The 2025-2026 school year began for West Hartford Public Schools on Aug. 27, 2025.

West Hartford Police Capt. Dan Moffo and West Hartford Fire Department Lt. Ryan Shea, each with one of their children. First day of West Hartford Public Schools. Webster Hill Elementary School. Aug. 27, 2025. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

By Ronni Newton

At West Hartford’s Webster Hill Elementary School on Wednesday morning, old friends ran up to excitedly greet classmates they hadn’t seen all summer while some of the younger kids – newly-minted kindergartners as well as preschoolers – stayed closer to a parent or caregiver, wearing a timid smiles along with their first-day-of-school outfits.

The morning was a reunion for families as well, some of whom were themselves former classmates – including West Hart

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