Trash and recycling will be delayed by one day for residents in all collection areas, and Town Hall and other Town of West Hartford facilities have adjusted hours due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

By Ronni Newton

Christmas and New Year’s are federal holidays and will be observed on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.

Pickup of trash, recycling, and metal will be changed for the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s.

Trash, recycling, and metal collections that typically take place on Monday will be done on the regular scheduled collection days, but Tuesday’s trash, recycling, and metal collections for both weeks will be done on Wednesday, and all other pick-ups will take place one day later.

Please check the website www.painesinc.com or call Paine’s, Inc. at 860-844-3000 with any questions.

Beginning Dec. 22, 2018, the Yard Waste and Recycling Center will be closed on Saturdays. Saturday hours will resume on Saturday, April 6, 2019.

All town facilities, libraries, schools, and the Recycling Center will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 1.

Veteran’s Memorial Skating Rink will be closed on Christmas Day but open for public skating on Dec. 24, Dec. 31, and Jan. 1 with the following sessions:

Monday, Dec. 24, noon-1:10 p.m., 1:20-2:30 p.m., 2:40-3:50 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31, 1:30-2:40 p.m., 2:50-4 p.m., 4:10-5:20 p.m., 5:30-6:40 p.m., 6:50-8 p.m. (New Year’s Eve Skate)
Tuesday, Jan. 1: 11:30 a.m.-14:50 p.m., 12:50-2 p.m., 2:10-3:20 p.m., 3:30-4:40 p.m., and 4:50-6 p.m.

West Hartford Public Schools will have its holiday break from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. Students will return to school on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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