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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 ...
About Us - Granby Drummer
WEBAbout Us. Formed in 1970, Citizens for a Better Granby—CBG for short—is a community-based, not-for-profit organization whose goal is to inform and educate Granby residents on issues affecting the town of Granby, Connecticut. Its monthly newspaper, the Granby Drumme r, provides an independent platform to encourage participation in the civic ...
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 ...
Events - Granby Drummer
WEBOfficer Nicole Abalan | August 31, 2024. The second Granby First Responders Camp was held Aug. 12–14, offering local youths an immersive and educational experience with the town’s dedicated emergency services personnel. The three-day camp, designed to introduce participants to the vital roles of first responders, was a resounding success ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Great Outdoors - Granby Drummer
WEBWhen it comes to the growth and evolution of rural towns, one sentiment is heard time and time again: “less development, more land, more farms.” It’s natural for people to harken back to a day when agriculture and livestock fields spanned the landscape before apartment complexes, modern ...
Drumrolls - Granby Drummer
WEBThe Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union (TVTFCU) is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2024 Scholarship Award. Congratulations to Thomas Kennedy of Granby Memorial High School, who received an award of $1,000. After graduation Thomas will continue his education in heavy construction equipment technology.
The Drummer thanks you! - Granby Drummer
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Need for support remains but contribution options exist. Heartfelt thanks to all who so generously donated to the Drummer during the past several months. Your donations, together with ongoing advertiser support and a Granby Community Fund grant, have helped cut our operating deficit almost in half.