East Granby News

Democratic First Selectman James M. Hayden cruised unopposed to a second term in Tuesday's election.

The Flood of 1955 is my first clear memory. I was 3 at the time. My uncle, who worked at Hamilton Standard, got over the Route 20 bridge before it washed out, but had to stay with us in Granby center because the Route 10 bridge washed out.

An East Granby woman was carried to safety by members of the Suffield Fire Department on Thursday evening after injuring her ankle while hiking on the Metacomet Trail.

Barkhamsted Bridge Project Approved Government Announcements Submitted by Larry Perosino on 2009-10-30.   State Rep.

Additional Fall Clean-up Hours Government Announcements Submitted by James M. Hayden on 2009-10-22.   The East Granby Refuse Collection Center will be open extra hours on selected Saturdays for fall clean-up. The RCC will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct.

The management plan for designating the rest of the Farmington River as wild and scenic, which qualifies a waterway for federal funding for water management, will be presented at an open house at the East Granby Community Center on Oct.

School Stuff Submitted by Wende Cooper on 2009-10-07.   The Capital Area Substance Abuse Council, in conjunction with The Governor's Prevention Partnership and Windsor Locks Public Schools, will be hosting a Bullying Awareness Forum on Nov.

Submitted by Joyce Kennedy Raymes on 2009-10-05.   Larry Schlegel The Lower Farmington River/Salmon Brook Wild And Scenic Study committee invites you to any one of three community open houses to be held this fall.

State archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni and volunteers sift sand and dirt taken from a bore hole drilled through a Bradley International Airport runway this week.

The founder of Ebony Horsewomen said it took her over a month to recover from the shock of being rejected by the city of Hartford to build a facility in Keeney Park.

Government Announcements Submitted by James M. Hayden on 2009-09-28.   East Granby's First Selectman, Jim Hayden has confirmed that the town will be awarded a $250,000 grant from the State of Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program .

Election Day Registration Session Politics Submitted by Registrars of Voters East Granby on 2009-09-29.   East Granby Registrar's Office will be open Saturday, Oct.

Submitted by James M. Hayden on 2009-09-28.   Catch Basin Repair on Newgate Road East Granby.

Regional Submitted by Larry Perosino on 2009-09-28.   State Representative Annie Hornish, who represents the towns of Barkhamsted, East Granby, Granby and New Hartford in the Connecticut General Assembly, announced that funding for three local projects have been approved by the state Bond Commission.

East Granby GOP Adopts New Mission Statement and Plan of Action Politics Submitted by Tami W. Zawistowski on 2009-09-21.   At a recent meeting, the East Granby Republican Town Committee approved a new mission statement and plan of action to succinctly express the group's philosophy and goals.

A state archaeology team might have found the long-elusive crash site of Bradley International Airport 's namesake, Eugene M. Bradley.

People can learn about efforts to get federal designation for the lower Farmington River and the Salmon Brook as a wild and scenic river at a open house scheduled for Oct.

There was amazement, wonder and no shortage of superlatives. And that was just from the parents and grandparents during orientation for the first classes of the freshly minted Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School.

Submitted by Tami W. Zawistowski on 2009-09-02.   The East Granby Public Library is seeking donations of used books, CDs and DVDs for its first ever used book sale to be held next month at the East Granby Senior/Community Center.

On the first day of classes Tuesday, Suffield High School students learned that they got a free pass on what they were wearing.