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

Spotted on the Granby calendar: 'Buy More, Save More' Savings Up to 25% All Month at Ethan Allen!

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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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💬 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

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)

Ok Granby! 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: "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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