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Granby nonprofits, your free ad could go here!

As announced in October, Citizens for a Better Granby, publisher of the Drummer, received a grant from the Granby Community Fund with the intention of helping other Granby nonprofits raise their visibility within the community.

Libraries’ book sale donations wanted

The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries’ 43rd annual Used Book Sale will be held at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby. Preview Night is Friday, July 24, 5–8 p.m. with a $10 entrance fee. The regular sale is Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Last chance sale is Sunday, July 26, 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. with $10 per bag or donation.

In Memory of…

Andrews, Norman Wilson, 78, husband of Kathleen Terry Andrews, March 23
Andrews, Kathleen Terry Andrews, 79, wife of the late Norman Wilson Andrews, April 22

Ice cream trucks and icebox cakes

Summers in the 1950s included gleaming white Good Humor trucks whose jingling bells announced that frozen treats had arrived. I’d beg my parents for change and dash to the curb for a creamsicle or toasted almond bar.

Safe Grad extends heartfelt thanks to community

On June 11, Granby Memorial High School graduates celebrated their achievements at the 40th annual Graduation Night Party held at the Farmington Valley YMCA. Organized by Granby Parents for a Safe Graduation, the event, which is free of charge for all graduates, welcomed 105 graduates, representing 80 percent of the Class of 2026.

The telephone, back in the day

When I was a little girl, we had a black rotary dial phone. It sat on a little table by a lamp in the corner of the living room. Nearby there were several large telephone books containing local, state and business phone numbers. We got new books every year. I still remember my phone number.

Drumrolls

Area residents named to dean’s list for the spring semester at Quinnipiac University: from East Granby: Corriana Howard, Liam Phelan, Ryan Rickevicius, Sarah Springer; from Granby: Samuel Lightbourn, Erin Panella-Malley, Lindsey Puglise; from North Granby: Jason Platti.

Friends meet at Senior Center coffee hour

The Granby Council on Aging Coffee Hour is a free program held on the second Wednesday of each month from September through June and open to all senior citizens. Granby seniors are welcome to share their views about the town and its services, the town’s ongoing course of development, to raise any questions we might help to answer directly or to share our knowledge to identify the right person or agency in town to provide answers.

How Granby bonds capital projects

In my column for the October issue of the Drummer, I explained how Granby practices direct democracy. This means you, the voters through the ballot box, choose your elected officials, approve the town’s annual budget, and periodically are asked to go to the polls to approve spending and funding for large capital projects. The process where voters approve spending and funding for large capital projects is called “bonding.”

Granby Town Budget Passes

The 2026-27 budget, which starts on July 1, PASSED by a vote of 1,425 to 1,026. The 2,531 voters who participated in the machine vote on May 18 were 30.4 percent of registered Granby citizens.

Many thanks to all who volunteered their time and talents to hold three 12-hour referendum sessions for the Town of Granby!

Amanda Bristol adds 8 strikeouts versus Ellington

On May 18, Amanda Bristol pitched a complete game for Granby Memorial versus the Ellington Knights. In the impressive outing, Amanda added eight strikeouts, yielding only two earned runs (and two unearned) in the 4-2 loss. Amanda has logged 149 strikeouts this season, which ranks 17th among high school pitchers in Connecticut in 2026.

Attention Granby Veterans

The Town Clerk’s Office reminds veterans of an important upcoming deadline. If you have not yet filed your DD-214 Military Discharge Form, please stop by the Town Clerk’s Office before Sept. 30. Filing ensures veterans can receive the Veteran’s Exemption discount on the assessed value of real or personal property for the Town of Granby’s October 1 Grand List.

Ray Haack honored at BOS meeting

At the April 20 Board of Selectmen meeting, First Selectman Mark Fiorentino presented Granby’s long-time and much beloved UPS driver, Ray Haack, with a plaque honoring his 24 years of service to the people of Granby.