Library Anime Club, Cops Looking For Texting: West Hartford Daily

Hey, West Hartford ... Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, warm and humid. High: 78 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in West Hartford today:

1. West Hartford Part Of Statewide Crackdown On Texting And Driving (West Hartford Patch)
2. Houses to be built for first-time homeowners in Hartford (FOX 61)
3. Hartford police arrest two following police chase | Connecticut News (WFSB)
4. Hartford to launch Open Streets in May 2022; program will close certain roads to cars once a month (Hartford Courant)
5. What to Know About Road Closures in Hartford, Storrs During President Biden's Visit Friday (NBC Connecticut)
6. New West Hartford Restaurant Features Scratch-Made Mexican Fare with 'Street Food' Twist (http://www.we-ha.com)
7. Hartford County Government: Connection Between East-West & Hartford Rail Would Increase Ridership (Press Release Desk)
8. Hall High school alumni establish fund to provide grants for student groups (West Hartford News)

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Today in West Hartford:

• V G SWIM Hall @ Farmington - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• JV B SOC Hall v. South Windsor - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• FR B SOC Hall v. Canton - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• JV G VB Hall v. Simsbury - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)
• JV G SOC Hall @ Bristol Eastern - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)
• FR G VB Hall v. Simsbury - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)
• V G VB Hall v. Simsbury - Hall High School Sports (5:00 PM)
• V B SOC Hall v. South Windsor - Hall High School Sports (6:00 PM)
• V G SOC Hall @ Bristol Eastern - Hall High School Sports (6:00 PM)
• V FB Hall @ Platt - Hall High School Sports (6:30 PM)

West Hartford Patch Notebook

• Elizabeth Park, Hartford CT: "It's nearly the end of dahlia season." (Facebook)
• West Hartford Chamber: "Our member, Mychal Connolly of Stand Out Truck, is being honored today in the city of Springfield, MA with “Mychal Connolly Day”. Mr. Connolly does a tremendous amount of work in his community. It is wonderful to see him recognized for h..." (Facebook)
• Town of West Hartford Police Department: "Texting and driving is one of the most dangerous forms of distracted driving. According to the CT DOT in 2020 nearly 5,000 crashes were attributed to distracted driving. The West Hartford Police Department will be participating in a Fall..." (Facebook)
• West Hartford Public Library: "Join us to help plan our NEW virtual monthly Anime Club 10/20 @ 6:30! Meet our volunteers, pick the group name, and vote for activities you want to see us do. Recommended for students in grades 6-10, but older teens and college-age stude..." (Facebook)
• West Hartford Chamber: "Our member PeoplesBank recently supported Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity by helping with a build in Hartford. We enjoy sharing these instances of local business assisting the local community. (Pic 1) From left to right- Susan Adams A..." (Facebook)
• West Hartford Community Interactive: "For this week's #ThrowbackThursday we bring you some more music/performance! Check out this video from October 2016 of the West Hartford Senior Center Entertainment Showcase:
  #TBT #FromTheArchives" (Facebook)

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— Chris Dehnel

About me: Email: chris.dehnel@patch.com Bio: I am a founding editor at Patch and back for Round 2 of the online news journey. in addition to Vernon, which is my original site, I am managing the Tolland, Manchester, Farmington, West Hartford and Southington sites in addition to UConn news. I have covered sports, news, business and snow sports in my 35-plus years as a journalist.

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