Granby

A suspicious package that briefly closed the library and municipal complex in Granby on Tuesday morning has been determined to not be a threat, according to police. Investigators said a suspicious package was found in the morning during opening procedures. The incident was investigated and the library and municipal complex were briefly closed. Police said it was determined that the…

A house in Granby is uninhabitable and two firefighters were injured after a fire on Sunday morning, according to police. Police responded to a report of a garage fire on Hayfield Lane around 6:45 a.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a fire that had extended to vehicles in the driveway and into the home. Two firefighters suffered minor…

A home in Granby, known for its over-the-top and exciting light display, almost had to turn the lights off permanently due to rising electric costs and a labor intensive set up. That’s until the small town stepped in to help.

A home in Granby, known for its over-the-top and exciting light display, almost had to turn the lights off permanently due to rising electric costs and a labor intensive set up. That’s until the small town stepped in to help. The display, which is located along Route 20 between Granby and West Granby, has already come down for the year….

Police are looking for the public’s help finding a man accused of attacking a vape shop clerk in Granby over the weekend. The police department said they were called to Inhale Vape Shop on Mill Pond Drive for a reported alteration on Sunday. Responding officers learned that a man threw store property and physically attacked a store clerk. The...

A vehicle crashed into a home in Granby over the weekend. A homeowner on Juniper Drive said a vehicle crashed into the garage of the home on Saturday. The driver stayed at the scene. It’s unclear if the person will face charges. A dog was reportedly in the garage at the time of the collision and is limping. No...

Hundreds of rounds of ammunition ignited when a car caught fire after a crash in Granby on Monday night, according to police. Officers responded to Barkhamsted Road around 9:50 p.m. after learning of a crash and they found a car on fire. Police said several hundred rounds of ammunition that were in the car ignited. The two people who were…

Injuries are being reported after a car caught fire following a crash in Granby Monday night. The police department said Barkhamsted Road is closed from Route 20 to Case Street. A car crashed and caught fire, according to authorities. Injuries are being reported, but the extent is unknown. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area. No additional information was…

A road in Granby has reopened hours after a crash brought down wires and closed a road in the area. The crash happened in the area of Cider Mill Heights and Mountain Road on Sunday afternoon. Police said the crash brought down a pole and wires. Mountain Road from Donahue Road to Route 189 was closed. It reopened early Monday…

Devanney Do was only a teenager when she made her first attempt to escape Vietnam. Her parents, who were farmers, saved up money to send her and her sister on a boat headed for a better life. “I was terrified,” Do said. “We got caught by the communist and they put us in jail for a month.” She is one…

After spending time in a refugee camp as a child, Devanney Do shares her story of becoming an engineer, a mother, and a business owner.

An owl that needed to be rescued after getting tangled up in a soccer net in Granby last week has healed and was released back into the wild. Granby police said Sergeant Mikan, Officer Dzierzgowski and Animal Control Officer Abalan all worked together as a team last week to free the owl from the net. They found that he’d...

Taylor traveled to West Granby in a 2024 Nissan Altima.

There is a police presence at the high school in Granby on Friday. School officials said a high school student made an alarming statement on Thursday evening and school administrators and the Granby police department immediately addressed the situation with the student and family. Police determined that there was and still is no viable threat, school officials said. Then, on…

Police said more than 30 gunshots were fired during a neighbor dispute in Granby on Sunday night and they have arrested a man. Officers responded to Morningside Drive around 7:30 p.m. and charged a Granby man with threatening in the first degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, three counts of risk of injury to a minor, unlawful discharge of…

Taylor traveled to Julien’s in a 2024 Nissan Sentra.

A police officer and an animal control officer who are mother and daughter are being credited with helping rescue a newborn fawn in Granby on Saturday morning. Police received a report of a deer giving birth on Running Pine Road around 8:40 a.m. Officers Nichole Abalan rushed to the area and found a newborn fawn that had been left by…

Route 189 in Granby has been closed for hours and will be closed until late this afternoon or evening after a crash Friday morning that took down a utility pole. Police officers responded to the area of 330 North Granby Road, Route 189, around 7:51 a.m. after the crash was reported and one person was taken to an area hospital….

Granby Public Schools are closing on Friday because of a power outage. Granby Memorial High School and Granby Memorial Middle School were dismissed at 9:15 a.m. Kelly Lane Primary School and Wells Road Intermediate School students will dismiss at 10:15 a.m. from the Wells Road campus, according to the school department’s website. Police said a crash on Route 189 caused…

In Granby, hundreds of people depend on the Hope 4 Life Food Pantry to feed their families. That pantry, though, is in danger of shutting down unless money can be raised to repair and aging fire alert system. Pastor Al Royal oversees the pantry. He said they need to fundraise about $15,000 and have set up a GoFundMe account. Royal said…