Author’s note: what follows is the first of a two-part story about a trip I took this spring to Pyramid Lake outside Sparks, Nevada. The mood changed in an instant, from the usual smiles and light ...

Carol Laun wrote many articles about the iconic Granby Oak, also referred to as the Granby-Dewey Oak. Three of her columns, spanning several decades, combine to commemorate Arbor Day, celebrated on ...

As this issue arrives in Granby residents’ mailboxes, the regular high school basketball seasons will have ended, and the NCCC tournaments and state championship game brackets will be determined.

Wells Road School’s Jim Whitten emceed the well-attended Gran-Bee trivia competition on April 19 at Granby Memorial High School. The event raised money for the Granby Education Foundation’s community ...

It’s easy to be happy in the summer, surrounded as we are by the magnificent beauty of the natural world. This year the blossoming of trees, shrubs and gardens are as lush as I can remember. It seems ...

When you drive by the snow-swept Holcomb Farm fields along Simsbury Road in West Granby, you may think the Friends of Holcomb Farm are in hibernation. You would be wrong. This is our opportunity to ...

A bit of information has to be added to last month’s article on the town’s new AEDs. The new cabinets installed outdoors have a keypad on them. The user must call 911 to get the code to punch into the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The McLean Game Refuge Headquarters Fund received a generous donation from David Pelizzon, Squadron Capital president. See full story, also in this month’s issue. Pictured from left are: Mark Wetzel, ...

Founded in the 1970s, the Connecticut Press Club is an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) and includes both female and male members. First place winners in the statewide ...

According to the National Fire Protection Association the peak months for grill fires are June and July with 20 percent of these fires due to grills not being cleaned. Grill fires involve an average ...