East Granby News

Government Announcements Submitted by James M. Hayden on 2009-07-09.   Per the ordinance change that was passed at the June 24 Town Meeting, effective July 2009, an annual $50 permit fee will be charged at the East Granby Transfer Station / Recycling Center for residents to dispose of household solid waste, brush, clippings, bulky waste and ...

The Metropolitan District Commission and the Connecticut Department of Public Health announce that the Precautionary Boil Water Notice has been re-moved for MDC customers in the towns of Bloomfield, Windsor, Hartford, West Hartford, and parts of East Granby and Windsor Locks.

Automated pickup of the big blue bins started Wednesday for residents on the "A" week schedule; this week pickup is for those on the "B" week schedule.

Real estate scouts around the country are still talking about those wild guys from Hartford who buzzed the course with a helicopter at the Buick Championship in 2005.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Nancy Andrews on 2009-06-19.   Nancy Castonguay The Connecticut Business & Industry Association has arranged for manufacturing employees from Connecticut and Massachusetts to participate in a new certificate program in lean manufacturing offered at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield.

Officials at Second Chance Ranch in East Granby said a crippling increase in rent has thrown them into crisis mode.

However, advocacy groups said burying the power lines would jack up utilities prices, making them hard for low-income residents and businesses to absorb.

CL&P has plans to add a lot more pop for its customers in North Central Connecticut, as well as Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Simplicity Regent is the lawn tractor that gives you more. You get more performance, more comfort, and more durability than any other tractor in its class.

People Submitted by Wally Rodger, Secretary, Suffield RTC on 2009-06-08.   A reception to honor former state Rep.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Elizabeth Brochu on 2009-06-04.   Jazzercise is a 60-minute group fitness class combining cardio, strength, and stretch moves for a total body workout.

The family event is aimed at raising awareness of the network of paved bicycle trails that run through the area.

Over the years, Naylor Elementary School's eighth-grade field trip has been described in a lot of different ways, but it's safe to say "civics lesson" wasn't one of them.

Politics Submitted by Larry Perosino on 2009-05-26.   State Representative Annie Hornish, who represents the towns of Barkhamsted, East Granby, Granby and New Hartford in the Connecticut General Assembly, hailed House passage of legislation that opens the doors to more affordable, quality health care for thousands of residents and provides ...

History buffs and those just looking for something interesting to do on a sunny weekend day will enjoy Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, the first prison and one of the first commercial mines in the British colonies.

Susan Dinallo of West Hartford is head over heels over horses. She helps run an East Granby ranch and cares for the 16 horses, but she's neither owner nor employee.

The Connecticut state Senate could act this week on a proposal to create a special economic development zone in four towns bordering Bradley International Airport.

Shipman & Goodwin Participates In "Take A Child To Work Day" Biz Buzz Submitted by Amanda Jee on 2009-05-07.   On April 23, nearly 30 students from 4th through 8th grade visited the Hartford office of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, a law firm, to take part in the "Take a Child to Work Day" program.

A program that provides rides to senior citizens who cannot or should not drive has started service in north-central Connecticut.

On Campus Submitted by Bay Path College on 2009-05-06.   Bay Path College honored more than 50 undergraduates last month during the fourth Annual Marcia H. Conrad Awards Ceremony.