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We currently need: Taco dinner boxes, Canned chicken, Dinty Moore beef stew, Canned beets/white potatoes, Mayonnaise, Strawberry jam/jelly, Tissues
Now through April, the Granby Board of Education’s top priority is budgeting for the 2025 – 2026 school year.
The Granby Public Library has completed a renovation project aimed at modernizing and revitalizing its space for the community. Updates included the removal and installation of new carpeting, the removal of outdated wallpaper, a fresh coat of paint and brighter more efficient lighting in the adult services area and staff workspace.
Highlights from the meeting held on January 8th, 2025
Highlights from the meetings held on January 7th and February 4th, 2025
As required by the Granby Town Charter, the annual Three Board Meeting was held on January 21. This meeting brings together the boards of Education, Finance and Selectmen to present their initial components of the town’s Plus-1 budget.
Sign up for a garden plot in the Granby Community Garden. Enjoy a fun, affordable way to grow and enjoy your own fresh vegetables, herbs, and flowers this season. Granby residents can lease a 20-by-20-foot garden plot for just $10.
Highlights from the meetings held on February 18th and 3rd, 2025
Aquarion Water Company announced that the sprinkler irrigation schedule is in effect until Oct. 31. The program is mandatory for Granby, East Granby and Simsbury customers.
The Windy Hill Guitar Ensemble will perform at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2024, at the South Campus of Granby Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street, Granby.
The Northern Lights lit up the sky over the GLT’s Mary Edwards Mountain Road property in North Granby on May 11.
On April 15 the Town Budget Referendum was held at Granby Town Hall, with 1,112 residents casting in-person ballots and 28 voting with absentee ballots.
The result was 658 “yes” and 482 “no.”
Cast photo with artistic director front and center, Meaghan Farrell
Connecticut has 169 towns that all provide municipal services like assessment, tax collection, land records recording, building inspection services, public works services like trash collection, road maintenance and snow plowing, first responder services like police and fire protection, and, of course, education for the town’s children and young adults.
Make your plans to attend Granby’s annual Memorial Day Parade and program to be held on Monday, May 27.
Months of public hearings for a 42-unit apartment building at 37 Hartford Ave. ended at the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission meeting on April 10.
Come join the Granby Land Trust for a roughly 90-minute, family-friendly walk at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve to investigate the world of beavers.
Granby Parents for a Safe Graduation (GPSG) announced the winners of its annual Senior Art Contest on April 16. Thank you to all the students who submitted an entry with this year’s theme, Adventure Awaits! in mind.
The April presenter at the Granby Men’s Breakfast was Police Chief Scott Sansom, who informed us what to do and NOT to do when confronted by a potential scammer.
During an emergency it is important that emergency personnel quickly identify your house when responding.
Slater, Frederick C., 99, husband of the late Alma B. Slater, February 14
Highlights from the meetings held on March 12th, March 26th, and April 8th, 2024
The Granby Artists Association (GAA) will again present its annual All Members Show at Lost Acres Vineyard. The show will run from June 7 to July 7 with an opening reception on Saturday, June 8 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Appreciate Waypoints column, Underfunded not same as unsuccessful, and Smart Phones are dumbing down our children
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
West Granby resident Katherine Hall, vice president of global programs for Koyamada International Foundation (KIF), has been elected to the board of directors of the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, a non-profit based in West Hartford.
Poll worker information meeting May 22, New twist on spring voter canvass, and more
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.