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We welcome community members to attend, stay informed, and participate in the conversation. Join us on June 17th!
Town News
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The Japan Society of Greater Hartford (JSGH) presents its 11th Annual Japan Summer Festival, a free celebration of Japanese culture that will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Webster Walk in Blue Back Square, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
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The Department of Public Works is excited to announce a new neighborhood clean-up initiative called NEAT NEIGHBORS. This program will facilitate volunteer litter clean-ups in your neighborhood.
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On Sunday, May 31, 2026, 33 students graduated from the 20-hour Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training program. Congratulations!
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June is dog license month in Town Clerks’ offices throughout the state, and the West Hartford Town Clerk’s Office mailed reminders to dog owners, urging owners to make their pets “legal.”
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Where can you find a governor, U.S. Senator, Nobel Prize winner, aviation pioneers, artists, politicians, and show business stars in West Hartford? All these and more are found in the new self-guided tour of notables and memorials in Fairview Cemetery.
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Six new food-scrap bins have been installed across town, helping our community reduce trash and turn food scraps into energy!
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West Hartford’s curbside collection of yard waste begins the week of April 13 for A week streets and the week of April 20 for B week streets. Yard waste will be picked up every other week and coincides with your recycling collection day.
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The Metropolitan District (MDC) announced that it began its state-mandated annual watershed sanitary survey and inspection program. Property inspections will take place in several towns, including West Hartford, along Reservoir Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 6.
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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.