The Town of West Hartford offers a bagged leaf collection program for residential properties from Monday, November 2 through Friday, December 18, 2020.

Each week on your regular refuse collection day, crews will collect leaves bagged in 30-gallon biodegradable paper bags or the brown yard waste cart when placed at the curb.

Give the gift of life at any one of the Blood Drives held in December at the Town Hall Auditorium.

At its November 24th meeting, the West Hartford Town Council officially declared that the 19th day of June of each year would be recognized as “Juneteenth Independence Day” in the Town of West Hartford, in commemoration and celebration of the end of African slavery in the United States of America.

Gina Marino, the supervisor of the West Hartford Senior Centers, received the 2020 Outstanding Professional Award by the Connecticut Recreation & Parks Association at their annual meeting on November 24.

The U.S. Surgeon General recommends that all homes in the U.S. be tested for radon. The West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District has free radon test kits for residents.

These funds support more than 90 community-led sustainability projects in over 55 Connecticut cities and towns including West Hartford.

The Fourth Annual Kindness Project seeks donations of hygiene and cleaning products for the West Hartford Food Pantry and Fern Street Universalist Church Backpack Program.

West Hartford are you ready for some holiday fun? We have gathered up lots of activities for you to enjoy this holiday season while staying safe.

Kids can place their letters to Santa, Frosty or their favorite character in the magic mailbox at Elmwood Community Center and receive a message back from the North Pole!

The State of Connecticut has launched its official COVID-19 exposure notification app, COVID Alert CT. The app, available for Apple and Android mobile devices, informs users if they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 – all without sharing any personal information.

The American Red Cross bestowed its Outstanding Service Award to the Town of West Hartford for stepping up during this difficult time by hosting an increased number of blood drives since mid-March. So many other blood donation sites closed due to Covid-19, but West Hartford's town hall auditorium stayed open and the community responded by giving life-saving blood donations.

Overnight On-Street Parking Ban goes back into effect Dec. 1.

West Hartford is now one of 100 towns in Connecticut that have reached Red Alert status with 15.8 cases per 100,000 of the population.

West Hartford Police Department has reached an important milestone with its 100^th anniversary.

FREE COVID-19 Testing for Adults and Children will be held at Elmwood Community/Senior Center on Tuesdays, 9AM-4PM. No appointment needed.

Twenty Connecticut communities are among the top 50 percent in a ranking of the Best Small Cities in America, according to a new analysis. The Connecticut municipalities were led by Westport, Wethersfield, Shelton, and West Hartford.

Conard and Hall high schools won the @GreatSchools 2020 #CollegeSuccessAward! We're excited to celebrate our successful track record of preparing students to enroll in college and succeed once they get there.

West Hartford's leash ordinance protects the health and safety of the public and your pet.

West Hartford Food Pantry is in urgent need of food!

Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Town of West Hartford for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

West Hartford is the best city for remote workers to call home in Connecticut, named by Zippia.com

The Children’s rooms at Noah Webster and Bishops Corner libraries are now open for browsing appointments. This is the latest expansion of services from West Hartford Public Library.

Congratulations to all three top winners in the Song for West Hartford contest. Kamran Batchelder had the first place song, "My Little Town."

The New York Times (8/7/2020) article “Leaving New York: How to Choose the Right Suburb” sites West Hartford as a suburb worth relocating to from the city.  

Leisure Services unveils its Fall/Winter 2020 digital brochure to West Hartford residents. The brochure is available for online viewing on the Leisure Services web page. Registration is now open via RecDesk.

Municipal town buildings, such as Town Hall, are open for in-person transactions by appointment only. These appointments are for critical needs that can only be accomplished in-person.

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