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UHart architecture students in HASA secured a $5,000 grant from Trinity Health and AARP to launch the Hartford Healthy Living 2026 Design Competition, which challenges students to design sustainable, inclusive neighborhoods where families can thrive (grant funds support tuition and supplies).

On Monday night, the Bristol community honored fallen officers Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy by turning on blue lights at the police department; the memorial continues four years after the ambush as families remember their service.

Connecticut high school seniors applying to SCSU for the 2027 to 2028 academic year can have the $50 fee waived if they apply between Oct.

15 and Nov. 15, and the university will host an open house on Nov. 7 + share program and scholarship info.

West Hartford Women In Networking is hosting an online LinkedIn workshop—led by Good Girls Get Rich podcast host Karen Yankovich—on Thursday, Oct.

29 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Participants will learn to optimize their profiles for business connections.

UConn women's basketball beat Syracuse in their preseason game today.

Seven Huskies scored in double digits — with Sarah Strong posting a team-best 15 points — to boost the squad ahead of upcoming matches.

The Center for Latino Progress empowers local families and youth by offering targeted programs—designed to support community engagement and build opportunities for Latinos in Hartford.

Webster Hill Elementary School held its second Walk & Roll to School Day on Oct.

7 with families joining walking routes and bike paths in the Webster Hill district of West Hartford. Families met on the playground for CTDOT swag, refreshments, and chalk art before classes resumed.

West Hartford’s Hall and Conard High Schools ranked among Connecticut’s top public high schools in Niche’s annual Best Schools report, with Hall placing 13th and Conard 17th.

The report also recognized the district with an overall grade of A and a sixteenth statewide ranking.