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Town/Govt

Planning and Zoning meeting

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The Planning and Zoning meeting of May 26 By Elaine Jones On May 26, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the Center Review Study Subcommittee report with a power point presentation by Director of Community Development Fran Armentano. Using maps showing specific areas of town, particularly the town center and the three zones that define it, and where the proposed zoning amendment would have the greatest impact, he reviewed the recommendation of the subcommittee and the effect on the tow […]

Town/Govt

Planning and Zoning Meeting

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Planning and Zoning meeting for June 9 2015 By Elaine Jones After accepting the Center Review Study Subcommittee’s report of an amendment to the Zoning Regulations Section 3.12.5 Comprehensive Granby Center Criteria, viewing three PowerPoint presentations showing maps of the Center area and the three zones that define it, and holding three public hearings to allow more input from residents, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a 6-1 vote, approved the amendment to the Zoning Regulation […]

Local Voices

Mayoral Candidate for Hartford

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CTVV-Judge Robert Killian – mayoral candidate for Hartford  Judge Robert Killian is on a mission to be the Mayor of Hartford. The city has been his and his family’s home for many years and he believes it is no more than two years away from Chapter 11. He is, by party, a Democrat, but in his interview with Susan Regan, Host of CT Valley Views, his perspective and objective is that realistic steps need to be taken to rein in budgetary control and work in a by-partisan way to save the Capital […]

Local Voices

A New Beginning with Holistic Care

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 Many men and women suffer the effects of everyday stress that can lead to mysterious ailments that persist to a chronic status. The first reaction is to search the internet for answers while they attempt to make a medical appointment. One alternative is to consider holistic care that may not only provide relief but can be done in conjunction with your doctor’s recommendations. It is important to choose the right therapist and determine the optimum service for your concerns. Susan Regan, […]

Local Voices

CTVV speaks with Rick Daniels

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CTVV speaks with Rick Daniels, publisher of The Hartford Courant  Publishers of major print media outlets normally comment through their periodicals. However, Susan Regan, host of CT Valley Views, was fortunate to have Rick Daniels, publisher of The Hartford Courant as a recent guest on her TV program.  Seven months into his new position, Daniels brings a lot to the table of the longest running newspaper in the United States. Daniels arrived on the scene as the Courant was celebratin […]

Fun & Rec

Mounted Shooting Club celebrates 10 years

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Connecticut Renegades Mounted Shooting Club celebrates 10 years By Allison Forsyth In 2005, Granby resident and local blacksmith Roger Dinsmore started telling his clients and riding friends about a new sport making its way to the Northeast. It was called cowboy mounted shooting and he said the best part was that “you get to dress up like cowboys and cowgirls of the old west.” After an initial meeting at J and G’s, Dinsmore had several board members, a secretary, a treasurer, […]

The Arts

Artscape Grant Awarded

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Artscape grant awarded to the Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series for the 2015-2016 season By Laura Mazza-Dixon The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series, in its fourth year of presenting programs at South Congregational Church, has received an Artscape grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council for the 2015-2016 season. The GHAC Artscape grants are made possible by contributions made to both the United Arts Campaign and the United Way Community Campaign. The projects approved for funding by t […]

Town/Govt

BOE Rights Sinking Budget

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By Kim Becker Due to a huge increase in special education costs, the Board of Education has struggled this school year to meet a serious budget shortfall.  Over the past few months the Board has slowly managed to reduce the budget deficit with expenditure freezes in services and supplies.  Business Manager Harry Traver reported that a final reconciliation of special education forecasts to actual end of the year purchase orders showed a $92,000 reduction in outplacement costs. The fore […]

Great Outdoors

4H Fair

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4H Fair4-H Fair to be held in Somers By Rebecca Masse The 79th Annual Hartford County 4-H Fair will be held Aug. 14-16, at the 4-Town Fair Grounds on Egypt Road in Somers. The fair is run by the Hartford County 4-H Fair Association. This year the following Granby residents are serving as officers in the Fair Association: Albert Gilbert, president; Matt Hawthorn and Conor Smith, vice presidents; and Brandon Higley-Blair, secretary. The fair will feature 4-H livestock exhibits and shows, non-a […]

People

Granby Super Stop & Shop patrons provide “food for friends”

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Christine Willett, Store Manager of Granby Super Stop & Shop, presents a check to Incy S. Muir, executive director of the Farmington Valley VNA. Photo by Andrea Boyle  By Andrea Boyle The patrons of Super Stop & Shop in Granby have always displayed an abundance of generosity, particularly with the ongoing “Food for Friends” fundraising program to benefit local food pantries. The Farmington Valley VNA’s Granby Food Bank Program received the funds raised when patrons ma […]

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