The Salmon Brook Music series will present three concerts this spring.
Calling all student actors! Valley Student Theatre will be holding auditions for its summer 2020 musical production of The Addams Family, being staged at East Granby High School.
Spring is coming, and with it all the joys of gardening. If you love to garden, but don’t have a sunny garden spot then the Granby Community Garden might be just the place for you. Our gardeners, from beginners to seasoned veterans, grow a wide variety of vegetables and flowers.
Are you graduating from high school this year? Are you a resident of Granby or East Hartland? Are you considering the nursing or emergency medical profession?
Citizens for a Better Granby, publishers of the Granby Drummer will award a $1,500 college scholarship to a graduating high school senior. To qualify, a student must be a Granby resident and be pursuing a career in communications or journalism.
Sylvia Davis-Patricelli was a prodigious, interpretive fine arts painter whose life was dedicated not only to her family, but also to capturing an historic pictorial collection on canvas that spanned her entire creative life (1934-2004).
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Simsbury-Granby Rotary club High School Scholarship program. This year the club will award $18,000 in academic scholarships, including a single Ed Dodge Scholarship in the amount of $6,500 to one senior from either Simsbury or Granby high school.
Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) offers annual scholarships to graduating Granby Memorial High School seniors. Applicants must be Granby residents who are soon-to-be high school graduates accepted at an institution of higher learning approved by the selection committee.
Plastic bags/film: Plastic film, including bags, is the number one contaminant in the recycling stream. These items are recyclable but not in a single stream barrel.
On Saturday, March 21, a concert will be performed by the Tapestry Singers, under the direction of Paula Kern, to benefit Africa Education Partnership’s efforts to provide wells and refurbish schools in areas of Nigeria.
Ed Johnetta Miller, fiber artist, quilter, teacher, curator and lecturer will bring her vibrant quilts to the March 18 meeting of the Farmington Valley Quilters.
The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Women Take Flight event on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in commemoration of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with Women of Aviation Worldwide Week.