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Hamden Town Council Committee unanimously advances bill banning facial recognition technology

Both Republican and Democrat legislators agreed that the use of facial recognition was a threat to residents civil rights and civil liberties.

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When businesses shut down, clothes shopping didn’t. How did small clothing businesses keep people shopping at their stores?

These three small businesses in the Greater New Haven Area learned how to make it out on the other side of COVID-19 lockdown with businesses heading back to normal.

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CT cannabis businesses have high hopes that legalization will create new jobs

Connecticut’s leaders are some of the latest in the United States to become infatuated with commercializing cannabis as a way to generate tax revenue. States have been more open to legalizing cannabis for adult use after seeing the public demand that could raise millions in taxes. The average amount of tax revenue the eight states…

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Meet Hamden’s Democratic mayoral hopefuls

With complaints on the rise because of taxes and budgeting, three Democrat hopefuls seek to take over as mayor of Hamden. After interviewing each candidate, HQNN has offered some background information on what each seeks to tackle as mayor. Brad Macdowall Brad Macdowall ran for Hamden Town Council in 2017 and has been a sitting…

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Surviving or Thriving: Quinnipiac’s COVID-19 Protocols

With COVID-19 plaguing communities across the country, how are large organizations such as Quinnipiac protecting their population?

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Hamden religious leaders discuss adapting to COVID-19

Since the pandemic began, area religious institutions have had to adapt how their communities pray and connect.  At Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, Pastor Brian Bodt said that they started doing broadcast ministry, something they have never done before as their Bishop closed the churches for public worship on March 13, 2020. Bodt’s church ran…

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Quinnipiac leaders share diversity and inclusion efforts updates in “Inclusive Excellence” webinar

Quinnipiac leaders hosted  “A Community Update on Our Journey to Inclusive Excellence” on Wednesday afternoon, April 28. With the last session in November, the meeting provided the community with progress reports on the 10 Point Plan and beyond that have taken place in the last six months. The session was led by Dr. Don C.…

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Hamden Crime Report Week of April 19 to April 26

April 27 News: Shooting at Hamden Park Drive Hamden Police responded to Hamden Park Drive on the report of a shooting on April 24, 2021. . Upon arrival, officers found a 29-year-old shooting victim near the canal line at the park. The victim was shot in the lower back. Hamden police reported that there was…

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Zoning laws have led to a segregated Hamden: Activists are working to fix it

Marissa Dionne Mead moved to Hamden’s Spring Glen neighborhood five years ago after spending the first part of her life living in cities like New Haven. The suburbs were new to her, but now that she had kids, it seemed like the right place to settle down. When George Floyd was murdered by police in…

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SPB’s final big virtual event of the year: Pete Davidson

Quinnipiac University’s Student Programming Board (SPB)’s virtual conversation with Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson on Sunday had mixed reviews. The broadcast was moderated by fellow cast member Mikey Day and open to only Quinnipiac students. Students attended virtually as the in person event was cancelled due to rain. SPB Mainstage Chair Brianna Hasso…