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Hartford Marathon Brings Runners and Community Together

By Summer Potvin & Gaita Cisse Hartford, October 20, 2026 The 2026 Eversource Hartford Marathon brought approximately 11,000 runners from across the country and around the world to Hartford for a day of competition and community. The 33rd annual event featured a marathon, half-marathon, and a 5K race through Hartford and surrounding towns. The marathon drew thousands of spectators that lined the course to cheer participants on. Through running, volunteering and charitable inv

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Student Reporters Summer Potvin and Gaite Cisse were present at the 33rd annual Hartford Marathon which took place last Saturday. The marathon drew thousands of spectators that cheered the participants and celebrated being a part of this Hartford event!

Hello Hartford! Reporting Hartford is celebrating its one year anniversary next month. To celebrate this occasion, we’ve organized a panel discussion to identify the various ways in which news coverage about Hartford can shift towards community-building narratives that focus on the success stories within the community, advocacy efforts, grassroots initiatives, and rich cultural history, that makes this city special.

Please join us on Oct 1 at 12:45 pm at the University of Hartford, to be a part of this transformative conversation with Mayor Arunan Arulampalam, Helen Bennett, Executive Director at Hartford Courant, and Stephen Busemeyer, Managing Director at CT Mirror.

This is a free event but registration is recommended.

Please register at hartford.edu/beats to reserve your seat.

I especially want to invite community members to join us for a Q&A with the panelist that will follow the main discussion. Hope to see you there!

Why is Hartford a news desert? Why is Hartford covered in such a negative light when there are so many amazing initiatives happening in this city? How can we change the narrative about Hartford and focus on engaged journalism practices that serve the community well? What does community journalism look like?

Join us for a stimulating discussion about imagining a new journalistic approach to covering the City of Hartford. Hear experts who understand the city well and can speak to the effectiveness of community-centered journalism to build more informed and resilient communities.

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Behind the scenes, our student reporters are working hard to tell the real stories from Hartford. Nothing but real people, real community, and real impact.

Reporting Hartford is a community-focused digital news publication operating as an educational lab for journalism students at the University of Hartford.

Our focus is to highlight the rich multiculturalism, local advocacy initiatives, and the community-led programs that make the city of Hartford unique! We love Hartford, we know you do too!

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Watch the latest video on the Reporting Hartford website that highlights the organization’s vision to establish a space to celebrate North Hartford’s local artists, multiculturalism and the resilient community that thrives here!

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Hartford Marathon Brings Runners and Community Together

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