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🌱 Patch AM: Hall High Students Survey West Hartford Residents About Food Waste

And on the West Hartford Patch calendar - 2026 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Back East Brewing Co.

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Hey there, West Hartford! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hall High students want your input on food waste habits
  • West Hartford gains new access to federal conservation funding
  • What 10 years of firefighter-paramedics has meant for West Hartford's safety

Also on today's calendar: 2026 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Back East Brewing Co. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; clearing, temps: high: 65, low: 47.
  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hall High Students Survey West Hartford Residents About Food Waste (patch.com) — Hall High School students in West Hartford are asking town residents to complete a survey about their food waste habits and experiences with food scrap diversion. Their research, supported by town officials, will help shape recommendations that align with West Hartford's broader push to reduce food waste and expand sustainable disposal options for local households.
   

• Berlin, West Hartford Among 5 CT Towns Added To Federal Conservation Program (patch.com) — West Hartford has just been added to a key federal Highlands Conservation Act region, opening new opportunities to fund local open space, wildlife habitat, and water resource protection. Town projects can now tap into federal grants combined with state, municipal, and private dollars, joining 47 other eligible Connecticut communities in leveraging millions already invested in conservation.
   

• West Hartford Fire Department Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Paramedic Program - We-Ha (we-ha.com) — West Hartford's Fire Department is marking 10 years since it took over Advanced Life Support, a change credited with faster response times and thousands of successful patient outcomes. Town leaders, former chiefs, and firefighter-paramedics were honored at Town Hall for building the program, which now stations paramedics at all five firehouses and played a key role during COVID.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Sandwiched Between Hartford And Albany Is New England's Breathtaking Forest With Lake Enjoyable And Scenic Trails (fooshya.com)

Farmington

  • Farmington Senior Living Community Earns Major Designation (patch.com)

Avon

  • Learn To Prevent Suicides At Avon Program This Week (patch.com)
  • Want To Help? Avon Event To Connect Volunteers With Organizations (patch.com)
  • Are You Still Covered? Massive Medicare Changes Topic Of Avon Event (patch.com)

Ok West Hartford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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