Granby Drummer - Your hometown VOLUNTEER newspaper
WEBCathy Watso, GRR board member | September 28, 2024. On the night of Oct. 21, 2023, a white supremacist group distributed propaganda to some Granby neighbors, seeking white men to turn New England into a whites-only ethnostate by any means. In response, the local nonprofit, Granby Racial Reconciliation, led a Stop the Hate Rally with 200+ people ...
Town/Govt - Granby Drummer
WEBTown Hall Happenings: Fall sports, harvest celebrations and changes at the PD. Granby Parks and Recreation is busy with myriad sports activities for all ages, including the new Mountain Biking FUNdamentals and Advanced Skills Program Progression courses, split into three age groups: grades 3–5, ages 13–18 and adults.
Events - Granby Drummer
WEBTour Granby Artists Open Studios! — Meet the artists Oct. 19 and 20. | September 28, 2024. Connect with your local Granby artists at the annual Granby Artists Open Studio weekend on Oct. 19 and 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Open Studio tour invites visitors to artists’ studios to meet the artists, watch demonstrations and find art and gifts.
Granby Grange #5 updates - Granby Drummer
WEBMar 3, 2024 · For tickets, please contact Dave Roberts at [email protected] or 860-469-5067. Tickets are $5 to sponsor one rubber duck or $20 to sponsor five rubber ducks! Good luck! Phase One of the Granby Grange Hall renovation project is almost completed thanks to a generous donation from the Pomeroy-Brace Fund at the Hartford Foundation for ...
To Granby, with Love - Granby Drummer
WEBMay 28, 2022 · Originally published in June 1988. I say it simply—unashamed and unabashed—I love this town. I love the sight of the Barn Door Hills, visible from every lofty elevation; the beautiful stark tangle of our oak in winter; Salmon Brook in all its moods, serenely meandering through fields or rushing down Huggins Gorge and the North Granby Crags; turkey vultures gracefully riding the wind and ...
Keeping Granby fiscally strong and well positioned for tomorrow
WEBOct 4, 2021 · In the last issue of the Drummer, it was reported that Standard and Poor—one of the key municipal credit rating agencies—had reaffirmed our rating at AA+. That allowed the town to recently borrow at a favorable rate of interest on its bonds (1.55 percent net). It also recognizes our carefully managed position of fiscal strength as a municipality, as well as the value and benefit of our ...
People - Granby Drummer
WEBNewly-opened Drago’s Kitchen offers creative excellence. Since opening in February, Drago’s Kitchen has welcomed the Granby community into its inclusive and creative breakfast and lunch restaurant, located at 7 Mill Pond Drive. The menu spans gluten-free, vegan and allergen-aware options, as well as innovative kid-friendly and family menu ...
Granby’s BiCentennial was 34 years ago—where did the time go?
WEBAug 29, 2020 · The day ended with festivities and tours at the Salmon Brook Historical Society near where Hayes’ ancestors and other courageous men and women built the settlement of Salmon Brook that would become Granby, Connecticut. That weekend, 34 years ago, was a celebration that will remain a memory and milestone for …
Granby Heritage—The Granby Fair - Granby Drummer
WEBAug 30, 2021 · From 1977 until her death on June 20, 2021, Carol Laun shared Granby history in the Granby Drummer; first with columns for the Conservation Commission then in a collaborative feature called Granby Heritage and later in her column Historic Footnotes.As archivist and curator of the Salmon Brook Historical Society (SBHS), she was a font of knowledge that she shared unstintingly, writing several ...
History - Granby Drummer
WEBSalmon Brook Historical Society. By Todd Vibert | May 25, 2024. In the last issue of the Drummer, I wrote about Granby’s Civil War hero, Colonel Richard E. Holcomb, who died in battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana. When Holcomb’s body was returned to Granby for burial, many of his things were sent back in his trunk, such as his canteen, his ...