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Back to 100% capacity? For local Hamden restaurants, that may mean nothing.

Restaurants in Connecticut will soon be permitted to open their businesses to full capacity, but COVID-19 guidelines will still be in place.

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Exclusive video: Hamden man and his two pets killed in house fire

Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls of a house fire in Hamden late Tuesday night at 755 Hill St, where they found 59-year-old man Frank Mangiero dead.   Four minutes after the first emergency call, the firefighters arrived to find the garage and the middle of the house fully engulfed in flames. When they got into…

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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…

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Quinnipiac University cancels Spring Break, implementing a few self-care days in its place: Here’s how everyone feels about it.

“Two is just not enough.” Students and faculty, while some understand the reasoning, aren’t happy about the loss of the traditional spring break.

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Connecticut legislature approves bill banning discrimination against natural female hairstyles

“Why do I have to put a hot comb to my head?”: Connecticut legislature bans natural female hairstyle discrimination

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Hamden crime report: Week of March 1

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…

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Democrats passed a new COVID-19 relief bill, but Sen. Blumenthal isn’t done fighting

The Quinnipiac community asked U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal questions about all the issues on their minds. Here’s what he had to say.

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How can hip-hop and opportunity help kids grow in their education?

The “Hip-Hop and Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline” panel talked about the best ways to help struggling Hamden youth.

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Hamden taxes rise to boost revenue for the town, but one former member of the council wants citizens to know the truth behind “fake revenues.”

Are your taxpayer dollars being budgeted truthfully? One former member of Hamden’s Council says otherwise, blaming “fake revenues”.

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More than just a month: Hamden schools push to change the way Black history is taught.

Hamden schools work to implement new ways to teach Black history, but, true to Black history itself, there have been challenges along the way.