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Highlights from the meetings held on November 5th, December 3rd, and December 17, 2025
As highlighted in prior articles as well as at several board meetings, the Granby Capital Program Priority Advisory Council (CPPAC), which is responsible for defining capital projects, creating prioritization criteria and recommending a five-year capital Project Improvement Plan, is getting closer to its proposed bond request for board of selectmen approval.
Westfield Bank employees, customers and community members provided new toys and books to children in local communities across Western Massachusetts and Connecticut through its annual toy drive.
Highlights from the meeting held on December 9th, 2025
The New England Air Museum will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of art, culture and community on Saturday, March 7, as the Granby Ambulance Association (GAA) hosts its annual fundraiser, A Perfect Pairing.
This year is a busy one for voters. The Town Budget Referendum Vote is Monday, April 20, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room. A public hearing for the budget is held at the high school on Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. All registered Granby voters and property owners may vote at the referendum.
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.
In Town Focus, Free art show, Bible Study, Camera Club, Men’s Breakfast, and Women’s Breakfast
There are important meetings about Granby’s annual budget in the coming months. Residents are encouraged to participate in all phases of the budget process by attending meetings.
The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series was founded in 2011 to honor the life and work of Bruce Porter. Porter was a Granby native whose contributions as organist, choir director and music director of South Congregational Church included hosting classical music recitals at the church.
This budget season, the Granby Board of Education (BOE) has presented a great deal of data and information with one goal in mind: encouraging community engagement.
The Town of Granby Fire Marshal’s Office and Lost Acres Fire Department have teamed up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to reduce risk of cooking fires. The campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take when cooking to keep themselves and those around them safe.
Granby Memorial High School’s Dramatic Arts program dazzled audiences with its recent production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, leaving the community buzzing with praise for the talented students and creative team behind the show.
Cameron Mele, a senior at Granby Memorial High School, recently earned a spot in the prestigious Junior Gold National Championship Bowling Tournament in Green Bay, Wis., July 11 to 19.
Superintendent Cheri Burke addressed Granby taxpayers during her second superintendent’s community conversation on Feb. 27 covering the 2025-26 superintendent’s budget proposal and the projected plan for a school resource officer (SRO).
There are several changes/updates taking place with software and hardware this year as mandated by the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office.
Highlights from the meeting held on February 10th, 2025
Connecticut Trolley Museum Events, Vacation Bible School sign-up begins, Way Back When: A Witness to History, Join fish and game club, Weather forecast: 100 percent chance of learning, Hartford Musical Club, Donations sought for church rummage sale, Tag and Bake Sale, and Memory Walk benefits grieving families
Camera Club Date Change, Women’s Breakfast, Lynn Hollyfield Concert, Granby Community Scholarship, Civic Club, SBHS News, and Men’s Breakfast
The Granby Men’s Golf League sponsors a scholarship for high school seniors that intend to pursue a career in an athletic-related field. Those eligible are Granby high school seniors or Granby residents who are seniors at a different high school that will be entering their first year of college, university, technical or vocational school as full-time students.
Good Friday, April 18 is not a trash holiday. Trash barrels must be out on your regularly scheduled day.
This spring, the Farmington Valley YMCA is excited to offer a variety of engaging activities and programs for everyone in our community. Whether you’re focused on health and wellness, family fun or local traditions, there’s something for everyone at the Y.
The East Granby Congregational Church invites everyone to offer a prayer at the cross just outside its building, adjacent to Route 20 between the fence and the sidewalk.
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.
Jennifer Kertanis of Granby is excited. As director of the Farmington Valley Health Department, Kertanis leads a team that in 2022 conducted a Community Health Assessment (CHA) among the 10 towns that her agency serves and has now released the agency’s first Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).
Granby residents have a fantastic opportunity to lease a 20×20-foot garden plot at the town’s community garden—for just $10! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a beginner eager to learn, this is the perfect way to enjoy fresh, homegrown food while connecting with nature and your neighbors.
The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series resumes after a five-year hiatus with a concert of music and the poetry of Ukraine on Sunday, May 18, at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary on the South Campus of Granby Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street.
As author, planner and conservationist William H. Whyte said in a 1962 report to then Connecticut Governor Dempsey, “Saving the ridges would be an act of imagination, but what is at stake is close to Connecticut’s identity, and once gone is without price.”