Health & Fitness

West Hartford Ice Rink Closed, Aquatics Center Reopens

The town ice skating rink is shuttered until Sept. 9 for maintenance, while the aquatics center reopened Wednesday after some work.

Local ice skaters will have to wait until Sept. 10 before the Veterans Memorial Skating Rink reopens in West Hartford.
Local ice skaters will have to wait until Sept. 10 before the Veterans Memorial Skating Rink reopens in West Hartford. (David Allen/Patch)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Whether frozen or thawed, two town attractions centering on water have had or will be having much-needed maintenance work.

Wednesday, the Cornerstone Aquatics Center, which recently had a new set of fees approved by town officials starting Friday, reopened after being closed from Aug. 23-29 for mainentance.

While patrons looking to jump into the water can do so, those looking to slide on top of it in its frozen state must wait.

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That's because the Veterans Memorial Skating Rink is closed for maintenance as of Aug. 27 and it will remain shuttered until Saturday, Sept. 9.

The rink will reopen on Sept. 10 for Youth Hockey Day, according to the town.

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