🌱 Patch AM: Former Granby School Could Become 120-Unit Housing Development

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In today's newsletter:

• Granby weighs 120 new housing units at former Kearns School site
• Granby field hockey quietly climbs into Connecticut's statewide top 15

Also on today's calendar: Simsbury High School Class of 1975 Reunion and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Mainly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
• Saturday: Breezy and cooler with rain, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Granby School Could Become 120-Unit Housing Development (patch.com) — Granby officials are weighing a proposal to turn the long-vacant Kearns School on Canton Road into a 120-unit mix of senior, workforce and market-rate housing. The plan outlines three construction phases over about six years, a possible sale or long-term lease of part of the 33.8-acre site, and a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes arrangement tied to the project's revenue, all subject to multiple town approvals and a public vote.
   

• Connecticut High School Field Hockey Coaches Poll (Sept. 23) (nhregister.com) — Granby's field hockey team has cracked the statewide coaches' poll at No. 14, reflecting a strong 4-0-0-0 start to the season. The rankings highlight how Granby stacks up against top programs like Darien, Ludlowe, and Staples, giving local fans a sense of where their team stands early in the fall campaign.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granby

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Simsbury High School Class of 1975 Reunion →
  At The Rooftop, 220 Albany Turnpike, Canton
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Nightfall Stories & Stretch →
  Granby Public Library, 15 N Granby Rd, Granby
  6:00 pm
• Basketball- Fall Adult Rec Program →
  Granby High School, Granby
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• 2026 Fall Youth Recreational Soccer - U10 Boys (Grades 3 & 4) →
  Salmon Brook Park, Granby
  8:00 am
• Soccer Officiating: Granby Recreation Fall Youth Soccer 2026 →
  Salmon Brook Park, Granby
  9:00 am
• Knit & Crochet →
  Granby Public Library, 15 N Granby Rd, Granby
  10:00 am
• 2026 Fall Youth Recreational Soccer - Kindergarten (CO-ED) →
  Salmon Brook Park, Granby
  1:00 pm
• Historic New England Apples: An Infinite Variety of Fruit →
  Granby Public Library, 15 N Granby Rd, Granby
  1:00 pm
• 2026 Fall Youth Recreational Soccer - First Grade (CO-ED) →
  Salmon Brook Park, Granby
  2:15 pm
• 2026 Fall Youth Recreational Soccer - Second Grade (CO-ED) →
  Salmon Brook Park, Granby
  3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• South Windsor Apple Fest 2026 →
  75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• 26th Annual Empty Bowls →
  East Granby Community Center, 9 Center St, East Granby
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brinker International posted a job opening for Line Cook - Simsbury Chili's in Simsbury. Apply here.
• SSP Group posted a job opening for Fast Food Worker Chick-Fil-A in Windsor Locks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granby here.

🗞 Nearby News

Simsbury

• Alzheimer's Programs Planned In Farmington, Simsbury (patch.com)
• Could Connecticut Take Your Child Over 'Gender-Affirming Care'? (connecticutcentinal.com)
• GametimeCT girls soccer rankings, week 2 (Sept. 22): St. Joseph moves to No. 1 (middletownpress.com)

Suffield

• Almshouses, Poor Farms, Settlements and Homes for the Aged: Exploring Where Architecture and Social Welfare Histories Meet (amherstindy.org)

Windsor

• Windsor Expands Admission Fees To More School Sports (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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