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Salmon Brook Park got a fresh start to the season thanks to the efforts of scouts who gathered on a rainy weekend in April for the annual spring cleanup.
March was the month for honoring successful women. Rosia Kennedy, program coordinator at the Granby Stop & Shop, wanted to show support for brave women going through tough times at the Abused Women’s Shelter in Springfield.
A beautiful Easter morning sunrise graced the Granby Land Trust’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property.
Special Budget Issue included alongside the April 2025 issue of The Granby Drummer
Good luck to the middle school G-4s robotics team at the world championships!
If it’s April, then the FY 26 budget vote is right around the corner. That vote will occur on Monday, April 21. You can vote in town hall during the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots are also available from the town clerk. Securing an absentee ballot is a process, so I encourage anyone who needs one to call the town clerk at 860-844-5310.
At the Granby Center Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 26, the BFJ Planning consultant firm presented preliminary recommendations for changes to the zoning regulations and design work for Granby Center.
In the past few months, two generous and forward-thinking Granby families together donated 73 acres to the land trust—land that is contiguous with property already protected.
Enjoying the longer daylight hours and spending time outdoors is easy to do in our wonderful town. Read on for more information about activities in and around town.
I can still recall how much my mom loved this salad! And if any readers remember Mary Cook, when she liked something — you knew it!
The Granby Memorial High School Stadium Field is now home to the semi-professional football team of the East Coast Football League (ECFL), the CT Lightning.
The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.
Paffrath, Estella Louise (Layman), 96, wife of the late Harold H. Paffrath, May 5
When First Selectman Mark Fiorentino was asked if the 2024 Granby Memorial Day parade was still a go, considering the heavy rain that morning, he replied, “They didn’t stop fighting for our freedom just because it was raining; showing up is the least we can do.”
Looking for something to do now that school is out for the summer? Why not come to the Salmon Brook Historical Society on a Sunday afternoon and learn about the history of the town we live in? Tour the society’s five buildings to see how Granby has evolved to what it is today.
Please visit granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities.
Chase Alexander is the recipient of the annual Granby Drummer Scholarship.
We are hot and heavy into our summer season, and our flower and vegetable gardens are bursting with growth and color.
At the Granby Men’s Breakfast on June 14, the speaker was Granby Senior Center Program Coordinator Jennifer Kielbasa with a program entitled The Pursuit of Happiness: Making Connections for Healthy Living.
On June 4, the Granby Lions Club held a special meeting at Lost Acres Vineyard to celebrate the induction of five new members and recognize other Granby Lions.
It’s easy to be happy in the summer, surrounded as we are by the magnificent beauty of the natural world.
When Dr. Violette approached me about taking over his column at the Drummer, I was honored. I know I have big shoes to fill, and I hope to meet expectations.
Kudos to Drummer writers and our editorial team who won awards in 10 separate categories in the 2023 Connecticut Press Club Professional Communications Contest!
The weather cooperated and over 40 community volunteers gathered for the spring Stony Hill Village Community Serve Day on Saturday, April 18. Even a black bear was curious to see the tractor, wood chipper, 20-foot dumpster and two large trucks for hauling away brush that were instrumental in our accomplishing so much.
My name is Tim Nolan, and I’m a GMHS Class of 2018 grad who’s been fortunate enough to spend the last two years working as a sports anchor and reporter in Maryland — not all that long after I began this circuitous journalism route writing for the Drummer.
On June 5, the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group celebrated its 20th anniversary with a formal English Tea and a display of wedding gowns dating from 1929 through 2016.
Come to our first Holcomb Hoedown!, The farm store is open for the season, Nassau Financial Group spends a day on the Farm, new trail map, other news, and Cat’s Corner: It’s okay to not love kale.
Trees are everywhere in Granby, but sometimes we need one more in a special place. This just happened at Wells Road School where teacher Kristen Lecco’s third grade class became fascinated by trees and decided the interior courtyard viewed from their classroom window, needed one.
