AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in West Hartford Connecticut. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/west-hartford-ct 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/west-hartford-ct https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:14:41 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-questions-dhs-secretary-on-nil-rules-for-international-student-athletes-tiktok-security-concerns-and-resettling-ukrainian-and-afghan-refugees-31555941-waterbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-questions-dhs-secretary-on-nil-rules-for-international-student-athletes-tiktok-security-concerns-and-resettling-ukrainian-and-afghan-refugees-31555941-waterbury-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today in response to a new Responsible Marketing Code https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-updates-to-the-american-gambling-associations-responsible-marketing-code-31555942-meriden-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-updates-to-the-american-gambling-associations-responsible-marketing-code-31555942-meriden-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Sheldon https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-booker-menendez-merkley-and-whitehouse-urge-noaa-to-address-rising-number-of-whale-deaths-along-the-atlantic-coast-31555944-groton-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-booker-menendez-merkley-and-whitehouse-urge-noaa-to-address-rising-number-of-whale-deaths-along-the-atlantic-coast-31555944-groton-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [Hartford, CT] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today joined U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-murphy-join-colleagues-in-letter-to-pentagon-underscoring-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-service-members-31555946-westport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-murphy-join-colleagues-in-letter-to-pentagon-underscoring-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-service-members-31555946-westport-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday held a https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-chairs-hearing-with-secretary-mayorkas-on-department-of-homeland-security-fy24-budget-request-31555947-bloomfield-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-chairs-hearing-with-secretary-mayorkas-on-department-of-homeland-security-fy24-budget-request-31555947-bloomfield-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) spoke on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing with https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-roasts-former-starbucks-ceo-on-federal-labor-law-violations-31555950-southbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-roasts-former-starbucks-ceo-on-federal-labor-law-violations-31555950-southbury-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday announced that Connecticut will receive $1.46 https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-blumenthal-announce-146-million-in-federal-funding-for-connecticut-conservation-efforts-31555953-newtown-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-blumenthal-announce-146-million-in-federal-funding-for-connecticut-conservation-efforts-31555953-newtown-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee for voting this afternoon to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-applauds-committee-approval-of-comprehensive-gun-violence-prevention-legislation-31556423-shelton-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-applauds-committee-approval-of-comprehensive-gun-violence-prevention-legislation-31556423-shelton-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-statement-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war-31556424-norwich-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-statement-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war-31556424-norwich-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating 20 jurists to serve as judges of the Connecticut Superior Court. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-nominates-20-jurists-to-serve-as-judges-of-the-connecticut-superior-court-31556425-torrington-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-nominates-20-jurists-to-serve-as-judges-of-the-connecticut-superior-court-31556425-torrington-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-31556426-trumbull-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-31556426-trumbull-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is proclaiming Friday, March 31, through Monday, April 3, 2023, as “Husky https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-proclaims-husky-weekend-in-connecticut-to-honor-the-uconn-mens-basketball-team-31556427-branford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-proclaims-husky-weekend-in-connecticut-to-honor-the-uconn-mens-basketball-team-31556427-branford-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to the reported indictment of former https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-the-reported-indictment-of-former-president-donald-trump-31557034-southbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-the-reported-indictment-of-former-president-donald-trump-31557034-southbury-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led twenty-two Senators in introducing legislation to close a current https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-leads-senate-introduction-of-no-check-no-sale-bill-to-close-the-charleston-loophole-31557037-fairfield-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-leads-senate-introduction-of-no-check-no-sale-bill-to-close-the-charleston-loophole-31557037-fairfield-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-booker-warren-and-whitehouse-call-on-usda-to-address-misleading-meat-labels-31557041-westport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-booker-warren-and-whitehouse-call-on-usda-to-address-misleading-meat-labels-31557041-westport-ct.html Government and Politics Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500