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Friday, October 2, 2026
Select Board weighs selling 13-acre Harris Street lot to set land policy.
From Granby News
- Board of Health defers septic rule vote. Granby's Board of Health spent an hour debating whether to keep its extra 110-gallon septic rule as accessory dwelling units complicate the math, with the chairman and a fellow member sharply split on how much added-bedroom risk the rule is really guarding against.Granby News
- Select Board eyes surplus land, fixes warrant error. Granby's Select Board took up surplus town land ahead of budget season, eyeing a 13-acre Harris Street parcel sought by an adjacent resident as a test case, while sorting out a payroll warrant mistake that forced a revote on two bills.Granby News
- Board of Health reviews septic design for East Street group home. Granby's Board of Health opened review of septic plans for a new East Street group home after an engineer said shallow groundwater leaves only four feet of separation against a five-foot requirement, pushing fill needs into the thousands of cubic yards.Granby News
Coming up
- Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 a.m.: Library hosts pastel painting workshop Saturday. Granby Free Public Library hosts a pastel painting workshop led by artist Greg Maichack on Van Gogh's Iris, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., open to beginners and advanced adults and teens 18 and up. Sign up through the library's calendar of events.Granby Free Public Library
- Thu, Oct 15, 5:30 p.m.: Library hosts talk on Lizzie Borden trial. Granby Free Public Library will host retired Massachusetts Superior Court Justice Dennis J. Curran for a discussion of the Lizzie Borden case on October 15 at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited and registration is required through the library's calendar or by phone.Granby Free Public Library
Recent editions
- Friday, September 25, 2026 — Granby library opens registration for Gregory Maichack's Van Gogh pastel workshop Oct 3