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April was an exciting month for the Granby Public Schools. Our students and staff continue to make the community proud of our school district.
On Nov. 10, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner, Charlene Russell-Tucker, announced the launch of Voice4Change, an initiative designed to give high school students a voice in how American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds may be spent at their schools.
Highlights for the meetings held on March 7th, March 21st, and April 4, 2022
March 15 was a special day for Granby Memorial High School senior Elizabeth Squier as she signed her commitment letter to Eastern Connecticut State University. Elizabeth was admitted not only for her academic standing, but also for her considerable volleyball skills.
On Sunday, May 22, at 3:30 p.m., the Windy Hill Guitar Ensemble will present Limerick Lane, a concert of traditional folk music from Ireland and Scotland arranged for classical guitar, interspersed with limericks and jigs composed by the students.
Highlights from the meetings held on March 8th and April 12th, 2022
Chase Alexander, a student at Granby Memorial High School, placed third in the Connecticut Press Club’s annual writing competition.The high school contest is run in conjunction with the Connecticut Press Club’s professional contest. The entries were judged by communications professionals who are members of the press club.
Falcetti School of Music and Playhouse Theatre Academy invite you to attend its Grand Opening Event, The Perfect Pair, at Simsmore Square in Simsbury in celebration of the new shared teaching facility.
Students of the Windy Hill Guitar Studio will present a program of classical guitar solo and ensemble repertoire at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Fellowship Hall, South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street.
The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
Mary’s Kitty Korner, Granby’s no-kill cat shelter, is looking for volunteers to help care for its kitties until they find their “fur-ever” homes.
Simsbury Bank’s Bernadeta Eichner, Assistant VP and senior market manager of its Granby office, was a featured speaker at the Farmington Valley YMCA’s Women’s Day on March 8. The talk was part of a series of woman-focused events at the Y’s Granby facility; Eichner spoke about Workforce/Work and Life Balance.
The 110-member Farmington Valley Chorale and its Artistic Director Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth, will present a program of music by French composers on June 8 and 9 in Simsbury.
A household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road.
Farmington Valley Quilters is sponsoring Hang-A-Quilt Day on Saturday, June 22, with a rain date of June 23. The goal is to have the largest outdoor quilt show in the country.
Someone can die of blood loss in as little as three minutes. That’s why Granby Ambulance Association is offering to educate town residents, businesses, civic groups, and government organizations on basic bleeding control methods through Stop the Bleed®.
The corn grows in the fields.
Songbirds make their music. Listen—
You can hear their singing.
The Granby Parks and Recreation department, the Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters band, plus four supporting bluegrass bands and Rider Productions, LLC, announce the first Granby Bluegrass, Brews and BBQ Festival, a one-day festival at Salmon Brook Park.
Tina Angeli, a resident of Granby for over 40 years, recently published her first book entitled, We Are Angels, a 10-year-long project that she felt destined to write.
Connecticut is a state in transition. It has historic challenges but has a new governor, new budget and a new way of finding solutions.
We are about to watch another cornfield in town get developed—houses, condos, roads and driveways. I’m sure the people who will live there would love our little farm town.
Every Mother’s Day weekend, early risers join Granby Land Trust Board Member John Weeks and his wife, Christine Chinni, on a quest to see the many species of birds that pass through North Granby on their annual migration routes. John and Christine are passionate and knowledgeable birders who generously share their time and expertise with others.
Granby resident John Weeks’ recent lecture at Granby Public Library told the tale of the ever-evolving state of avian affairs in the McLean Game Refuge. In any given forest, the stage of its development is a critical factor in what bird life can be found there.
Students of the Windy Hill Guitar Studio will present a program of classical guitar solo and ensemble repertoire at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Fellowship Hall, South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street. The performance is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception.
I was born in Torrington but grew up on my grandparent’s farm near Lake Champlain. My father was a musician and traveled often.
Everyone loves a good laugh. A comedy. Cute antics of pets. A funny joke. When we laugh, we relax. We often share the moment with a friend or loved one. We feel good.
