The federal government stopped funding SNAP effective November 1. For information on how this impacts your benefits, visit the link below.Those in need of immediate food assistance or who want to donate/volunteer can locate their local food pantry or a mobile pantry by visiting 211ct.org, ctfoodshare.org, texting the word FOODSHARE to 85511, or using the Hartford Food Access Locator below.
The Town of West Hartford, in partnership with the City of Hartford, has initiated the Kane and Kennedy Brook Watershed Area Storm Drainage Analysis to address chronic flooding issues and improve stormwater management in a large, interconnected drainage area. Visit their website at: https://engagecdmsmith.com/kane-and-kennedy-brook-watershed-area-storm-drainage-project
In the early 2000’s the City, with several stakeholders, developed a vision for a multi-use path to be located along the South Branch of the Park River, from Hamilton Street to Newfield Avenue. When it is finally complete, the trail will form an important link between the East Coast Greenway and the Trout Brook Trail in West Hartford. It will provide a pleasant location for walking and bicycling for residents of the area, and will provide options for avoiding busy roads for cyclists.
In 2009, the first segment of the trail, paralleling the South Branch and Brookfield Street, from Flatbush Avenue south toward Nilan Street, was opened. The City now has state funding through the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to design and construct the next section of the trail from Nilan Street to Newfield Avenue. Public input meetings took place in 2021, and design is currently underway.