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Special Olympics Connecticut host its annual Unified Sports Fall Festival 

Special Olympics Connecticut hosted a golfing event on Sunday, Sept. 15 as part of their Unified Sports Fall Festival at the Sleeping Giant Golf Course.

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Hamden Natives Set World Record for Longest Pickleball Volley Rally

Angelo and Ettore Rossetti, 56, have been playing racquet sports their whole life, but the twins have been putting their own spin on the game — setting world records.

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Presidential Debate Brings Together Communities Across Hamden

Communities gathered across Hamden to watch the presidential debate between Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, and Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday night.

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Hamden Plaza set to receive police substation

In the near future, shoppers at Hamden Plaza will find a new Hamden Police Department substation located alongside DSW, Party City and Panera Bread.

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The importance of youth sports

Hamden’s youth sports are popular and successful.  In 2020, Hamden won the Connecticut Little League state championship, beating Montville 12-1 in four innings in the championship game.  That was the year of the pandemic so there was no Little League World Series for Hamden to qualify for, but that did not stop the kids and…

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Anchor Health is a ‘safe haven’ amongst growing obstacles for LGBTQ+ healthcare

To read the full story with all multimedia elements, click here: https://qu-journalism-anchor-health.shorthandstories.com/anchor-health-is-a-safe-haven-amongst-obstacles-for-lgbtq-healthcare/index.html The Anchor Health Initiative started in a supply closet. Patricia Chadwick, A.C. Demidont, Jean Doyen de Montaillou and David Grimes founded Anchor Health on May 4, 2016, — which provides non-discriminatory healthcare to the LGBTQ+ community. They found the resources for LGBTQ+ health…

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More than books: How the Hamden Public Library has evolved into a community anchor

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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Hamden Public Schools and segregated classrooms, five years later

For the full version adapted with multimedia click here When Tarah Pawloski moved to Hamden in 2017, she wanted to find the best school for her two young children. She hoped to send her kids to a place with diversity, both racially and socio-economically. “I went to a high school that was all white and…

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How and why Sleeping Giant State Park remains ‘paradise’

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Three members of the Hamden Arts Commission threaten resignation following vice chair’s dismissal

The Hamden Arts Commission faced controversy following the non-reappointment of Vice Chair Diane Brown, leading to the resignation of three members and protests by others. Mayor Lauren Garrett cited Hamden’s revised town charter’s geographic requirements for commission composition as the reason for Brown’s removal.