🌱 Patch AM: How Granby’s growth and new apartments are reshaping daily life.

Hey there, Granby! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Granby's growth and new apartments are reshaping daily life.

Also on today's calendar: 'Buy More, Save More' Savings Up to 25% All Month at Ethan Allen! and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
• Wednesday: Warm with sun and some clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where People Are Moving To In Connecticut In 2026 (worldatlas.com) — Granby is among Connecticut's fastest-growing towns, adding more than 1,000 residents between 2020 and 2025 as new apartments and planning efforts expand housing choices. Residents benefit from easy access to Hartford, Bradley International Airport, and major nature preserves like the McLean Game Refuge, while projects such as Station 280 bring more rental options close to Granby's commercial center.
   

📸 Around Granby

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granby

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• 'Buy More, Save More' Savings Up to 25% All Month at Ethan Allen! →
  Ethan Allen, 135 Albany Turnpike, Canton
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Chicken Pie Supper & Harvest Fair →
  First Congregational Church, Canton Center, 184 Cherry Brook Rd, Canton
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Intra-Board Advisory Committee →
  Granby Senior Center, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  6:00 pm
• Granby Development Commission →
  Town Hall Meeting Room, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Granby Library Board →
  Granby Public Library, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  6:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission →
  Town Hall Meeting Room, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  7:00 pm
• Basketball- Fall Adult Rec Program →
  Granby High School, Granby
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Youth Services Bureau Advisory Board →
  Granby Senior Center, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  4:00 pm
• Public Building & Capital Project Committee →
  Granby CT
  6:00 pm
• Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission →
  Town Hall Meeting Room, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  7:00 pm
• Agricultural Commission →
  Granby Senior Center, 15 North Granby Road, Granby
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Retirement Ready: What to Know →
  Granby Public Library, 15 N Granby Rd, Granby
  6:30 pm
• Basketball- Fall Adult Rec Program →
  Granby High School, Granby
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Cossitt Closed →
  Granby CT

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Seafood Clerk (Joseph CT) Salary Range $16.94 - $16.94/hr in Canton. Apply here.
• Shake Shack posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granby here.

🗞 Nearby News

Simsbury

• Declan Griffiths commits to Vanderbilt: How 4-star wing can impact Commodores (basketballjournal.com)

Suffield

• 5 Things To Know In Suffield: South Main Multifamily Plan, Middle School And Firehouse Talks And More (patch.com)

Canton

• Local Event: 'Buy More, Save More' Savings Up to 25% All Month at Ethan Allen! (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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