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School & Sports

Varsity boys hoop season highlights history, comradery

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As this issue arrives in Granby residents’ mailboxes, the regular high school basketball seasons will have ended, and the NCCC tournaments and state championship game brackets will be determined. While sport sessions begin and end three times during each academic year, the conclusion of this season marks the end of a seven-year journey for 13 members of the team.

People

Horse Council membership is open

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Whether you are a horse show veteran, a backyard horse owner, someone dreaming of owning your own horse or someone who just enjoys the sight of horses in your environment, Granby Horse Council (GHC) membership will benefit you in many ways.

Events

Granby Road Race returns for #51

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The 51st running of the Granby Road Race is returning to May! After a few years of the race being held in September, the Granby Road Race Committee is excited to announce that in less than three months, the race will return to the first Saturday in May.

Events

The Senior Skinny

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St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon: Wednesday, March 16, 12 p.m. Join us for this traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots

School & Sports

Girls hoopsters are State champs!

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On Feb. 10 the Granby Girls Basketball team beat Somers high school in double overtime and secured the first ever NCCC conference championship for the school and program.

Town/Govt

Finance Targets Limiting Mill Rate Change to 1 percent

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At its meeting on Feb. 15, the Board of Finance reviewed all available projections for revenue and expenses as known at that time. Acknowledging both the increase in costs of operating, as we all are experiencing at home, and the tight finances many families continue to experience, the BOF narrowed its focus to limiting the upcoming FY23 overall budget to an increase in the mill rate of 1 percent.

Health Notes

Osteoporosis: Recognize this often silent bone loss condition

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People often say how they are shrinking and becoming shorter with age, and we often see the elderly in a stooped posture. What has only become known relatively recently is that the compression of the spine, due to weakened bones that make up the vertebrae, is what causes this posture and reduced height.  It’s not to be taken lightly.

People

Don’t let Mylar Balloons ruin the party

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Summer welcomes many celebrations including birthdays, graduations, and Father’s Day, and Mylar balloons are common decorations used to liven up the party, but the festive decorations are dangerous around power lines. In recognition of National Safety Month, Eversource is reminding customers that Mylar balloons can cause power outages and even pose a significant safety risk.

Town/Govt

Decision Point – For Granby’s Future

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On Tuesday May 28 at 7 p.m., a Town Meeting will be held to present and discuss three capital appropriation requests, which will then be forwarded to a referendum scheduled for a week later, as prescribed within the Town Charter.

Town/Govt

Board of Selectmen meeting notes April 15, 2019

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Granby has partnered with Simsbury, Avon, Canton, and Farmington for several years to collect household hazardous waste from residents. At this time, it will require funding for the balance of the June 8 collection as well as for the three collections to be held in the 2020 fiscal year.

Letter to the Editor

Support for June 4 referendum

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I’m writing to voice my family’s support for the upcoming June 4 referendum regarding the bridge repairs and school projects. The bridge repairs are obviously crucial for access to adjoining roads in town, and their infrastructure must be repaired and maintained immediately.

Letter to the Editor

Thank you from Dr. Addley

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As you may know, after 11 years as the Superintendent of Schools, and 21 years in the district, I will be leaving Granby this summer to assume a new professional opportunity serving as the Superintendent for Darien Public Schools.

Letter to the Editor

Superintendent of Schools search

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After 21 years of service, including 11 as the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Alan Addley has informed the board he will be leaving Granby to serve as the Superintendent of Darien Public Schools.

Letter to the Editor

Paper towels: a school’s worst nightmare

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In many school communities throughout the United States of America, paper towel consumption and wastage is very high. Despite the clear detrimental effects caused by the consumption of paper towels, schools still need to heavily reduce their use of paper towels and other single-use resources.

Letter to the Editor

Community Fund

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THANK YOU! Once again Granby residents have supported the Granby Community Fund, which in turn supports your neighbors.