Good morning, Hartford.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.