Recent Stories

Fun & Rec

Granby Rec News

By |

Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Telephone: 860-653-8947Website: GranbyRec.com open 24/7 for program registration. Accepting MasterCard/Visa/ Discover. Find out right away if a program still has space available, check your account to see what activities your family members are signed up for, print out a year end receipt for tax purposes.Program/Trip Registration: All programs and trips are based on a first come basis and space availability and require advance registration; payment must accompany reg […]

Town/Govt

Public Works

By |

Fall transfer station hoursIn addition to Saturdays, the transfer station will be open Wednesday mornings (8 a.m. to noon) through November 18.Household hazardous waste collectionA household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, November 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road, Simsbury.Hazardous Waste accepted items:Batteries, fluorescent bulbs, compact bulbs, other bulbs containing mercury, Lawn Care chemicals, Household cleaners — acids, adhe […]

School & Sports

High School Column: Granby Gets Back

By |

By Abby ShteklerAfter a long summer break, Granby comes back ready as ever. As far as sports go, everyone has been selling fundraisers in preparation for the fall season. Field hockey has been selling cookies, and girls soccer and football have sold coupon cards. Girls soccer has also held two bake sales where it raised money for the team as well as the Granby Food Bank. Our Granby volleyball team held a carwash as well as a bake sale and we’re all working hard to pull together a great sea […]

People

Talking With Someone Who Is Seriously Ill

By |

The unexpected death of actor Robin Williams in 2014 may have drawn depression into the spotlight, but in spite of the multitude of available online and community resources, many misconceptions about mental illness still remain. Although depression is a treatable medical condition, it often goes undiagnosed or untreated, particularly in older populations.The psychiatric definition of depression is “a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonge […]

The Arts

​Little Shop of Horrors begins Oct. 23

By |

By Peggy ShawGood Company Theater has started rehearsals for its fall presentation of the deviously delicious Broadway smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors—the story of a meek floral assistant, Seymour Krelborn, who stumbles upon a new breed of plant that he names “Audrey II” after his co-worker crush.This foul-mouthed, rhythm-and-blues singing carnivore promises him unending fame and fortune as long as he keeps feeding it. Over time, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out-of […]

The Arts

Granby High School Drama Club announces Fall Show!!

By |

Granby Memorial High School Drama Club will present Inherent The Wind, Nov. 13, 14 and 15. This courtroom drama is based on the 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial,” in which a Tennessee teacher was charged with teaching that humans evolved from apes, instead of the state-mandated theory of Creationism. The drama contains a powerful confrontation between a character based on William Jennings Bryan, who believes only what he reads in the Bible, and another based on Clarence Darrow, who defends sc […]

Verse

​October

By |

Orange pumpkins, leaves of red, and gold, cool mornings, theHunter moon,Month of color, month of Beauty, month of joy!Exuberant October we welcome you! You call us outdoors to be with you, and to store yourWarmth within us for too soon, we know, colder days will come.We will feel sadness at your passing, but we will have hopeand faith, for once again, the trees have set their budsfor spring…Bernadette Gentry 2015 […]

People

New leadership at Farmington Valley VNA

By |

By Andrea BoyleNicholas B. Mason, President of the Farmington Valley VNA’s Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members. The applications of Stephanie F. McGuire, John J. O’Connor and Paul Mikkelson were unanimously approved at the September 10 Board of Directors meeting.Ms. McGuire, an Advance Practice Registered Nurse with Board Certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, brings o […]

Town/Govt

Board of Education Considers Closing F.M. Kearns Primary School

By |

As communicated in my September Drummer article, the Board of Education (BOE) has received the administration’s findings and recommendations from The Declining Enrollment Study. Parents and community members were invited to discuss the recommendations at the September BOE and PTO meetings. Similar opportunities will be provided over the next few weeks.Declines in school enrollment are being experienced in districts across the state. The steady decline in Granby’s district enrollment […]

Events

​Granby Democrats host fundraiser for scholarship fund

By |

By Jim LofinkCome and celebrate Decades of Democratic Service to Granby, Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6–8:30 p.m. at Lost Acres Vineyard.This event will recognize public service over the past two decades, showcasing volunteerism of time, energy and talents to help make a difference in the town of Granby. You will also meet the current local elected officials and the candidates running for fall election.Enjoy a full pasta dinner accompanied by a complimentary glass of Lost Acres Vineyard wine, wh […]

Apologies, but no results were found. Perhaps searching will help.