What are the problems and what to expect: How New Haven plans to change the narrative of climate change threatening impoverished communities
Garret Reich
Garret is a journalism major in her third year of the 3+1 Communications program at Quinnipiac University. Currently, she is an Editorial Associate at the Financial Brand and she really wants a cat.
Local restaurant Mickey’s Restaurant & Bar announced March 11 it would not renew its lease and would instead shutter the doors of the popular hangout after 15 years in Hamden. Chef and owner Michael Josephs opened Mickey’s in 2006 after closing up his former restaurant, Rosemary and Sage, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. After they saw…
Crime Log: Larceny in the Second Degree/March 10 Hamden Police responded to a call of a three-vehicle accident on Dixwell Avenue, around the area of the Connolly Parkway, on March 9. Police did not provide details of the accident, noting only that the vehicle primarily responsible for the crash hit a tree afterwards. The driver…
Crime Report: Week of March 9
Third-degree Burglary Arrests/March 8 Hamden police arrested two suspects for burglary after responding to an early morning call on March 5. After investigation, police determined 18-year-olds Laruan Biggs, a Hamden resident, and Jennaya Mazyck of North Haven tampered with and forcibly entered two vehicles near Lucien Drive. Police later charged Biggs and Mazyck in the…
Second-degree Manslaughter Arrest/March 2 Hamden police arrested Taya Petteway-Campbell, 22, on March 2, charging her with manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle under the influence and speeding and failure to drive in the proper lane. The investigation started on Jan. 1, following a motor vehicle accident on the…
Hamden Police are investigating a fight between two Quinnipiac University roommates that took place early Friday morning and left one hospitalized after suffering a stab wound to the neck. The victim, unnamed at this time, was released from the hospital. The university suspended the suspect, also unnamed, according to Quinnipiac’s Interim Chief of Public Safety…
Street Robbery/Feb. 14 Hamden Police responded to a street robbery on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A 70-year-old Hamden resident said she was walking southbound on Mix Ave. when two men got out of a brown Jeep Cherokee and shoved her to the ground. They stole her handbag, which held her money, cell phone and keys. …
In spite of recent winter storms, Hamden food service programs are in full swing to support local residents who are struggling to find their next meal. “Thankfully the weather has not yet interfered with the food pantry pick-up days in Hamden yet this year, which we are verygrateful for,” said Randall Mel, the food service…
Attempted Theft/Feb. 5: Police arrested Eric Manley, 53, on Feb. 5, for reportedly stealing Amazon packages off the doorsteps at Lakewood Apartments at 1199 Whitney Ave, Capt. Ronald Smith said. The charges included third-degree burglary, possession of burglar tools, sixth-degree larceny and third-degree criminal trespass, according to the Patch. Police first reported to a call…