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In today's newsletter:

  • West Hartford drivers get new app and text options for parking
  • See where 200 new traffic safety upgrades are coming to town
  • Want to taste beers brewed with Noah Webster–era ingredients?

Also on today's calendar: Chamber 101 - Maximize Your Membership and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 74, low: 66.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Hartford Adds New Way To Pay For Parking (patch.com) — Parking in West Hartford is getting easier as the town rolls out ParkMobile across garages, lots, and on-street spaces, giving drivers app, QR code, and text-to-pay options. Residents and visitors can now manage and extend parking sessions from their phones while still using existing Passport Parking and kiosk systems where available.
   

• West Hartford Advances 200+ 'Vision Zero' Safety Projects This Year, See Where (patch.com) — West Hartford is rolling out more than 200 Vision Zero safety projects this year, with nearly 100 already completed and the rest underway or planned. Residents will see new pedestrian signals, raised crosswalks, curb extensions, and lower speed limits near schools and neighborhoods across town, all aimed at eliminating serious traffic crashes by 2033.
   

• 'Real Ale' Beer Tasting to Return to Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society - We-Ha (we-ha.com) — Beer lovers can sample one-of-a-kind cask ales at the Real Ale Harvest Fest returning Sept. 12 to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. With 20 Connecticut breweries, live music, food trucks, and historical tavern games, the afternoon fundraiser supports the West Hartford museum while pouring beers you won't find anywhere else.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Took the Kids to the Bike West Hartford Festival today.
    Not many vendors but Play it again Sports was there doing bike repairs and a few bands playing. I hope more businesses get involved next year. (Nextdoor Aiken)
  • Some of my plant babies.
    Finally planted some lavender I clipped from a bigger bush. My dragon fruit I brought up from Florida had some new strong growth after these last two… (Nextdoor Elmwood)
  • Harbor Freight Tools posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in West Hartford. Apply here.
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Part Time in West Hartford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Hartford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hartford

  • Hartford restaurant The Brownstone opens 2nd location in West Hartford (hartfordbusiness.com)
  • Iconic CT restaurant reopens in bigger, more modern space. Return called part of thriving 'culinary landscape' (courant.com)

Farmington

  • New Haven's 19K students return to classrooms for first day of school: 'We're so excited' (ctpost.com)
  • Looking Sharp Has Never Been Easier: Regal Menswear Brings Style and ServiceTogether (wpri.com)

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