Michael LaRocca

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Hamden Public Schools address staff shortages and absenteeism

Hamden Public Schools have a chronically absent rate of 27.7%, nearly 8% higher than the Connecticut state-wide rate of 20%. (Michael LaRocca/HQNN)

Hamden is facing chronic absenteeism and staff shortages head on. Learn how these issues affect students and teachers alike, and how the district plans to solve them.

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Hamden Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac welcomes greater Hamden community with annual Boomer’s Boo Bash

Shane Bushey (right), 5, works on his putting skills at the Quinnipiac women's golf station. (Michael LaRocca/HQNN)

On an unseasonably warm fall Saturday, Quinnipiac University opened its Mount Carmel Campus Quad to local families and businesses for its eighth-annual Boomer’s Boo Bash, hosted by the university’s athletics department.  Operating from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 28, the free event gave families with young children a wealth of activities to explore.…

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Hamden

Ground Up Coffee brings a gourmet brew to Whitney Avenue

Ground Up Coffee serves a variety of different coffees, pastries and bagels from Shef's in Cheshire. (Ethan Hurwitz/HQNN)

Three New Haven County residents open Ground Up Coffee in Hamden that offers locals a variety of different coffee combinations and fresh pastries.