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Anne McSwain, of Granby, was named to the dean’s list at Smith College for the 2024-25 school year.
Leon Totten V, of Granby, was named to the dean’s list at the University of North Dakota for the spring semester.
Kiley Schneider and Maureen VonHassel, both of Granby, graduated from Fairfield University in May.
Andrew LaCroix was named to the dean’s list at Boston University’s College of Engineering for the spring semester.
Highlights from the meeting held on July 9th, 2025
Turnout for early voting in Connecticut started a bit slowly with the primaries in April and August of 2024, according to the Office of Registrars in Granby, but turnout took off for the presidential election, with a surprising almost 50 percent of residents voting ahead of Nov. 5 last year.
Early voting is held at Granby Town Hall, Monday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. There are extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 30.
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.
We currently need: Jar spaghetti sauce, Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs/meat raviolis, Salad dressings, Knorr and/or pasta sides, Brownie and cookie mixes, Asstd cereals regu-lar/sweet, Progresso soups, Dishwashing soap/laundry detergent
As Connecticut takes bold steps forward on environmental policy, not all legislators are moving with the same urgency. Granby and its surrounding communities deserve a representative committed to safeguarding our air, water, land and the health of future generations.
The onset of summer brings a diminished pace of outwardly visible activity for Town Hall and the school system’s Central Office. It also heightens the work for the fiscal staff, as they look to close the books on FY25 and open them for FY26 that began on July 1. In particular, it is a snapshot of Granby’s finances on June 30, the close of the fiscal year.
The First Amendment was enacted to assure the freedom of conscience in speech, religion and assembly without coercion by government. However, we’ve forgotten the moral religious underpinnings of the Amendment, living in a day where all sides are trying to silence the other’s free speech with who can “shout” and “profile” the loudest for their cause.
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.
Sign up for the Poll Worker Team now
Poll workers are still needed for both early voting and the presidential election in November.
Voters will be able to vote for one candidate in each category to serve the term noted.
We are now settling into the routines of the new school year. Kids are getting comfortable with their teachers and their schedule, adapting to new policies and are engaged in the learning process.
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.
The GMHS Athletic Booster Club is excited for another year of high school sports, spirit and community! Our fall season is already underway, with football, girls/boys soccer, girls/boys cross country, girls field hockey and girls volleyball games occurring weekly.
There is a new resource in town for teens who may be struggling with anxiety or depression—The Hope Hangout.
Kelly Lane Preschool Teaching Assistant Carey Even and preschool student Nora Martins enjoyed bubbles to celebrate the first day of school.
At press time, the girls’ team was 5-1-0 and the boys’ team was 1-1-3. Let’s go, Bears!
Civic Club, Healing Paths, Join the Holiday Committee, Lions’ Birdseed Sale, Mad Agnes Show, Cam-era Club, Men’s Breakfast, Twisted Tales of Poe, Women’s Breakfast, and The Feelings Bunch
The well-received Race, Religion, and Politics series offered by Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) will conclude with a workshop on Sunday, Oct. 27, 3–4:30 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center.
Soup’s on—Chef’s edition!, Free Quilt Show and Raffle, Pumpkin Patch Trolley and Curse of the Rails, Holly Boutique Craft Fair, Agatha Christie mystery performed by Suffield Players, Giant tag sale fund-raiser returns, Simsbury Grange Line Dancing, and Jazz Mini-Course
Community Church now offers worship services in both English and Spanish every Sunday at 10 a.m. and invites both Spanish speakers and English speakers to the worship service of their choice.
On Sept. 13, Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine was inducted as a Connecticut Freedom Trail site commemorating Prince Mortimer.
Granby Homes for Senior Citizens (which operates Stony Hill Village) will hold its annual Friends of Stony Hill Village meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the community room at 259 Salmon Brook Street.
“Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?”
Granby 4-H sign-up night is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Holcomb Farm Workshop. The open house from 7 to 8 p.m. will introduce the youth-officer team and project groups available for the 2024-25 program year.