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Safe Grad Party Meet

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2014 Safe Grad Party Meets March 24 The next Safe Graduation Party Committee meeting is March 24 at 7 p.m. at the High School Media Center. For more than 26 years, the Safe Graduation Party Committee has hosted a party for graduating seniors. The Safe Graduation Party offers a fun-filled, safe, substance-free event the evening of graduation. Come to the next meeting on March 24 to see how you can help make this event come alive for the senior class.  There are many activities plann […]

Fun & Rec

Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast

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Green Eggs and Ham breakfast will celebrate birthday of Dr. Seuss Join in the fun Saturday, March 1, as Granby celebrates the 110th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geissel, better known as Dr. Seuss. A breakfast of green eggs (no artificial coloring) and ham, served with toast, juice and coffee, will be offered to the very young and the young-at-heart. This family event will be held in the new Lodge building at Salmon Brook Park, with seatings at 7 a.m., 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. The room will be filled […]

Town/Govt

PLC Expansion On Hold

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PLC expansion on hold for 2014-15 school year By Kim Becker At its Feb. 19 meeting, the Board of Education decided to table the administration’s Professional Learning Communities (PLC) proposals for the 2014-2015 school year. Both proposals would have significantly affected the school calendar by mandating a two-hour early release every Tuesday across the district. In a prepared statement, Board Chair Ron Walther said the board is “… not satisfied that the implementation r […]

People

Granby Chamber Awards Dinner

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Submitted photo Copyright Heather Conley Photography, LLC Governor Malloy attends Granby Chamber Awards Dinner By Bob Marx Dannel P. Malloy made the keynote address at the Granby Chamber of Commerce awards dinner and annual meeting where Brian Guarco was honored as its Business Person of the Year and Mario Dei Dolori as Humanitarian of the Year . The event took place on Feb. 10 at Vito’s by the Water in Windsor. Governor Malloy warmly greeted the sold-out audience of chamber memb […]

Fun & Rec

Marquis of Granby Annual Awards Banquet

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Marquis of Granby celebrates 44th season with annual awards banquetBy Lori Catlin Garcia Members of the Marquis of Granby Jr. Ancient Fyfe and Drum Corps gathered on January 25 in Cook Hall at the First Congregational Church to celebrate their forty-fourth season. The corps opened the evening by playing a short concert to a crowd of over 115 attendees, including four past directors. After a delicious dinner, Director Audrey Lampert began the program with a video highlighting some of th […]

Fun & Rec

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

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Image Source: GECC Facebook Page GECC offers winter playgroup By Sheri Litchfield If you and your little one are looking for a warm place to have fun this winter, join us for Kids Play, You Stay playgroup. Every Wednesday morning from 9:30-11 a.m., parents, grandparents, and other caregivers come to the big red barn at the Holcomb Farm for a variety of fun and learning opportunities. The Granby Early Childhood Council, together with the Granby Youth Services, has been offering a weekly […]

Fun & Rec

Your Creation Vacation

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Coloring Contest! sponsored by Free Lunch Studios Your Creation Vacation Granby CT Color this cartoon and mail to: Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook St. Unit 6, Granby, CT 06035. Winner will win Free Lunch Studios Gift Certificate and the Original art. Good luck and have fun! Due 2.15.14 […]

School & Sports

Gran-Bee

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Granby Education Foundation’s Gran-Bee Trivia Contest is Friday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m., GMHS auditorium. $150 team registration fee (tax deductible). The registration deadline is March 10. For more information, visit www.granbyeducationfoundation.org. […]

Town/Govt

Granby Police Department Gets A New Officer

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Granby Officer Jeffrey Murphy graduated from the police academy on Dec. 18. Officer Murphy was part of the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s 246th training class, a class of 47 officers serving multiple communities throughout Connecticut. The graduation ceremony was held at Central Connecticut State University.  Murphy excelled in the rigorous full-time 22-week academic and physical training program. He and his classmates trained in Connecticut an […]

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