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‘Granby Girl’ gets her name back: Family unveils new tombstone for Patricia Ann Tucker, who’d been missing for 44 years
08-15-2024 6:32 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Closure for Matthew Dale meant giving his mother her name back — and he did just that last Thursday in a quiet ceremony at the West Street Cemetery.In 1978, Dale’s mother went missing when he was 5 years old. His family reported her...

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State doles out $3.4M to regional farms for infrastructure work
11-07-2024 7:21 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Still recovering from a devastating fire that destroyed its barn and farm store at 7 Carver St., Red Fire Farm in Granby is receiving $500,000 from the state’s Farm Security Infrastructure Grant program, money that will go some of the...


Granby voters nix animal control bylaw
11-04-2024 11:46 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Residents voted down the proposed animal control bylaw at the special Town Meeting on Oct. 21, calling the legislation “unduly restrictive” for a farming community.“It seems very atypical for a farming community to have a leash law,” resident...


Mission with a vision: Granby Lions Club completes free eye screenings on some 400 children in two-town region
10-25-2024 1:35 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Luka Azeuedo, who is just under 2 years old, squirms in the arms Alphabet Soup Childcare Center emplyee Casey Rougeau while she positions him to look into a small black machine playing bird sounds and flashing blue, green and red dots.“Can you find...


Granby voters to consider new leash laws, property tax work off program at special TM on Monday
10-21-2024 12:00 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A special Town Meeting next week will give residents a chance to approve a property tax work-off program for seniors and veterans and adopt a new animal control bylaw with stricter leash laws.Voters will discuss the six-article warrant...


Granby moves to tighten leash, nuisance laws for animals
10-03-2024 5:13 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A new animal control bylaw approved by the Select Board would impose stricter leash and nuisance laws for all domestic and personally owned animals, from dogs and cats to ferrets and horses.The decision to revamp the law came in the wake of...


Granby marks 9/11 with special memorial made out of piece of NY fire truck, rather than World Trade Center
09-19-2024 2:32 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — While making its journey to the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, a piece of a New York fire truck that melted and warped from the flaming aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks snapped in half from the vibrations from travel.Matt Bail,...


Granby priest tapped to lead Catholic Charities in new executive role; will continue to lead town church
09-19-2024 2:26 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Father Michael Goodreau, pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, will oversee the Catholic Charities Agency of the Diocese of Springfield as its new president, expanding his work as a Catholic and spiritual leader from his parish in Granby...


Granby alum a DC hero: 1998 grad saves man who fell on subway tracks
09-19-2024 2:24 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sometimes heroes are made by happenstance.That certainly is the case for Mike Barker, a 1998 Granby High School graduate and resident in the Washington, D.C. area who found himself at the right place at the right time late on the...


Jon Weissman: Single-payer health care the solution
08-15-2024 6:27 PM

Thank you for highlighting (again) the crisis in primary care [”Primary care in crisis,” Gazette, July 27].As the board chair of Mass-Care: The Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care, I appreciate being quoted, but I want readers to...


Valley Bounty: Pea time is upon us: Dave’s Natural Garden in Granby grows a variety of the seasonal favorite
06-27-2024 7:18 PM

By LISA GOODRICH

After the cold of winter in New England, spring on our region’s farms is a treat for the senses. While residents may argue over whether asparagus or strawberries declare the arrival of spring, Meghan Hastings, owner and farm manager of Dave’s Natural...


Budget rift emerges at Granby TM: Finance Committee at odds with School, Fire departments
06-20-2024 3:42 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The town recently completed its two-part annual Town Meeting, at which residents passed a $29.1 million budget for fiscal 2025 while also listening to a contentious disagreement between the Finance Committee and the School and Fire...


Interim leader chosen to lead Granby schools while search for permanent superintendent takes place
06-06-2024 7:27 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Mary Jane Rickson will head the district as interim superintendent while the School Committee searches for a permanent replacement for Superintendent Stephen Sullivan, who leaves for a new job in Greenfield at the end of the school year.The...


Labonte wins tight Select Board race in Granby
05-28-2024 10:47 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — David Alan Labonte narrowly edged out three other candidates to win a seat on the Select Board on Monday. Labonte received 307 votes, or 36 more than Micheline Turgeon’s 271 votes. The other two candidates, John Arcouette and Nathaniel Albin...


Granby Bow and Gun Club says stray bullets that hit homes in Belchertown did not come from its range
05-10-2024 9:24 PM

By EMILEE KELIN

BELCHERTOWN — The president of the Granby Bow and Gun Club insists that stray bullets that hit two homes and a shed in the Turkey Hill area of town did not originate from the club’s long range.Club President Ryan Downing read a statement at the...


Fearful Belchertown residents blame stray bullets on nearby gun club, appeal to town for help
04-29-2024 8:29 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Jake Hulseberg won’t let his children play on the swing set he built them in their backyard on Mountain View Drive because of bullets that shattered glass doors on two houses on the street.Instead, Hulseberg keeps his kids in the front...


Charles LaPiene: Peace at last
04-18-2024 7:20 PM

Now that the Easthampton City Council and three other local municipalities have called for a Gaza cease-fire, Hamas is sure to heed their pleas. We should be hearing soon that Hamas has pulled out, stopped their shooting, and all the hostages have...


Gravel pit defenders in Granby make case
04-18-2024 7:14 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — David Trompke grew up walking and riding his bike down Bachelor Street back when five gravel pits were in operation.Now, at 75, the lifelong Granby resident whose family developed a subdivision off Trompke Avenue wants to lease 19 acres for a...


Police investigating bullets striking homes in Belchertown
04-11-2024 6:32 PM

Staff Report

 BELCHERTOWN — Local and state police are investigating bullets striking two homes on Mountain View Drive within the past year and shattering glass doors, including one incident last week, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s...


Adding up fire losses at Red Fire Farm: $1M in damages includes barn full of supplies and memories
02-23-2024 9:43 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Days after a large fire engulfed Red Fire Farm’s barn and farm store on Carver Street on Saturday afternoon, farm staff slowly recounted the equipment and inventory lost in the fire, as well as the memories attached to them.The fire caused an...


State doles out grants for trail work in several area communities
06-28-2023 8:05 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

An infusion of $320,000 from the state’s MassTrails Grant Program will bring the design and engineering phase for a new 3½-mile rail trail in Southampton another step closer to completion.Meanwhile, a $60,000 grant will improve the Robert Frost Trail...

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