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Board of Selectmen

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Town Manager reviews 2015-16 budget proposal By Shirley Murtha Town Manager William Smith reviewed the 2015-16 proposed budget at the March 2 Board of Selectmen meeting. The Town Operation section of $10,155,668 represented a 3.49 percent increase, which was above what the Board of Finance suggested. Although hoping to maintain services to the town as they are now, Smith prepared a reduction list, places where the budget could be cut to approach a 2.5 percent suggested by some members of the […]

Verse

Messenger Poem

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Will She Come? Timidly she approached, A forlorn princess Dressed in drab brown splotched with gray and white. She hesitated at every step Sometimes, she would just disappear Only to start again A bit stronger The gray and white blotches began to shrink and fade And were soon gone Magically, her brown dress became tinged with green The green became brighter A few bright yellow spots appeared More and more colors showed up on her gown. Tiny purple and blue speckles in the green. Re […]

People

Lunch for the Mind

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First Aid for Mental Health topic for April Lunch for the Mind Program By Eileen Longhi The Civic Engagement Education Team is pleased to have AnnMarie Heller Cox, Granby Youth Services, present an important community-based suicide prevention program called Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) for the Lunch for the Mind program at the Granby Senior Center on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30 p.m.   QPR trains members to be gate keepers whereby they have the skills to identify the signs of someone […]

Great Outdoors

Locally Grown

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Old Beech Farm – Case StreetWe just got back from the National Western Stock Show where we go to select the bulls that we will use for artificial insemination this year. The fall calves are growing out nicely; we have some outstanding heifers. Spring calving is almost here so time to get the birthing pens ready and prepare to take those 2 a.m. walks to the barn to check on expectant mothers. Cold weather always makes for extra chores. Maple View Farm – Salmon Brook Street We want YOU to come […]

Events

UConn Soccer Coming

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UConn Soccer Coming Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18 when the UConn Huskies men’s soccer team comes to Granby Memorial High School. There will be a free kids soccer clinic at 5 p.m. followed by a men’s friendly game at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Granby Rovers. For more information, visit www.granbyrovers.com. Christopher Bryant Co […]

Events

VPS Silent Auction

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Valley Pre-School will host a silent auction fundraiser on Saturday, April 25, 7-9:30 p.m. at Lost Acres Vineyard, featuring great deals on auction items including Disney Theme Park passes, children’s classes and activities, personal training and gym memberships, restaurant gift cards, summer camps, sports tickets and merchandise and beauty service. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door and include a chance to win one of the door prizes. Proceeds will benefit Valley Pre-School, wi […]

Events

Farmington Valley VNA

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VNA Events Blood Pressure Screenings The Farmington Valley VNA’s free blood pressure screenings are available without appointment Tuesday, April 7, 9–10:30 a.m. at the Farmington Valley YMCA; Monday, April 6, 10:30–11:30 a.m. at East Hartland Town Hall, and 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East Granby Community Center; and Thursdays, April 9, 16, 23 and 30, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Granby Senior Center. Ready To Jump Into Spring Shake off those winter blues and get ready for […]

Events

Salmon Brook Historical Society

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Civil War Book Event The Salmon Brook Historical Society presents Dr. Lesley Gordon, author of A Broken Regiment: The 16th Connecticut’s Civil War, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, at the Senior Center, 15 N. Granby Road Tickets available at the door: members $3, non-members $5, students $2. Light refreshments included.  Gordon, a graduate of East Granby High School, will talk about her recently published book on the 16th Connecticut Regiment, which fought at Antietam. The soldiers in t […]

Events

Granby Camera Club

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The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center. The program for the evening will feature photographer Michael Zide (www.michaelzide.com). To learn more about the club visit: www.GranbyCameraClub.com.       […]

Events

Cossitt Events

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The Irish Built It! The Friends of Cossitt Library invite you (Irish or not) to attend Paddy On The Railway: Irish Labourers And The Building Of The Great Western Railroad presented by popular speaker Dennis Picard, director of Storrowton Village, on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. Picard has presented several historic programs, in costume, at Cossitt to enthusiastic listeners. In Time For Mother’s Day The Friends invite children, ages 10 and up, accompanied by an adult, to a Mother’ […]

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