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🌱 Patch AM: Granby Schools Weigh Tighter High School Cellphone Rules

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Good morning Granby! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Granby schools rethink cellphones, screen time and student use of AI
  • Who Granby residents should call when they find an injured bird
  • Why a Granby man's bear-killing case was just dropped

Also on today's calendar: 26th Annual Empty Bowls and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 63, low: 53.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Granby Schools Weigh Tighter High School Cellphone Rules (patch.com) — Granby school officials are debating whether to tighten cellphone rules at Granby Memorial High School beyond the current in-class ban, following new but nonbinding state guidance. The district is also reassessing student screen time on school devices and refining rules for using AI tools like Google Gemini, aiming to balance technology's benefits with privacy, learning, and face-to-face interaction priorities for Granby students.
   

• Small Birds in Distress (ct.gov) — If you find an injured or orphaned small bird in or near Granby, this guidance explains when to return it to the nest and when it truly needs help. It also lists licensed rehabilitators, including Granby's own Margaret Adamec, with phone and email so residents can quickly get expert assistance.
   

• Granby man in court charged for killing bear (wfsb.com) — A Granby homeowner who shot a bear he says was attacking his chickens and other livestock is no longer facing criminal charges after a court appearance in Torrington. The case has sparked discussion at the state level about whether Connecticut laws should more clearly allow farmers and homeowners to use lethal force to protect their animals from bears.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Simsbury Open Houses Oct. 10-11: 8 Homes Near Simsbury Farms, Heritage Glen And Talcott Mountain (patch.com)

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  • Canton Open Houses Sunday, Oct. 11: An 1830 Collinsville Home With A Barn And A Colonial On 2 Acres (patch.com)

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