Jeff Blaney has done it again with his third American Folk Opera album, The Devil’s Hopyard. Taking place during Halloween in a fictitious modern-day Connecticut small town, we enter the world of ...

If you get the automated Spotlight emails from Granby Town Hall you will have seen the information about a composting service called Blue Earth. The Granby Conservation Commission has worked with Blue ...

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 ...

Granby Grange #5 has begun preparing its large community garden as part of its ongoing commitment to service and community engagement in this, its 150th anniversary year. With the help of dedicated ...

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 ...

When Mike Noyes prepared to leave the small-town he grew up in at the start of his freshman year at UConn, he did not have an exact plan for what lay ahead of him. He knew he liked basketball. A state ...

To create more specific autonomous areas of control and enhance daily communication, Town Manager Mike Walsh recently announced a reorganization of the Public Works Department. Existing employees were ...

Months of public hearings for a 42-unit apartment building at 37 Hartford Ave. ended at the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission meeting on April 10. Vessel RE Holdings and Vessel Technologies, ...

Many readers will remember Tom Nystrom. His life was full of service to the Town of Granby: Boy Scout troop leader, senior van driver, Sunday school teacher, 100-time blood donor. He drove the Marquis ...

Take A Breath community forum, a non-partisan informational session on several key topics of interest, was held at the East Granby Senior/Community Center on April 26. The purpose of the event was to ...

The Granby Land Trust (GLT) is excited to announce that its new Emery/Hart Trail to the Crag Mountain Lookout is now open. This is an incredible addition to the Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve trail ...

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, ...