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
WEBBy Shirley Murtha | August 31, 2024. At the Aug. 5 Granby Board of Selectmen meeting, Paul Williamson from Key Capture Energy (KCE) presented information about the company’s proposal to install a battery energy storage facility at 100 Salmon Brook Street. On Aug. 7, Williamson and a team from KCE conducted an open house in the senior center ...
Granby’s Oak - Granby Drummer
WEBMar 26, 2022 · by Carol Laun. —Granby Drummer, Sept. 2006. As well as appearing on the Granby Town Seal, the Oak is seen on several items in the Salmon Brook Historical Society’s gift shop. Carol Laun wrote many articles about the iconic Granby Oak, also referred to as the Granby-Dewey Oak. Three of her …
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 ...
Events - Granby Drummer
WEBEvents. Tour Granby Artists Open Studios! — Meet the artists Oct. 19 and 20. 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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Drumrolls - Granby Drummer
WEBJames (Cal) Callender Heminway Jr., April 28, 1936 – June 1, 2024. Deborah Heminway | June 29, 2024. Cal Heminway died at 88 on a glorious June day. He had rototilled his garden, planted more dahlias, declared he was mad to be dying, gave thanks, and our beloved curmudgeon moved on.
The future is here! - Granby Drummer
WEBOct 29, 2022 · The Granby Grunts Robotics Team showed off the versatility of #3146 at the September Men’s Breakfast meeting. Quite astonishing! Team members in the picture: Mason Gianimoto, Dr. Flush (Don Rethke), Kian Woods, Ely Hosack, and Mike Puskar.