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New England weather is an unpredictable force. One day you are in mittens, the next shorts! In recent years the weather has changed even more, especially the frequency of severe summer storms. Here are some things to keep in mind this summer.
Both major parties will hold primaries on Aug. 9. Voting is at the Granby Town Hall Meeting Room from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Social media reports to the contrary, there is no roundabout in the future for the center of Granby.
Summer is almost here, and hundreds of kids are heading off to enjoy an incredible YMCA camping experience thanks to David Pelizzon, president of Squadron Capital in Granby.
It was not long ago that the East fields of Holcomb Farm, the 100-acre hill across the street from the main farm complex, was an overgrown pasture thick with oriental bittersweet, wild grapes, Japanese barberry, and multiflora rose.
Highlights from the meeting held on May 16th, 2022
See an illuminating interview with CT Valley Views’ host Susan Regan and her guest, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, with highlights from his new book, Created Equal: The Painful Past, Confusing Present and Hopeful Future of Race in America.
The May issue of the Granby Drummer published a letter about the Granby Ambulance Association (GAA) and charges for service. The author suggested that GAA has been less than transparent regarding our fee structure and reasons for assessing charges. We would like to take a few moments to clear up any confusion.
For the past few years, I have mowed a section of lawn only once a year, after the frost. This kept the maple and oak sprouts down but allowed for the development of a meadow.
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.
Granby Youth Basketball provides basketball instruction in a positive and fun-filled atmosphere. Players will develop individual skills and coaches foster teamwork and proper sportsmanlike attitudes.
Thank you Heavenly Father for the bountiful harvest. Thank you for the family and friends who gather around our tables. Thank you for the happy memories of all who once graced this day.Thank you for the newborn babies, for they are our future.Thank you for the elderly who by their wisdom have much to teach us.Thank you for the beauty of the world you have created.Thank you, especially, for the flowers and the songs of birds.We remember in our prayers all who are in need.We welcome the stranger, for in doing so, we welcome you.May this day be one of true thanksgiving for our Blessings. And, may we be always mindful of the concerns of others.Amen. Bernadette Gentry, 2019
For our farmer, Joe O’Grady, and for our many other talented farming friends in Granby, this fall has delivered a great harvest.
A dense bush 2 to 7 feet high, Japanese Barberry has spikey thorns every inch or so along each branch. Small leaves along the branches are green in spring and summer.
To celebrate the passage of the nation’s first Arborist Law right here in the State of Connecticut 100 years ago, the Connecticut Tree Protective Association (CTPA) provided a white oak for each of the state’s 169 towns.
For the past 20 years, the Granby Education Foundation has funded more than 170 grants to local schools and nonprofits totaling over $375,000 in educational and artistic programming. Last year, grants were awarded to six Granby nonprofits and the Granby Public Schools, positively impacting residents of all ages.
First Congregational Church of Granby held its annual blessing of the animals service in September.
Household Hazardous waste collection: Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Rd., Simsbury.
Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation foxfieldrecoverymission is the recipient of a $2,500 donation from Northwest Community Bank via the State of Connecticut Neighborhood Tax Credit Program.
CT Valley Views is Connecticut’s premier public access TV media source for educating and informing Connecticut’s citizens. It covers current cultural issues, political, business, health, legal, educational and fiscal topics with candid interviews and high profile guests and experts in relative fields.
Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation participated in the 28th Veterans Hospital Rocky Hill annual event that includes more than 30 government agencies and hundreds of social service organizations, and is open to the more than 200,000 veterans residing in this state.
The Hometown Foundation Inc (hometownfoundation.org) is a non-profit charitable foundation established in 2002, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals and their families in hometowns and surrounding communities where they operate.
Both libraries will be closed on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day, and Nov. 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving.
Meadowbrook of Granby would like to extend gratitude to our families and staff for their generous support at our Sept. 26 bake sale.
Thanksgiving Luncheon: Thursday, Nov. 21, 12 p.m. This annual favorite fills up quick, so don’t wait.
The Granby Senior Center offers a variety of affordable exercise classes throughout the week for anyone 25 and older. Only $6/class for Granby residents when you pay the session price.
With a beautiful, confident stride, bouncing ponytail and fluorescent green socks, Lizzy Cappelli stands out in the pack at an October cross country meet at Granby Memorial High School. Another woman runs close beside her because Lizzy is blind.
Many attempts were made to revitalize the Salmon Brook Ecclesiastical Society. In April 1831, it was voted to build a new church, in the geographical center of Granby. And of course, a new controversy raged over the proposed location.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A great man is always willing to be little.” Seth and Lucy Holcombe, who donated 150 acres of land in North Granby to the Granby Land Trust in 2016, were great—and humble— people.
Robert William Kelsey was named to the dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the school’s summer 2019 semester.