Granby Drummer (https://granbydrummer.com/page/55/)
Highlights from the meeting held on May 22nd, 2025
Women’s Breakfast, Conversation and Coffee, and SBHS News
Building close relationships in adulthood can be challenging. Many social situations call for polite small talk, not heart-to-heart conversations, making it difficult to really connect deeply with people.
Since 1983, the Friends of Granby Public Libraries (FOGPL) has held its very popular Used Book Sale. This year it will be held on July 25, 26, and 27 at Holcomb Farm.
Highlights from the meetings held on April 2nd and May 21st, 2025
Farmington Valley residents have a great, free resource for durable medical equipment (DME) in the Granby DME Closet. Residents of the Farmington Valley can borrow wheelchairs, walkers, commodes and more, free of charge.
Granby Memorial High School athletes had an amazing year, both on and off the field. Led by our incredible student-athletes and a supportive community, GMHS Bears have continued to be strong contenders across all CIAC state athletic divisions.
Another school year has come to an end. As we move forward into the summer months, I want to express my gratitude to our educational staff and community for making Granby a wonderful place to live and raise kids.
There were 13 student-athletes from Granby Memorial High School who received All-Conference and/or All-State recognition for their outstanding performances during the 2025 spring season.
Robert Flanigan of Granby captured the northern lights Oct. 7 at the Barkhamsted dam.
Connect with your local Granby artists at the annual Granby Artists Open Studio weekend on Oct. 19 and 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Open Studio tour invites visitors to artists’ studios to meet the artists, watch demonstrations and find art and gifts.
On an annual basis, shortly after the budget is approved, each department head prepares a work plan of departmental initiatives they plan to tackle with the funds put into place by the approved annual budget.
Apply online at the Secretary of the State’s website to request that your absentee ballot be mailed to you. Once submitted online, it is automatically sent to the Town Clerk’s Office which will mail your ballot.
Carol and Peter Sepe brought some of their sheep to Lost Acres Vineyard for Granby’s Open Farm Day, Sept. 14.
At the Youth Service Bureau, we know increasingly negative messages are targeting boys ages 8 to 12. Messages about being an “alpha” male equate being a man with anger, violence and misogyny. Kindness, compassion and emotional expression are seen as weaknesses. Voices promoting anger, violence and misogyny are distressingly popular.
On Sept. 16, family and friends of the late Diane Neumann-Hernsdorf gathered at Granby Town Hall to celebrate the installation of a plaque honoring Diane’s extraordinary service to our community.
Granby Parks and Recreation is busy with myriad sports activities for all ages, including the new Mountain Biking FUNdamentals and Advanced Skills Program Progression courses, split into three age groups: grades 3–5, ages 13–18 and adults.
Highlights from the meetings held on August 19th, September 3rd, and September 16th, 2024
KCE Proposal, In response to Susan Patricelli Regan and Granby Schools, Support for Anderson, Support for Becker, and Support for GOP Candidates
Check Town of Granby website to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom
On the night of Oct. 21, 2023, a white supremacist group distributed propaganda to some Granby neighbors, seeking white men to turn New England into a whites-only ethnostate by any means. In response, the local nonprofit, Granby Racial Reconciliation, led a Stop the Hate Rally with 200+ people present and distributed free “Hate Has No Place in Our Town” lawn signs—many are still seen in town today. To counter the “us vs. them” of such hate groups, GRR works to support connections and community forged in mutuality, understanding, collaboration, and love.
Due to my perception of a rise in malicious social discourse, I offer portions of the rally speech I gave. We can do better, Granby.
Parks and Rec has announced that construction on the long-awaited walking path at Salmon Brook Park has commenced! This path will provide park goers a safe space to get those steps in and enjoy the beauty of the park.
All Granby Public Schools staff engaged in a high energy convocation to explore our theme, Connect. Believe. Achieve, and prepare for the year ahead.
Eric Harrison, president and CEO of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, was selected as one of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2024 C-Suite Award Honorees.
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has again prioritized vaping as a Connecticut initiative.
Transfer Station hours: In addition to Saturdays, the transfer station will be open Wednesday mornings (8 a.m. to noon) through Nov. 20.
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Litchfield County (VNHLC) seeks hospice volunteers for its growing hospice program. The agency cares for patients who live in towns throughout Litchfield County and the Farming-ton Valley.