24 Members of Congress Express Support For North Atlantic Rail Published on June 03, 2021 Mayor Luke Bronin today issued the statement below after twenty-four members of Congress from New England sent a letter yesterday to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure making the case for North Atlantic Rail, a regional network of high speed and high performance rail service connecting smaller cities throughout all six New England states and New York. Tagged as: , Announcements
Mobile Vaccine Clinics Available Over Memorial Day Weekend Published on May 28, 2021 The City of Hartford and the State Department of Public Health are partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Trinity Health Of New England and Griffin Health to offer free vaccine clinics over Memorial Day weekend. There are clinics throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday in different parts of the City, including free food and music at the FEMA clinics. Tagged as: , Announcements
Mayor Bronin Statement On Takeover Of Tribune Publishing Published on May 21, 2021 Mayor Luke Bronin issued the statement below after Alden Global Capital successfully acquired Tribune Publishing, a newspaper chain that includes the Hartford Courant. Tagged as: , Announcements
Hartford Releases RFP For Community Response Team Published on May 20, 2021 Today the City of Hartford announced that it has released a Request-for-Proposals (RFP) to staff the city’s Community Response Team, which would respond to certain 911 calls for service related to behavioral health crises and other non-criminal calls for service with a social worker and a peer responder. Last year, Mayor Luke Bronin and the City Council set aside $5 million over four years to fun Tagged as: , Announcements
Mayor Bronin Statement On Budget, American Rescue Plan Funding Published on May 19, 2021 Mayor Luke Bronin released the statement below after the Hartford City Council voted on the City’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. With the City Council’s actions, the budget remains balanced, with no increase in property tax rate, no borrowing, and no use of one-time revenues, asset sales, or deferments of obligations. Tagged as: , Announcements
Interim Inspector General To Serve Civilian Police Review Board Published on April 22, 2021 Today the City of Hartford announced that the Civilian Police Review Board will be supported by an Interim Inspector General. Beth Merkin, a career public defender in the New Haven Judicial District, will serve as the Interim Inspector General beginning this month, until a permanent Inspector General is found. Tagged as: , Announcements
Hartford Fire Chief Freeman To Become Next Fire Chief Of Oakland, CA Published on April 21, 2021 Today Mayor Luke Bronin announced that Hartford Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management Reginald D. Freeman has accepted the position of Fire Chief for the Oakland Fire Department in Oakland, California, one of the fifty largest cities in the United States. Chief Freeman, who has served as Hartford’s Fire Chief since 2016, will step down from the Hartford Fire Department in May. Tagged as: , Announcements
Mayor Bronin Releases Recomm Budget, Proposal For Relief Funding Published on April 19, 2021 Today Mayor Luke Bronin released his Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2021- 2022, which is available here, as well as an allocation plan for American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. Both the budget and the allocation plan for the ARP are subject to City Council approval. Tagged as: , Announcements
From April 14th - 19th - Eight Mobile Vaccine Clinics Published on April 12, 2021 Between Wednesday April 14th, and Monday, April 19th there are eight mobile vaccine clinics across Hartford that do not require appointments – please see the list below for times, location and eligibility. For the FEMA/Trinity Health Of New England clinics between Friday and Monday, appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling 2-1-1, but walk-ups will be taken. Tagged as: , Announcements
Hartford Mobilizing Community To Make Vaccine Appointments Published on March 30, 2021 Today the City of Hartford announced that residents can get trained to schedule vaccine appointments for themselves, their loved ones, or anyone else who lives in Hartford. This effort will complement and expand on the Health Department’s effort to call residents directly and go door-to-door to schedule appointments by mobilizing Hartford residents to get the community vaccinated. Tagged as: , Announcements