Since 2021, the Hamden Public Library has been adapting its services to better suit the needs of the community in town. Through the community needs assessment, the staff has begun offering programs to help Hamden outside of borrowing books.
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After months of meetings, the Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 10 approved a special permit to allow the town’s first cannabis store to open on Whitney Avenue.
Hamden Police Department will welcome its first Black chief later this month after Mayor Lauren Garrett has announced native Edward Page Reynolds will take over for Tim Wydra.
Some Hamden public school students are getting to class late because of a new bus schedule and issues with the town’s transportation system, First Student. During this time, Hamden is also in the process of paving 35 streets throughout the town.