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A volunteer non-profit newspaper serving Granby, Connecticut. The Granby Drummer is a volunteer non-profit newspaper serving the town of Granby, Connecticut.

Established in 1970 by the Citizens for a Better Granby, the Drummer is published monthly except January and August. The paper is delivered free of charge to all Granby residents.

09/08/2026

Behind the museum doors: A new chapter at Salmon Brook
What happens when you give a new curator the keys to more than 300 years of Granby’s history?
For Harrison Valentin, you start open-ing doors, digging into collections and discovering stories just waiting to be told.
A Granby native and the new curator of the Salmon Brook Historical Society, Valentin is bringing fresh eyes and new ideas to a collection filled with artwork, photographs, documents, everyday ob-jects and unexpected treasures that tell the story of the people who came before us. And she wants the community to ex-perience more of it.

09/06/2026

End of an era as director of public works retires
You can’t be much more of a native than to be born in a town and to live there all your life, but that is the case for retiring Director of Public Works Kirk Severance. His childhood educa-tion, grades 1–12, was right here, as were many of his early jobs. For the rest of his education, he never got far from home, taking classes at the University of Connecticut Transportation Institute and engineering and management class-es at the University of Hartford.

09/04/2026

Fourth of July
Parade photos by Shirley Murtha, Holly Johnson, Amanda Lindberg, Kim Pereira and Mike Walsh.

09/02/2026

Annual book sale raised more than $13,000
The Friends of Granby Public Li-braries thanks our town for another wonderful year of the Friends’ annual book sale. The 43rd annual sale in late July was a huge success, raising more than $13,612. The book sale is by far the Friends’ largest fundraiser of the year, and all proceeds go toward helping fund both of Granby’s libraries. Events like this don’t happen on their own—it takes the dedication of volunteers who sort and organize thousands of items, and the generosity of neighbors who donate and shop.

08/25/2026

Golfers have fun, support community

The Granby UNICO Chapter celebrated its first Mario Dei Dolori Memorial Golf Tournament on June 5. Guests enjoyed a day of golf, delicious food and raffle prizes at the beautiful Simsbury Farms Golf course. Chapter members thank all who participated—your support helps us give back to our community.

08/21/2026

Granby men learn about town history
Mark Williams spoke to the Men’s Breakfast Group on June 12, fascinating attendees with Granby’s history.

08/19/2026

Friends meet at Senior Center coffee hour

The Granby Council on Aging held a Coffee Hour on June 10. Guests included, from left Shirley Phillips, Marge Gengras, Denise Royer and Jean Donihee-Perron, chair of the Granby Council on Aging. Submitted photo

08/15/2026

Birds of Prey fascinate crowd

The Granby Land Trust was proud to co-host, with Granby Public Library, a “Live Birds of Prey” presentation, given by wildlife rehabilitator Chris-tine Peyreigne and her mother, Betsy Peyreigne.
More than 150 attendees of all ages gathered on the library’s front lawn to meet five magnificent raptors from a tiny Northern saw-whet owl to a large red-tailed hawk—and learn about their remarkable adaptations, the vital role they play in our ecosystems, the chal-lenges they face, and the conservation efforts that help protect them. Guests were able to see these incredible birds up close, while learning about the reha-bilitation work that helps return injured raptors to the wild.

08/13/2026

Fire Prevention artwork winds award
On April 24, Clara Mitrano, Grade 4 student at Wells Road Elementary School, was presented an award for artwork she submitted to the Connecticut Fire Prevention Recognition Program. Clara was selected to represent Granby as a Hartford County finalist for the statewide Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Her artwork, at right, featured the theme “Fire Prevention Everyone/Everyday.”

08/10/2026

Deadline for advertising: 12 p.m. on Monday, August 10
Ad team: Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14
Deadline for articles, photos and reports: NOON on Monday, August 17
Converting emails to article format: ongoing through Tuesday, August 18
Article and photo preparation: ongoing through Tuesday, August 18
Proof and type corrections in Word format: ongoing through Wednesday, August 19
Layout ads: Monday, August 17 Verify ad layout: Thursday, August 20
Layout editorial in InDesign: Tuesday, August 18 through Friday, August 21
Proof pages: Saturday, August 22
Final corrections in InDesign, Sunday, August 23
Send to printer, Sunday, August 23

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Granby, CT
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