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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
Come celebrate the twentieth running of Granby’s favorite trivia contest! This year’s GranBee will be held on Friday, April 25 at Granby Memorial High School.
Inserted in this month’s Drummer you will find our membership form for this year’s fund drive. We are reaching out to those who would like to become a new member and those renewing their current membership. By becoming a member, you are helping to support numerous activities and purchases for the Granby Public Libraries throughout the year.
Join your friends and neighbors for the fourth biannual Stony Hill Village Community Serve Day on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. This community service event is a fantastic opportunity to give back and help improve the 49-unit Stony Hill Village affordable housing community located at 259 Salmon Brook Street in Granby.
The Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) has awarded over $650,000 in scholarships to nearly 400 college bound Granby Memorial Highschool seniors making a significant impact on their young lives since 1958. CSAG has been performing this service while managing contributions of all kinds, but particularly funds from a Holcomb Family Endowment.
Highlights from the meetings held on February 5th and January 15th, 2025
State Project No. 0055-0148 Replacement of Bridge No. 06680 Carrying Route 219 over Unnamed Brook Town of Granby
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6:00 pm.
by Rotary’s end-of-the-year, service-oriented activities truly reflect its commitment to this year’s Rotary theme “We are People of Action!” These activities also generated great enjoyment and tons of fun for all!
CCTV interviews chair of PURA; Senator Kissel, serving District 7; CTVV interviews with The Family Institute
The Granby Fire Marshal’s Office and Lost Acres Fire Department are working in coordination with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to raise awareness about the risks associated with lithium-ion batteries and ways to minimize them.
From the late 19th to the mid-20th century, culinary ephemera, including recipe booklets and appliance advertising pamphlets, were published by the US government, farmers’ organizations, and food companies. These were mostly mailed or given out free at grocery stores, and they serve as a historical record of the way we cooked and ate at the time.
Westfield Bank is pleased to announce a multi-year donation to the Connecticut Foodshare organization.
I know it’s only February and it’s still dark and cold, but I’m antsy to get started on my garden. What can I do?
The Granby Lions and Shannon-Shattuck American Legion Post 182 joined forces to collect toys for Hartford Hospital Children’s Center during the holiday season.
The American Heart Association (AHA) recognized Granby resident Dr. Seth Lapuk with the Leadership Legacy Award on Dec. 14. The award recognizes volunteers for exceptional service and contributions over a significant period of time.
Peace, Love, Joy read the sign—and that’s exactly what more than 100 Granby residents came together to experience at the second tree lighting at the Town Hall Complex in early December.
Anytime is cookie time! This recipe was one of my mom’s favorites, and likewise one of my kids’ favorites, especially Mike.
Oxygen is crucial to life and arguably oxygen is the most important element for life on earth. Oxygen is released during photosynthesis by plants and many microbes.
Oh, the sounds that graced my ears
From childhood and beyond,
The memories they often stir
Seem sometimes all but gone.
GLT Member Don Shaw, Jr. took this beautiful photo of the snowy entrance to the Granby Land Trust’s Katan-Ensor Preserve on Jan. 8 following the weekend storm.
February’s bitter cold keeps me inside this snowy winter morning.
Yet outside, my friends, the birds and squirrels wait for me.
After three months of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission hearings on a permit application for a 48-apartment complex at 37 Hartford Avenue, Vessel RE Holdings, LLC, abruptly withdrew its application just prior to a scheduled Nov. 1 meeting.
As we enter the winter holiday season, let us express our thanks to the many town employees, staff, and volunteers who work to make this season joyful and bright. Read on for news and upcoming events from various departments at Granby Town Hall.
Unlike many little boys, Scott Sansom did not dream of being a police officer when he grew up.
Proudly exhibiting their award certificates from the Connecticut Press Association for pieces they wrote that appeared in 2022 issues of The Granby Drummer are, from left, Skip Mission, Shirley Murtha, Patricia Brandon, Jennifer Benson and Mark Fiorentino.
The Granby Ambulance Association (GAA) hosted its annual fall fundraising event at the New England Air Museum in October. The event drew supporters from across the area to raise essential funds for emergency medical services (EMS) in the towns of Granby, East Granby and East Hartland.
Granby Stop & Shop presented Officer Nicole with a cake to show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of members of the Granby Police Department.