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Independence Day: Friday, July 4, is a holiday for USA/Paine’s. All Friday trash pickups will be delayed by one day.
Highlights from the meetings held on May 13th, May 27th, and June 10th, 2025
Here’s what’s growing on; Holcomb Hoedown, mark your calendars for Sept. 7; CT Trails @ Holcomb Farm
The youngest hiker who joined the Holcomb Farm CT Trails Day hike was thrilled to show his mom a red eft.
Highlights from the meeting held on June 3rd, 2025
Six months from now, deep in a January freeze, it will be hard to recall these shining summer days. Birdsong has been replaced by the late afternoon droning of insects. Early summer flowers start to fade and goldenrods and asters brighten the roadside. The harvest season is in high gear with all manner of ripe fruits and vegetables in abundance at local farmstands.
Drummer volunteers and their families enjoyed superb parade viewing. Photo by Flo Bischoff
U.S. Navy veteran James O. Hall was honorary parade marshal.
Grant, Eleanor Marie (Zito), 97, wife of the late Edward T. Grant, May 8
Granby’s outstanding High School Chorale, with Director Mindy Shilansky, performed for the Women’s Breakfast Group on Dec. 6.
The presenter at the December men’s breakfast was Ken Kuhl who gave a talk on historic Granby sites.
Highlights from the meetings held on November 14th and December 12th, 2023
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds were allocated to upgrade the cameras located in Granby’s police cruisers. This project was completed in July and all cruisers now have the AXON Fleet Cruiser cameras installed.
Creech, Julia Mae, 95, wife of the late Glenn E. Creech, Nov. 16
The focus of the Social Service 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. For more information about any of the following programs please call the office at 860-844-5351. Office hours are weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Laughter is in the spotlight as the Suffield Players present Drinking Habits, an uproarious farce written by Tom Smith. This production guarantees a hilarious mix of mistaken identities, accusations, and romantic entanglements.
Students in the United States are reporting all-time high levels of stress and anxiety. Just under half of all high school students report daily feeling stressed and overwhelmed about grades. So, what does this mean for parents?
Our iconic Granby Oak looks dramatic in all seasons, but there is nothing like the crispness of a cold winter day to bring out its amazing architecture, captured here by photographer Don Shaw, Jr.
Avoid heartache at the Presidential Preference Primaries!, and Granby Democrat and Republican Town Committees will hold Party Caucus
On the morning of Jan. 1, more than 30 GLT members started the year with a hike on the GLT’s spectacular Mary Edwards Mountain Property. What better way is there to start a new year than with fresh air, exercise, the company of others, and time spent in nature?
n To Granby, with Love, author Faith Tyldsley takes readers on a poignant journey through the history-rich writings of Carol Laun. This editorial tribute is dedicated to the memory of Laun, an extraordinary woman who was viewed by many as “Granby’s history personified.”
Mark Guiod, Granby resident and former Air Traffic Chief for the FAA at Bradley International Airport, has a new role — film producer. Through his son David’s post-film school connections, Guiod became a producer for a new independent feature film, Art Thief, that is making the rounds of film festivals across the country. The film will be screening Feb. 1 at the Cabot Theater in Beverly, Mass., and a local screening is also being planned.
Leading up to the first Granby Racial Unity Festival on June 29, 2024, Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) will profile interracial relationships that are great models of racial unity and race amity in the Granby Drummer and on our website.
The Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) has for the past two years hosted a fun and well-attended Granby Celebrates Juneteenth Festival.
Granby Racial Reconciliation is hosting a series of four 1.5-hour workshops to discuss the intersection of race, religion and politics. The hope is that, in the year of a national election, these guided conversations will enable participants to better understand the dynamics of these social forces at work in our nation, enabling them to better participate in our democracy.
Are you a compassionate person who loves to provide companionship, provide a listening ear, and help someone smile? Consider being a hospice volunteer with the Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Litchfield County. We are currently looking for volunteers in the Farmington Valley area.
your horse is diagnosed with “Scratches”, it does not mean he has fleas or is allergic to his food! It does mean he has a crusty skin reaction that has plagued horses and their owners since at least the early 1800s.
