🌱 Patch AM: How 57 new apartments could reshape a quiet Windsor office park

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In today's newsletter:

• How 57 new apartments could reshape a quiet Windsor office park

Also on today's calendar: Name that Tune and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Harry C.!

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
• Monday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 57 apartments proposed for vacant Windsor office on Waterside Crossing (ctpost.com) — A long-vacant office building at 7 Waterside Crossing in Windsor could soon become 57 apartments, including one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, if a special-use permit is approved. Windsor's Planning and Zoning Commission will review this proposal, along with a separate 201-unit adaptive reuse project, at its Sept. 9 meeting, signaling significant potential changes for local housing and former office corridors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor

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Monday August 31
• Name that Tune →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• End of Summer / Concert for a Cause →
  Complete Care at Kimberly Hall North, 1 Emerson Dr, Windsor
  5:00 pm
• PTO Ice Cream Social (9/3 is the rain date)
  Bugbee Elementary School front field
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Twisted Stitches →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Special STEM Program →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  4:30 pm
• Ice Cream Social (rain date)
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Fine Arts Department Bonding - Auditorium and Choir Room
  Hall High School W Hartford, CT 06117
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Edible Science →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Special Storytime "When Pigs Fly" →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  10:00 am
• Welcome Back Picnic
  King Philip Middle School W Hartford, CT 06117
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Book Babies →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  10:30 am
• Afternoon Book Club →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Join the Town of Windsor on Wednesday, September 2 for an Economic Development Workshop at Windsor Town Hall.
  Learn more about how economic development helps grow Windsor's tax base, how strategic growth can benefit the community, and the role incentives can… (Nextdoor )
• Looking for recommendations for a reasonable and affordable interior painter to paint most of the upstairs rooms white.
  Preferably someone whose pricing doesn't start at $2,000+ (I can provide the paint). Any recommendations? (Nextdoor Matianuck / Park Ave)

• ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for Warehouse Associate (Pipeline order) in Windsor. Apply here.
• Amazon posted a job opening for Area Manager 2026 - New England (Recent and Upcoming Graduates) in Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor Locks

• Delayed Windsor Locks Audit Flags 2 Material Weaknesses (patch.com)
• RTX Pratt & Whitney Wins $240.8M Navy Modification for F135 Engine Development (envzone.com)
• In central CT town, converting old mills to new apartments is a tradition. What's coming next. (courant.com)

Hartford

• Hartford Police Recover Stolen Gun, Charge Parolee After Traffic Stop (patch.com)
• Elevator Rescue Training means a lot of moving parts for West Hartford firefighters (fox61.com)

Ok Windsor! 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 hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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