🌱 Patch AM: How a May freeze and hungry bears hit Granby’s apple crop

Morning Granby! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a May freeze and hungry bears hit Granby's apple crop
• Granby and Bloomfield remember former tax collector Barbara Burbridge

Also on today's calendar: Holcomb Hoedown and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Late-spring frost and bears impact 2026 fruit crop in Connecticut (nbcconnecticut.com) — Clark Farms in Granby is reporting a smaller apple and peach harvest this year after a damaging May freeze and ongoing bear problems, though Honeycrisp and some Golden Delicious trees did well. The family is shifting to fall pruning to strengthen next year's crop and is hoping for dry fall weekends so local visitors can still enjoy plenty of apples this season.
   

• Obituary: Barbara Burbridge (thelocalnews.news) — Granby readers may remember Barbara Burbridge, who served as tax collector for both Granby and Bloomfield before retiring in 1991. She is remembered as a warm neighbor, devoted mother, and excellent hostess who loved her cocker spaniel, travel, and the Red Sox; her funeral services are private, with donations suggested to animal rescue charities.
   

📸 Around Granby

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granby

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Holcomb Hoedown →
  Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Rd, Granby
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Annual OHA Homeschool Not Back to School Bash at High Meadow by Holiday Hill! →
  High Meadow Resort, 311 N Granby Rd, North Granby
  11:00 am
• Annual OHA Homeschool Not Back to School Bash at... →
  High Meadow Resort, 311 N Granby Rd, North Granby
  11:00 am
• Comedy Night at Brignole Vineyards →
  Brignole Vineyards, 103 Hartford Ave, East Granby
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Holcomb Hoedown! →
  Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Rd, West Granby
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Opening Ceremony of the North American Festival of Wales →
  Springfield City Hall, 36 Court St, Springfield
  9:00 am
Thursday September 3
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield
  9:00 am
• THRIVE CT-Thursday Night MTB Group Ride →
  Cowles Park, 250 S Main St, East Granby
  5:30 pm
Friday September 4
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield
  9:00 am
Sunday September 6
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Grass Roots Give Back Day! →
  Grassroots Ice Cream & Deep Roots Street Food, On the Town Green, Granby
  11:00 am
Friday September 18
• Comedy Night at Brignole Vineyards →
  Brignole Vineyards, 103 Hartford Ave, East Granby
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This Tuesday, Sept. 1, Windsor Food & Fuel Bank F00d Collection and "Still Kickin' with the Big City Horns" —Laura Soll Read on Patch

• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Granby. Apply here.
• Marmon posted a job opening for Floor Attendant in East Granby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granby here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Granby

• Simsbury Group Launches Major High School Sports Pavilion Campaign (patch.com)
• Curaleaf Cultivation Associate - Nursery in Simsbury, CT (syracuse.com)

Simsbury

• Pickleball In Windsor Locks: What To Know Before You Hit The Court (patch.com)
• Suffield Hemp Processor Wins Cannabis Zoning Fight (patch.com)

Suffield

• 25-acre development site on Canton-Avon line listed for $6.29M (hartfordbusiness.com)

Ok Granby! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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