🌱 Patch AM: Cat Café Coming To Granby With Rescue Partnership

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In today's newsletter:

• New Granby cat café to pair lattes with adoptable rescues
• Granby resident’s stolen dirt bike turns up in Hartford park arrest
• How Granby’s own Alex Pelletier just dominated junior hockey nationally

Also on today's calendar: Pilates After Dark at Brignole Vineyard and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How far can a fast dog run into the woods? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
• Friday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cat Café Coming To Granby With Rescue Partnership (patch.com) — Granby residents can look forward to Nine Lives Café, a new cat café planned for 335 Salmon Brook Street that will combine coffee, pastries, and time with adoptable cats. Owner Holly Kundrata is partnering with Enfield Community Cat Project, which will supply rescue cats and support adoptions once opening details are finalized.    

• Hartford man arrested after riding stolen dirt bike in Colt Park, police say (nhregister.com) — A dirt bike reported stolen from Granby was recovered in Hartford after officers spotted a man riding it through Colt Park and arrested him without further incident. Police say the 23-year-old suspect faces multiple charges, the KTM bike was towed for return to its owner, and a court appearance is scheduled in Hartford next month.    

• USA Hockey Announces 2026 Annual Award Recipients (usahockey.com) — Granby native Alex Pelletier has been named USA Hockey’s Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year after a record-setting season with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars, leading the league in goals and points. He’s the only Connecticut honoree among 13 national award recipients who will be recognized at USA Hockey’s President’s Awards Dinner in Denver on June 5.    

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📸 Around Granby

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granby

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 28

• Monthly Makes: Engraved Slate Coasters →
  Frederick H Cossitt Library, 388 N Granby Rd, North Granby
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 28

• GMMS BAND CONCERT
  Granby Memorial Middle School, 315 Salmon Brook Street, Granby
  7:00 pm
• Pilates After Dark at Brignole Vineyard →
  Brignole Vineyards, 103 Hartford Ave, East Granby
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 2

• Granby's Taste of the Valley →
  Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Rd, West Granby
  6:00 pm
• Sr. Awards & Scholarship Night
  Granby Memorial High School Granby, CT 06035
  6:00 pm
• Park & Recreation Board →
  Granby Senior Center, 15 N Granby Rd # C, Granby
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Jazz in the Park-Salmon Brook Park
  Salmon Brook Park Granby, CT 06035
  5:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Granby Library Board →
  Granby Public Library, D, 15 N Granby Rd, Granby
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 27

• Jukebox Bingo (Music Bingo) @ Brignole Vineyards →
  Brignole Vineyards, 103 Hartford Ave, East Granby
  6:00 pm
• SciFi / Fantasy Book Discussion →
  Granby Public Library, D, 15 N Granby Rd, Granby
  6:00 pm
• Brian Larney: The Revival →
  Four Dads Pub, 18R Hartford Ave, Granby
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 28

• GMMS BAND CONCERT
  Granby Memorial Middle School, 315 Salmon Brook Street, Salmon Brook
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

East Granby

• Weekly scoreboard: May 25-31, 2026 (collinsvillepress.com)

Simsbury

• Enjoy A Bike Ride With Simsbury Selectmen This Week (patch.com)

Suffield

• A man terrorized CT judges for years. Now a judge will decide on a prison sentence. (courant.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Halfway. After that, the dog is running *out of* the woods. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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