Author’s note: what follows is the first of a two-part story about a trip I took this spring to Pyramid Lake outside Sparks, Nevada. The mood changed in an instant, from the usual smiles and light ...

In 1972, Connecticut enacted the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act (IWWA), establishing municipal oversight of activities affecting inland wetlands and watercourses. Each town, including Granby, ...

Rose-breasted grosbeaks are beautiful birds that return to New England from their winter homes in Central and South America to enjoy the fruits and berries that our summer vegetation provides. They ...

Thank you, Representative Anderson, for your efforts toward preserving our second amendment rights. The 10-round limit is feel-good legislation that has made thousands of legal Connecticut gun owners ...

At the beginning of this year’s state legislative session, local Representative Mark Anderson sponsored House Bill 5717. This legislation proposed to eliminate capacity limits on firearm magazines, ...

Unlike many little boys, Scott Sansom did not dream of being a police officer when he grew up. The South Windsor native earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Central Connecticut ...

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Simsbury Granby Rotary Club High School Scholarship program. There are three scholarship categories: The Ed Dodge Scholarship, Rotary College ...

For the past three years, Salmon Brook Historical Society’s Sadoce Wilcox House and Lyman Wilcox Barn at 143 Simsbury Road in West Granby have been providing visitors with a window into New England ...

Nancy Butler refers to 30-year-old “senior citizen” pony Bayberry and Lyric Farm’s three Alpine goats as “my little barn children.” There was a time, after the Butlers arrived on Hungary Road in ...

The Granby Land Trust’s (GLT) annual spring migration bird walks at the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve delivered exciting sightings again this Mother’s Day weekend. Despite the somewhat windy ...

Can you imagine a day at the beach? The hot sun penetrates through our skin, like an outstretched hand. The sand, warm, soft, and comforting, like a mother’s arms. The waves roll in with their white ...

Months of public hearings for a 42-unit apartment building at 37 Hartford Ave. ended at the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission meeting on April 10. Vessel RE Holdings and Vessel Technologies, ...