Last month, an opinion piece criticized my record on environmental issues. I agree with the writer on one important point, protecting our environment is essential—future generations depend on it. But ...

DESRI appreciates the opportunity to respond to the July/August article, Solar Project: Potential pollutants. Several statements in that piece do not accurately reflect the facts about the Broadleaf ...

If experience, knowledge, and integrity are important in determining your vote for board of selectmen, then I ask you to vote for Mark Neumann. Mark has more than 20 years of experience on this board.

Each year after the budget is approved, department heads prepare work plans for the initiatives they plan to complete with the approved funds. Departmental work plans focus on initiatives over and ...

Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) at the Granby Land Trust’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby. This native perennial thrives in moist meadows and wetlands and is an important ...

Each September we try to predict the intensity of the peak autumnal display. It’s more than a coin toss, as foliage reports take rainfall, sunshine and temperature into consideration. The changing ...

John O’Brien gave a hosta dividing demonstration at O’Brien Nursery. Future tractor drivers at Lost Acres Orchard. Diane Szipszky created vegetable creatures at Holcomb Farm. A Sepe Farm sheep gets ...

Looking to spread the news about a fundraiser (car wash, bake sale, etc.) for your nonprofit? Or is your group seeking new members or leaders but don’t know how to get the word out? For Granby ...

Board of finance members often hear, “why does the mill rate seem to always go up while in most years rates don’t change for federal and state income taxes? From the revenue perspective, this reflects ...

DESRI appreciates the opportunity to respond to the July/August article, Solar Project: Potential pollutants. Several statements in that piece do not accurately reflect the facts about the Broadleaf ...

The Granby community mourns the death of Jenny Emery, a board of finance member and executive director of Holcomb Farm after a tragic bicycle accident in Vermont on Sept. 14. This photo of Jenny with ...

In response to an article published in September’s Drummer that criticized Representative Mark Anderson’s environmental record, I believe it is important to present a more balanced and fact-based ...