🌱 Patch AM: Why Windsor Is Turning Empty Offices Into Apartments

Hi Windsor! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Vacant Windsor office parks are becoming hundreds of new apartments
• Windsor's long-running Chili Challenge is off, but Jaycees stay active

Also on today's calendar: 2-Day Hartford Estate Sale and 9 more events.

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

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
• Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Why Windsor Is Turning Empty Offices Into Apartments (patch.com) — Windsor is aggressively reimagining its struggling office parks by converting largely vacant buildings along Day Hill Road and Waterside Crossing into hundreds of new apartments. Town officials hope these projects, along with hotel-to-housing conversions and new construction, will stabilize the tax base, meet demand for multifamily housing, and support nearby Windsor businesses while still reviewing each proposal's impact on traffic and services.
   

• Windsor Jaycees Cancel Annual Chili Challenge (patch.com) — Windsor residents will miss a beloved tradition this fall, as the Windsor Jaycees have canceled the 30th annual Chili Challenge on the Town Green due to rising costs, fewer participants, and declining volunteer support. The group will still be visible in town on Oct. 10, running a beer booth and selling food during the Windsor Lions Club Craft Fair while continuing its scholarship-focused mission.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• 2-Day Hartford Estate Sale →
  60 Girard Ave, Hartford
  8:00 am
Saturday September 19
• America at 250 for Educators →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  3:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam →
  The Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Windsor Woman's Club Mum Sale →
  Windsor Woman's Club, c/o Sue Smith, 531 Hawthorne Lane, Windsor
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Intuitive Readings with Maryellen Norton →
  Mondazzi Book, Bead & Crystal Warehouse Showroom, 570 Hayden Station Road, Windsor
  10:00 am
• Dog Man Party →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  11:15 am
Monday September 21
• Special Storytime Series -"I Want to Be ......." →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  10:30 am
• Tutoring Open House →
  Wilson Branch Library, 365 Windsor Ave, Windsor
  4:00 pm
• Beyond Prevention: Building Communities Where Everyone Can Thrive →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Paint & Play →
  Wilson Branch Library, 365 Windsor Ave, Windsor
  10:30 am
• Cross Stitching with Kate Noonan: Celebrating Hobbit Day! →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• AI for the Everyday: An Interactive Workshop →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cheryl Jourdan voted onto CT Radio Fellowship Board of Directors —Drew Crandall Read on Patch

• "Good evening neighbors ".
  It's, Wednesday evening and I had a chance to use my small smoker. We have beef sirloin from the smoker. Brown gravy with mushrooms. White rice… (Nextdoor Pigeon Hill)

• VIABILITY, Inc posted a job opening for Workplace Resolution Specialist in Bloomfield. Apply here.
• Integrated Polymer Solutions posted a job opening for Accounting Specialist in Bloomfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor Locks

• Tweed-New Haven Airport reopens after lighting failure disrupts Avelo flights (nbcconnecticut.com)

Hartford

• Former Hartford officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting due in court Thursday (wtnh.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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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