West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of 2004, the town had an estimated total population of 64,255. It is a mostly upmarket suburb of Hartford. The town has a vibrant downtown (called West Hartford Center) centered around Farmington Avenue and South/North Main Street. The Westfarms Mall is located on West Hartford's western border with Farmington. Interstate 84 passes through the south part of town.

West Hartford is the historical center of Greater Hartford's Jewish community. In fact, the town has the largest per capita Jewish population of any in the state. It also has Connecticut's largest concentration of immigrants from the former Soviet Union and the largest Asian community in Greater Hartford.

West Hartford is home to Conard High School, Hall High School, the American School for the Deaf, University of Connecticut (UCONN) Greater Hartford Campus, University of Hartford, Saint Joseph College, Kingswood-Oxford School, Renbrook School, Northwest Catholic High School and Hebrew High School of New England

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TOLLAND, Conn. - When you're 110, memories can be fuzzy. But Irma Schmidt's clear blue eyes light up when she describes the first time she voted 88 years ago.
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HARTFORD - Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on a ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions.

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