The Town of West Hartford has negotiated a new contract with the construction company that will complete the stalled Braeburn Road culvert rehabilitation project. By Ronni Newton A project to rehabilitate a culvert on Braeburn...
Featured
Emergency Response at Bristow Middle School Was Medical Issue
A large presence of emergency responders at Bristow Middle School in West Hartford on Wednesday was due to a medical situation. By Ronni Newton The response by West Hartford’s police and fire departments, and AMR ambulance...
Ben Cooper is Nearly 100, and Has Served His Country for Nearly 80 Years
World War II veteran Ben Cooper of West Hartford shares his story. By Ronni Newton Ben Cooper still fits into his Eisenhower jacket with the thunderbird logo, and he still speaks about the importance of freedom, and loyalty, and...
Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Opens for Business
The program, run by the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, began accepting applications on Wednesday. By Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie.com Most Connecticut residents have seen less money in their paychecks in 2021. That’s because...
Veteran ‘Big Brother’ from West Hartford Organizes Toy Drive
West Hartford resident Vinny DiNatale will be holding a ‘Cram the Van’ toy drive on Dec. 4 to benefit kids enrolled in the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program. Submitted Longtime West Hartford resident...
Redistricting Panel Misses Deadline on Congressional Map, Petitions for Extension
Congressional districts are required to have about 721,000, with little deviation allowed in either direction. West Hartford is currently part of the 1st District. By Hugh McQuaid, CTNewsJunkie.com As expected, Connecticut’s...
Rosa Mexicano to Open First Connecticut Location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square
Rosa Mexicano plans to open in the spring of 2022 at 51 Isham Road in Blue Back Square. By Ronni Newton Rosa Mexicano has chosen West Hartford’s Blue Back Square for the first foray of the brand into Connecticut, bringing...
Mistakes Doom Hall in Football Playoffs
The football season ended for West Hartford’s Hall High School with a playoff loss. By Paul Palmer. Photos by Carrie LaSpada Hall’s football season came to an end Tuesday night with a 42-28 home loss to Shelton in the...
West Hartford Native Makes Virgin Galactic Space Connection
Rachel Lyons, a 2013 graduate of West Hartford’s Hall High School, was thrilled to surprise the winner of a contest to travel to space, awarded through a program that also raised roughly $1.7 million for the nonprofit...
Noah Webster House To Host Holiday Market
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society will host a Holiday Market on Dec. 3 and 4, giving shoppers an opportunity to support small local businesses. Submitted Looking for a fun way to get your holiday...
Lifestyle
Ben Cooper is Nearly 100, and Has Served His Country for Nearly...
World War II veteran Ben Cooper of West Hartford shares his story. By Ronni Newton Ben Cooper still...
Veteran ‘Big Brother’ from West Hartford Organizes...
West Hartford resident Vinny DiNatale will be holding a ‘Cram the Van’ toy drive on Dec...
West Hartford Native Makes Virgin Galactic Space Connection
Rachel Lyons, a 2013 graduate of West Hartford’s Hall High School, was thrilled to surprise...
Noah Webster House To Host Holiday Market
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society will host a Holiday Market on Dec. 3...
14th Annual ‘Fire on Ice’ Chanukah Celebration...
A large crowd enjoyed the celebration in West Hartford on the first night of Chanukah. By Stacey...
Holiday Stroll Will Return to West Hartford
The 34th annual West Hartford Holiday Stroll will return Dec. 2, from 5-8 p.m. By Ronni Newton The...
Business
Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Opens for...
The program, run by the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, began accepting applications on Wednesday...
Rosa Mexicano to Open First Connecticut Location in West...
Rosa Mexicano plans to open in the spring of 2022 at 51 Isham Road in Blue Back Square. By Ronni...
West Hartford Native Makes Virgin Galactic Space Connection
Rachel Lyons, a 2013 graduate of West Hartford’s Hall High School, was thrilled to surprise...
Noah Webster House To Host Holiday Market
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society will host a Holiday Market on Dec. 3...
Holiday Stroll Will Return to West Hartford
The 34th annual West Hartford Holiday Stroll will return Dec. 2, from 5-8 p.m. By Ronni Newton The...
West Hartford Business Buzz: November 29, 2021
A round-up of openings, closings, and other news about West Hartford businesses. By Ronni Newton...
Government
Work to Resume on Braeburn Road Culvert
The Town of West Hartford has negotiated a new contract with the construction company that will...
Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Opens for...
The program, run by the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, began accepting applications on Wednesday...
Redistricting Panel Misses Deadline on Congressional Map...
Congressional districts are required to have about 721,000, with little deviation allowed in either...
Officials Say the Variant May Be New, But Mitigation Is the Same
Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist at Hartford HealthCare, said Monday that it’s too soon...
OPM To Audit COVID Funds
An independent firm has been engaged to audit each municipality. By Hugh McQuaid, CTNewsJunkie.com...
Another COVID-19 Thanksgiving. What’s Changed?
In West Hartford, 86.87% of the overall population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19...
Schools
Emergency Response at Bristow Middle School Was Medical Issue
A large presence of emergency responders at Bristow Middle School in West Hartford on Wednesday was...
Mistakes Doom Hall in Football Playoffs
The football season ended for West Hartford’s Hall High School with a playoff loss. By Paul...
Meet West Hartford’s AFS Students: Amira Amri from Germany
This is the first article in our series this year, ‘Opening our homes and minds: West...
Winter Sports Guidance Released: Full Schedule, No Masks...
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) released guidelines this week for the...
More Than 95% of Teachers and Staff in West Hartford Schools Are...
The governor’s office reported Monday that more than 90% of school staff in Connecticut is...
Five Hall High Students Earn Rare ‘Perfect’ Score on...
Five students at West Hartford’s Hall High School earned perfect score on AP exams taken last...
Sports
Mistakes Doom Hall in Football Playoffs
The football season ended for West Hartford’s Hall High School with a playoff loss. By Paul...
Winter Sports Guidance Released: Full Schedule, No Masks...
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) released guidelines this week for the...
Hall Beats Conard to Regain Mayor’s Cup in 64th Annual...
Hall will head to the Class LL playoffs after a victory over crosstown rival Conard in the West...
Legendary Coach Jim Calhoun Steps Down as Coach of USJ...
Jim Calhoun announced Thursday that he will step down as head coach of the basketball program at...
Conard Soccer Team Supports CT Foodshare
Captains of the boys soccer team from West Hartford’s Conard High School presented food and a...
Conard Volleyball Comes Up Short in Spirited 5-Set Quarterfinal...
No. 4 seed Conard hosted No. 12 seed Fairfield Ludlowe Saturday night in West Hartford in the...
Real Estate
New West Hartford Assessments to be Mailed Nov. 18
The Town of West Hartford has completed the revaluation process and new assessments will be mailed...
West Hartford’s Newest Transit-Oriented Development...
A ceremonial ‘beam-signing’ Tuesday celebrated the Trout Brook Realty Advisors and West...
Connecticut Still Pondering Eviction Moratorium
Struggling tenants can apply for emergency relief through UniteCT, which brought its mobile van to...
Lex-Laz West Hartford Closes on Purchase, One Park Road...
Construction of the new multi-family complex will begin by the end of June following the closing of...
West Hartford Featured in New York Times as ‘A Suburb With...
A feature article published Wednesday in the New York Times profiled the Town of West Hartford and...
Connecticut Housing Market Tightens Up for First-time Buyers
Liz Teare, a Realtor with William Raveis in West Hartford, says she has never seen inventory so low...
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