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🌱 Patch AM: How Granby’s new e-bike ban could affect your park visits

Also, don't miss Athletics and Riding Meet and Greet at The Ethel Walker School on the Granby Patch calendar

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Hello Granby! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Granby's new e-bike ban could affect your park visits
  • How Granby Memorial volleyball pulled off its season-opening sweep

Also on today's calendar: Athletics and Riding Meet and Greet at The Ethel Walker School and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Granby Bans E-Bikes From Town Parks (patch.com) — Granby officials have banned e-bikes from all town parks, including Salmon Brook Park, Ahrens Park, the Town Green, and fields off Massaco Lane and Salmon Brook Street. Riders must now leave e-bikes near the Salmon Brook Park tennis courts, and violations of park rules can bring removal, temporary bans, and fines up to $250, though enforcement details remain unclear.
   

• Tuesday roundup: Coventry girls' volleyball falls to Granby Memorial in straight sets, girls' soccer edges out Somers (thechronicle.com) — Granby Memorial's girls' volleyball team opened its season at home by sweeping Coventry in three tightly contested sets, rallying from multiple Coventry leads. The roundup also tracks upcoming match times for Coventry, E.O. Smith, Windham, and Windham Tech teams, giving Granby-area fans a quick look at how neighboring schools are starting their fall sports campaigns.
   

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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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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