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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Candidates spoke on their stances regarding issues within Hamden like taxes, local businesses, education, public safety and more.
CTtransit vehicles will no longer stop at the Hamden Plaza bus location starting Nov. 5. The owner of the Hamden Plaza, Andrew Bermant, will remove the bus stop in its entirety in order to prevent the CTtransit vehicles from being able to stop in the plaza, according to Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett. The mayor’s office,…
The event saw a high turnout of attendants and an even-more impressive total in money raised — bringing in almost $64,000.
The apple festival attracts residents and congregation members to celebrate the beginning of fall and enjoy tasty apple treats
The Hamden Police Department is seeking officers, but over the past few years, it has had trouble closing the gap — and it is not the only department facing that predicament. Currently, the department, which is budgeted to hold a staff of 103 sworn officers, is reporting a deficit of seven officers, according to Timothy…
A recent increase of Quinnipiac University students parking in the Sleeping Giant State Park parking lot on Mount Carmel Avenue comes amid a lack of spots at the university. Park-goers and hikers are upset because they are not able to park in the lot since it is full of students,officials who work at Sleeping Giant…
“I know what it feels like to only have $20 until payday to feed your kids,” Hamden Republican mayoral candidate Crystal Dailey said. Dailey, 47, grew up in Yonkers, New York, around 15 miles outside of New York City, in project housing. She has worked all her life, from 14 to today. She had two…
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 officials declared Mishkan Israel safe after the local synagogue received a bomb threat Thursday.