Food Scrap bins are temporarily unlocked while the app developers work on the glitches residents are experiencing. 

McGovern Pond has reopened for fishing. The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has restocked the pond with trout. 

The American Legion Post 96 and the Town of West Hartford invite you to our Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, November 11 at 11AM at the Veterans Memorial, located at the corner of North Main St. and Farmington Ave.

Municipal offices, libraries, schools, and recreation facilities are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27.  Trash will be delayed by one day in Thursday and Friday collection areas only.

Municipal facilities are open on Friday, November 28th.

Municipal offices, libraries, the community center, and senior centers are closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in observance of Veterans Day. Public schools and education offices remain open.

There is no delay in the collection of trash and recyclables.  

United Way of CT 211 has expedited the process of finding food assistance. Click here: http://bit.ly/FindHelp211 and enter your ZIP code to view the list of food pantries and meals near you.

The MDC contractor will be performing sanitary sewer repairs on Farmington Avenue during the weeks of November 3 and November 10. LaSalle Road will be repaved on November 5.

Reduce waste by recycling your pumpkin at Public Works or Westmoor Park, from November 1 through December 1. Place your pumpkin in the organics container, and we'll turn it into bio-fuel and compost!

The Town of West Hartford offers a bagged leaf collection program for residential properties from Monday, November 3, through Friday, December 19, 2025. 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.

Read more for a general list of guidelines covering our collection program.

West Hartford’s first roundabout, located at the intersection of King Philip Drive and Old Meadow Road, is now completed. Roundabouts are a Federal Highway Administration Proven Safety Countermeasure to decrease fatal and injury crashes by 82%.

West Hartford Public Works is streamlining the yard waste and recycling permitting process, making it easier for our residents to access the Town’s Recycling Center.

Conard and Hall High Schools were once again among the Top 50 public high schools in Connecticut, according to Niche's 2026 rankings of Best High Schools in America, published on September 30, 2025.

The Town of West Hartford is beginning a town-wide property revaluation in accordance with Connecticut General Statute §12-62. This process ensures that property assessments reflect current market values and helps maintain equity in how property taxes are distributed across our community.

West Hartford receives GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its annual budget document.

The Town’s consultant team, VHB and VN Engineers, has proposed 15 primary and five alternate locations for speed cameras. These locations were selected based on speed-related crashes, traffic volumes, Vision Zero focus areas, police data, and pedestrian generators.

The Town of West Hartford is seeking residents who are interested in serving the community through an appointment to one of its Boards and Commissions. A new on line, easy-to-use application form has been developed to initiate the process of expressing an interest in serving.

On May 19, 2025, U.S. News & World Report posted its rankings for the Best Places to Live, and West Hartford was ranked #19 in the nation, #1 in Connecticut, and #1 in the Northeast.

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

We want you to be part of the solution by committing to the Vision Zero Safe Roads for All pledge and practicing five safe driving habits. By changing our driving behaviors together, one road user at a time, we can make our roads safer for everyone.

Eversource has provided the Town with this year's notice of planned and scheduled vegetation maintenance work on the electric transmission right-of-way (ROW) located in West Hartford. 

The Assessment Office is conducting a town-wide project of taking high-resolution photographs of all 22,481 real estate parcels in town in preparation for the next state-mandated Revaluation in 2026.