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Aquarion Water Company will be offering upcycled rain barrels for sale as part of the company’s ongoing water conservation efforts.
The Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) Used Book Sale traditionally held in late September will be held in July this year, from July 29-31 at Holcomb Farm.
The Friends of Cossitt Library Annual Puzzle Sale is slated for Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This popular event will be held on the rear patio of the Granby Public Library. Should the weather be inclement, the rain date is the following Saturday, April 16.
Research Library in the Preservation Barn is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. Research fee $25 per hour.
Summer Camp Registration is now open. Day Camp, Mission Adventure and a plethora of summer sports, enrichment, fitness and wellness camps for children of all ages just announced.
After retiring, my mom and dad settled in Florida to escape the winter cold. Of my parents, my mother had always seemed to be less robust. However, it was my father who succumbed to acute leukemia in October 1998.
The Granby Men’s Breakfast group held its first in-person gathering in two years in March with 30 in attendance. The speaker was Mike Campbell from the Mark Twain House, relating fun facts about the historic museum.
The Neighborhood News was a weekly Granby newspaper, which ran from 1939 to 1943. It was produced by two children, Buddy Pendleton and Mary Teale. Buddy, age 6, was the editor, and Mary, age 6, the assistant editor, although sometimes her older sister, Christine, age 11, would fill in for her.
Photographers captured these moments from GMHS boys and girls tournament games in late
February and early March. GO BEARS!
As warm weather approaches, many look to get outside and start running. Having a goal in mind is one way to hold yourself accountable and stay consistent with your training. The Granby Race is May 7 this year.
There are many experiences that cause apprehension and fear. Pain is at the top of the list of things that we fear, wish to avoid, minimize and resolve quickly.
Debbie Brewer of West Granby and her horse, Baltimore, were recently awarded the Connecticut Dressage Association Championship Ribbon for Overall High Point Score during the 2018 season.
Debbie returned to competition in 2018 after suffering a serious riding accident in 2015. Her injuries prevented her from riding for over a year, but once she was back in the saddle she made steady progress and was ready to compete in shows again in 2018.
Simsbury Bank is pleased to announce that it is a $1,000 Swarm Sponsor of the Granby Education Foundation’s 16th annual Gran-Bee event.
Nothing says spring more than gifts of young plants for the garden on Mother’s Day. You can get yours at our Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The forsythia, reflecting the sun’s warmth, and touched by God’s hand, blossoms in its yellow glory. Fragrant hyacinths of white, pink, and blue, planted many Easters ago, resurrect and bring their Beauty to the world.
Accepting applications for summer staff. Applicants must be 16 years of age (or older) by June 30. Applications available on the website.
The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series presents A Baroque Salon: Music of 18th-Century Paris.
Let’s do a visualization exercise together. It requires you to set aside your biases and suspend disbelief.
What’s for Supper? Chicken and zucchini fritters—that’s what!
After the March 4 snowstorm, Camden Lupoli built a giant snow bunny, complete with a basket for brightly-colored eggs.
I have written a number of op-eds on this subject and spoken at BOS meetings during public sessions over the past year or so. I acknowledge the objectives of a diverse public facility as proposed by the soliciting Facility Committee for the lease of Kearns School.
Granby residents are needed to fill vacancies on the Agricultural Commission and the Conservation Commission. If you are interested in serving on either of these commissions, contact the Democratic Town Committee Chair Christine Chinni at GranbyDemocrats@gmail.com, the Republican town committee Chair Mark Neumann at 860-653-9668, or the Town Manager at 860-844-5300.
The Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) is urging lawmakers to oppose bills that would force the consolidation of smaller school districts, including SB-457, which requires school districts serving less than 2,000 students to consolidate with larger school districts, and SB-454, which requires schools to be consolidated into mega districts serving 40,000 students. “Consolidation does not always produce cost savings.
The Boards of Selectmen and Education presented their Plus-One Budgets to the Board of Finance and town residents at the annual Three-Board Meeting held on Jan. 22.
On March 6, I will present the FY20 Administrative Budget to the Board of Education. The budget is a spending plan that is responsive to the needs of the district, a Board of Finance budget guideline of 4 percent, a huge State budget deficit, and a proposed Governor’s budget that reduces $254K in State educational funding to Granby.
Over the years, in response to the significant economic challenges, the district has taken steps to reduce its budget by realizing line-item efficiencies and closing a school.
Mrs. Diemer’s Kindergarten class lines up in front of the truck that picked up over 400 books collected by Kelly Lane students for the Read to Grow program.
New Chamber of Commerce officers installed are (from l.): John Laudati, president; Mary Anne Guarco, past president; Todd Baily, director; Lindsay Allen, director; Annelise Hurley, director; Frank Schoenrock, treasurer; Kevin Riggott, director; Scott Riley, first vice president; Jamie Rice, second vice president, Brian Guarco, director; Bob Marx, director. Missing from photo are: Vicky Mosteanu, Meg Statile, Tim Baker, Kathy Ungerleider, and Tony Roda.
Jonah T. Yeakley and Kyle Gilmore, class of 2020, were named to the fall 2018 Westfield State University dean’s list.
Granby was provided an opportunity at the town’s Senior Center, co-moderated by First Selectman Scott Kuhnly and Susan Patricelli Regan, to hear an exclusive presentation on the state’s fiscal status and challenges, given by Robert E. Patricelli, co-author of the document 2.0 Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth manifesto. Patricelli is the co-chairman on the State’s Fiscal Stability Commission along with Jim Smith, former president and CEO of Webster Bank.