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Highlights from the meetings held on November 12th and December 10th, 2024
Every year the registrar’s office is required to identify those voters on the official voter registry who have moved out of town through a process of selective canvassing of voters. You can aid in this process by informing the registrars if you or your grown children have moved.
Highlights from the meetings held on November 6th, December 4th, and December 18th, 2024
Already the new year moves quickly by. Some of our New Year’s resolutions may have slipped by us, but we can always begin again—
Cheri Burke spends her weekends at hockey rinks. She is the mother of four high-level ice hockey players, ages 14 to 20. While Burke herself does not skate, she is the lynch pin in the family’s love affair with this action-packed, boisterous sport.
Mackenzie Janski has earned the highest award offered by Girl Scouts USA (GSUSA), the Girl Scout Gold Award. Mackenzie was recognized at her Gold Award Pinning Ceremony on Jan. 12, at Pilgrim Covenant Church. In recognition of her dedication and hard work to benefit all Granby citizens, the Granby Board of Selectmen presented a proclamation to Mackenzie on Jan. 6, and the State Legislature issued its own proclamation during the ceremony.
Get ready for a show-stopping celebration of pink, perseverance and plenty of laughs! The Granby Memorial High School Dramatic Arts program is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, running March 14–16.
In December, Granby Police Chief Scott Sansom and the Superintendent of Schools proposed that the board of education consider adding a School Resource Officer (SRO) to Granby Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year. An SRO is a sworn law enforcement officer who works full-time in a school setting to enhance the safety of students and staff.
Granby Memorial High School and Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) are collaborating to create a new dual enrollment journalism course for high school students. This class offers a collegiate-level understanding of journalism by mirroring CCSU’s Journalism 200 course.
The state mandates that each town reviews and updates its charter every 10 years. Granby started the review process in 2022, and on July 10, 2023, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) held a Public Hearing regarding the Draft Report of the proposed revisions. The BOS acted on the report at the July 17 meeting and returned its recommendations to the Charter Revision Commission.
Hundreds of citizens lined Granby streets on Monday morning, May 29, to commemorate the annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony organized by American Legion Post 182.
As the town wrapped up fiscal year 2023, we were again reminded that in April, the boards worked to develop a fiscally responsible budget for the upcoming fiscal year that was supported by the taxpayers.
Though a short-notice venue change occurred due to the weather forecast, Granby Racial Reconciliation’s (GRR) second Granby Celebrates Juneteenth Arts and Education Festival proved to be a well- received and successful event.
Asst. Coach Justin Piwonski, Jacob Shine, BOE Chair Sarah Thrall and Asst. Superintendent Jennifer Parsons unveil the updated GMHS outdoor track State Championship banner.
June is an opportunity for many nonprofits to reflect on the programmatic year that has passed, while looking ahead and moving forward with new opportunities and partnerships. On June 22, donors, volunteers, staff members and honored guests gathered at Lost Acres Vineyard for our Farmington Valley YMCA Annual Dinner.
Updates on Nov. 7 Municipal Election, Pollworkers are needed, Voter Registration, and Registrar’s Calendar
Proper grammar—a lost value from Susan Patricelli Regan and Praise for Principal Greer from Kimberley McCord
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.
On May 24, the Charter Revision Commission finalized its draft report and authorized its chairman to file the report with the town clerk.
On March 14 the Lost Acres Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire on Loomis St.
I am not writing this article about the fire.
Sunshine and warm weather is finally upon us, but don’t take it for granted. With hot humid weather often comes the threat of severe thunderstorms, straight-line wind events, tornados, hurricanes and possible associated flooding.
Highlights from the June 7th, 2023 meeting, as well as Superintendent’s statement on the video and public comment from that meeting
As the temperature gradually rose and countless buds sprang into action, students and staff across the Granby Public Schools eagerly awaited the conclusion of the 2022/23 school year.
The Granby Memorial Drama Club had a wonderful year, from the fall production of Daughters of the Appalachians to the fantastic musical production of Little Shop of Horrors.
Cheri Burke was introduced as Granby’s new superintendent of schools in the June issue of the Drummer
