On Sunday, June 27, 2021, 8:00 AM-1:00 PM, the MDC will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the West Hartford Public Works Garage, 17 Brixton Street. The event is free and open to MDC member communities.

West Hartford Pride presents a day of music, vendors, and crafts for the whole family at Webster Walk in Blue Back Square on Saturday, June 26, 1:00-5:00 PM.

Let’s Talk About Vaping: A West Hartford panel discussion will be held on Thursday, June 24th, 6:00-7:30PM via Zoom. Register in advance to get the link to the webinar.

Are you a Korean War veteran who resides in West Hartford? Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Mayor Shari Cantor want to honor you for your service at a ceremony on Wednesday, July 14 at 5:00PM at Town Hall.

Outdoor pools at Beachland Park, Fernridge Park and Kennedy Park are now open for the summer. Eisenhower Pool is temporarily closed for repairs. 

A 75% discount is now available for Leisure Services programs, with a maximum of four weeks in the summer, for qualified West Hartford residents. Program options include summer camps, swim lessons and special interest camps.

Check out West Hartford's new website: WHy West Hartford - https://www.whywesthartford.com. WHy West Hartford acts as our community’s ‘tourism’ and ‘recruitment’ page by enticing new residents or businesses to visit or settle here.

Let’s get creative and “Capture West Hartford”! Shoot your favorite landscape, landmark, or person in West Hartford for a chance to win one of three cash prizes. Entries will be accepted for one month between August 14 and September 14.

June is dog license month in Town Clerks’ offices throughout the state, and the West Hartford Town Clerk’s Office mailed reminders to over 3,000 dog owners, urging owners to make their pets “legal.”

Celebrate! West Hartford will look a little different this year but will still offer all the great fun you would come to expect.

West Hartford Town Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to adopt a $308,442,028 budget for FY2022. The new mill rate is 42.42 as of 7/1/21.

West Hartford Library is no longer requiring appointments to visit our libraries and the main branch plans to open additional evening hours during the summer. 

Vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear a mask indoors or outdoors. Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals are required to wear a mask indoors and outdoors, when in large group settings.

West Hartford Bloomfield Health District offers free vaccine clinics for ages 12+. Check out their calendar of clinics.

The Art League has commissioned professional artists to create designs on the outdoor dining barriers in May 2021. You can watch artists at work on WHCi's YouTube channel.

At its regular meeting on May 11, 2021, the West Hartford Town Council appointed the members of its new Civilian Police Review Board (the “CPRB”).

West Hartford is one of the first Connecticut municipalities to have established a civilian police review board using new authority provided in landmark police accountability legislation.

Engineering Division announces streets that will be paved during the Summer 2021.

The Town is looking for interested individuals that would like to participate West Hartford Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

West Hartford's hot real estate market was the focus of this New York Times article, "West Hartford, Conn.: A Suburb With an Urban Aesthetic."

Basketball hoops along roadsides present a hazard to town, contractor and service vehicles often causing damage when hit because they are sticking out into the road. Please keep all items away from streets and placed in driveways or yards away from the road.

Niche ranks West Hartford #1 in Connecticut as the best place to live for the fourth consecutive year!

Come discover all that West Hartford has to offer you. We welcome you to make your home here. View our 'Welcome to West Hartford' guide. 

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live on the East Coast using 2020 data from Niche and West Hartford was ranked #59 and tops in Connecticut.

We can help. Check out our resources available to West Hartford businesses.