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Navigating the modern couple: Local wedding planners adapt to post-pandemic trends

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects on businesses still linger. But there is one impacted business that might just come as a surprise – wedding planning.

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Connecticut Environment Hamden

Is the Hamden nickel-per-nip tax working?

In 2021, Connecticut passed its “nickel-per-nip” program to update the state’s Bottle Bill. In its first full year, the program generated over $4.2 million throughout the state. The money from the program is designed to support the collection and proper disposal of “nip” bottles.

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Election Hamden

Election Day 2024: Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election

HQNN staff writers provided updates throughout Election Day up until President-Elect Donald Trump won the nomination.

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Hamden Quinnipiac Sports

Hamden High School’s tennis courts to be restored following a donation by Quinnipiac

The tennis courts at Hamden High School are set to be restored following a $152,000 donation from Quinnipiac University.  This is not the first time Quinnipiac has made a contribution to local Connecticut schools. Over the summer, Quinnipiac donated $48,000 in support of Hamden Middle School. The donation followed town budget cuts that would have…

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Connecticut Food

Taking a bite of Hamden Restaurant Week

Hamden celebrated restaurant week with 14 local eateries participating.

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Scrabble Club brings together word lovers across Southern CT

The Southern Connecticut Scrabble Club is more than just a group of people who play the popular board game.

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Fall Sports Kick Off in Hamden as Quinnipiac Funds Middle School Athletics

Hamden Middle School sports begin after a donation from Quinnipiac University saved its programs from the town’s budget cut.

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No Worries Brewery brings together local songwriters in support of Musical Intervention

On Friday, Sept. 20, No Worries Brewery in Hamden hosted the first-ever “21 Songwriters Festival” to raise money for Musical Intervention, a local charity based in New Haven for more than nine years. 

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Connecticut Hamden National Sports Sports

Hamden Natives Set World Record for Longest Pickleball Volley Rally

Angelo and Ettore Rossetti, 56, have been playing racquet sports their whole life, but the twins have been putting their own spin on the game — setting world records.