Recent Stories

Local Voices

Support cellular agriculture

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Every state in America should follow the lead of California that recently allocated $5 million to support research and development of plant-based and cultivated meats.

Local Voices

Used Book Sale Thanks

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With the sale moved from September to July due to scheduling needs, there were many changes that had to occur to allow us to have a successful sale.

Local Voices

Ambulance fees

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Katherine Coupe’s letter to the editor in the July/August 2022 issue was well written and made clear the subject at hand. It doesn’t in any way change my view on the subject.

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.

People

Always Remembered

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When SPC Ricky Emmons lost his life in the Afghanistan conflict, friends donated a bench in his honor that was installed on the Granby town green. With the recent road widing project, the bench was moved to a safer spot in front of Grass Roots Ice Cream. Never forget.

Drumrolls

Lions Club awards scholarships

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The Granby Lions Club awarded scholarships to three Granby Memorial High School seniors. Granby Lions scholarships are based upon financial need, academic achievement, school and extracurricular activities, community service, recommendation letters and personal essays.

Waypoints

What goes around comes around

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“You catching anything?”

I have been watching the man and his boat for a while now, so I know he hasn’t had much luck. But I’m out of hooks and bait, and I don’t have the courage to just ask him if he has any to spare.

Events

Browse & Borrow

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As citizens are being encouraged to stay home and practice “social distancing,” now is a good time to remind library patrons about some of the many online resources available.

NOT WANTED

Japanese Knotweed

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Japanese Knotweed is an incredibly vigorous plant that forms dense mounds six feet high or more. Once established, it is extraordinarily difficult to remove.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Welcome to spring

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With the caveat that we write this update in mid-March, at the start of Covid-19-related social distancing efforts that may result in postponements and cancellations of noted events, here’s what’s happening at Holcomb Farm.

School & Sports

Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday

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Children made Cat in the Hat masks and sang Happy Birthday Feb. 27, at Cossitt Library to celebrate the children’s author’s birthday. The activity was part of the weekly Bedtime Stories program that is held there Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Celebrating 50

The mid 70s brought change to the Center

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Granby’s 1970s growing pains— controversial budgets, development proposals, plans for creating a commercial center in the wedge between Route 189 and Route 20, a school system with growing pains, a failed sewer system and cars lined up for blocks waiting to pump rationed gasoline all shared space on the Drummer’s front page.

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Finance sets budget guidelines of under 3 percent

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In February the Board of Finance reviewed revenue and expenditure projections for next year, as submitted by unanimous votes by the Boards of Selectmen and Education and prepared by their respective administrations. After duly considering all relevant information, the Board of Finance, without dissent, set operating budget guidelines of under 3 percent for the FY21 budget that will be submitted by the other two boards to the Board of Finance on March 30. 

For a decade now, the mill rate change has averaged below 2 percent.

People

Puppy being raised as guide dog

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Tony Cappelli and his two daughters are raising a new puppy—Kiki, his fourth—for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Lizzie, who is herself visually impaired and may someday require the assistance of a guide dog, is now applying to colleges, runs cross country and swims on her school

Town/Govt

Poll workers are urgently needed

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Many poll workers will be needed for the April 27 Budget Referendum and April 28 Presidential Preference Primary, as well as the August 11 Federal Primary and for the Presidential Election on Nov. 3.

Letter to the Editor

Oppose fur industry

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The fur industry is cruel and unnecessary. Readers should contact their state legislators and urge them to support a ban on fur manufacturing and sales in Connecticut—similar to the one recently passed in California.