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Highlights from the meetings held on February 11th, and March 11th, 2025
Highlights from the meetings held on February 14th and March 12th, 2025
On March 8, Granby Grange #5 held a work party at the historic Grange hall in North Granby.
Ferrets are becoming a more popular pet in the US. They are related to weasels and exude a musky scent like their wild counterparts.
Town Manager Mike Walsh, First Selectman Mark Fiorentino and several other Granby folks spent the early morning hours (5:30 to 9 a.m.) on March 7 talking about our town with Brian Shactman of WTIC 1080 radio at Drago’s Kitchen.
Rachel Antonucci and Sara Esthus of the Granby Agricultural Commission represented Granby’s farms at Con-necticut’s “Ag Day at the Capitol” on March 19.
Save the Date: Granby Open Farm Day will take place this year on Saturday, Sept. 6.
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 Public Library is looking for fellow “makers.” A “maker” is someone who enjoys creating things from scratch, whether it’s electronics, crafts, or inventions. They like to tinker, experiment, and build, often using tools and materials to bring their ideas to life.
In March more than a dozen folks from Valley Brook Community Church traveled to Sumpango, Guatemala, to serve in mission work alongside Simsbury native, Jaylyn Perry.
Arbor Day Event on the Tree Trail, Upcoming Events, Save these Dates, Recent Goings-Ons to Share, and Joe’s Excellent Adventures
Teaching children how to be safe around water is not a luxury; it is a necessity.
This “homemade” recipe came from one of my mom’s Irish cousins years ago. Besides my own mom, Mae Garvey was one of the best cooks I have ever met—everything she did seemed so effortless and was always delicious. A treasured legacy!
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.
While not exactly a Granby resident, Jonathan Lynch is a familiar face around town, especially if you’re out and about early.
As the curator of Salmon Brook Historical Society, Martha Miller is responsible for collecting, exhibiting, maintaining and protecting objects of historic importance to Granby.
In the 1966, two sisters and Salmon Brook Historical Society members, Mildred Colton Allison and Carolyn Colton Avery donated the Abijah Rowe House to the society.
It all started on a cold and dark Friday night last December.
On an unusually warm day in February, I noticed a purple violet pushing up through winter’s fallen leaves. This tiny harbinger of spring cheered me up after a season of gray skies, record-breaking rain and very little snow. Sometimes I think I’m solar-powered, to the extent that I crave sunlight for energy and joy.
First Selectman Mark Fiorentino received this year’s Granby Republican of the Year Award at the 7th Senatorial District Annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
Good Company Theater is delighted to present its first theatrical production of the 2024 season from April 12 to 14. Directed by Meaghan Farrell, Daniel O’Donnell’s Murder by Indecision will play at Granby Congregational Church’s Fellowship Hall.
Earth Day Weekend 2024 — Help Keep Granby Beautiful! and Mother’s Day spring migration bird walks
CTVV investigates growing popularity of homeschooling, and CTVV interviews Kopacz about Constitution Party
ry programs. To register, visit granby-ct.gov/Library, and click on “Register for a Program” or call the library at 860-844-5275. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter.
I can say without hyperbole, and with all due respect to the humans in my life, he was my best friend.
Welcome to April. April finds us looking forward to spring cleaning, watching the robins return to the dormant grassy fields and putting away the shovels and snow boots. But today, while still cool outside, we are thinking “planting time!”
Granby Grange #5 continues to rebuild its membership and programs in Granby and was recently honored by National Grange as the first-place winner in the Community Garden contest for 2023. In addition to Grange activities, members volunteer at Waste Not Want Not, Stony Hill Village, Salmon Brook Historical Society and several other community groups.