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As Connecticut redistricts, Common Cause urges citizen involvement in the process

On Wednesday, nonprofit watchdog group Common Cause in Connecticut held a virtual media conference regarding the state’s redistricting effort and the effects it could have on voters. The state’s 2021 Reapportionment Committee failed to meet the Sept. 15 deadline to develop an updated map based on last year’s census. It was then replaced by a…

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Gambardella and Garrett outline plans to solve Hamden’s financial crisis ahead of mayoral election in November

With taxes increasing over the past five years, Hamden mayoral candidates pledged to tackle the town’s problems. While Democrat Lauren Garrett and Republican Ron Gambardella agree that something needs to change, their thoughts on the solution are different. As HQNN reported, Hamden’s property tax and mill rate has gone up by 13.7% since 2016. The…

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Multi-factor authentication rollout is a necessary step

Quinnipiac University has implemented multi-factor authentication on Blackboard in a move toward login security.

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Hamden Independent mayoral candidate Albert Lotto has dropped out of the race

Independent mayoral candidate Albert Lotto announced in a letter to Town Clerk Vera Morrison that he decided to withdraw because he was receiving “venomous” messages about his family.  Morrison said she received the letter on Sept. 23 right before 10 a.m.  “When I chose to trudge forward, I began receiving many calls and texts from…

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Hamden Board of Education Special Finance Committee meet to finalize budgets

The Hamden Board of Education Special Finance Committee held its first in person meeting in over a year to report on upcoming budgets and projects.

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Hamden Board of Education holds first general meeting of 2021-22 school year

The Hamden Board of Education voted unanimously to renew the contract of Superintenent Jody Goegler in their first general meeting for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Small businesses are fighting through Hamden tax increases

With the Hamden Democratic primary election in the books and the town election only a month and a half away, the economic development of the town is a hot-button issue. A Mill rate is a statistic used by some towns to measure how much money in taxes residents in the town are paying for real…

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Quinnipiac’s own ‘Curl Talk’ is taking campus by storm

It’s the fall 2021 semester, where new and exciting things are happening. From classes to clubs and broadcasted shows, Quinnipiac University students and colleagues introduce, “Curl Talk.” The attention-grabbing series made its debut on September 16th, after being in the works for over a year. “Curl Talk” was founded after the series “The Cut,” –…

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Great weather and high attendance makes for a perfect Hamden Fest

After last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19, the Hamden Fest returned to Town Center Park this past Saturday. The mix of sunny weather and fan-favorite food trucks was the perfect combination for the day-long event. Various members of the community all came together at the fairgrounds located off of Dixwell Avenue for a…

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Inside the Hamden primary: Revealing the basis behind the issues citizens voted to change

Highlighted by Lauren Garrett’s winning mayoral bid, hear about the variety of claims that led to Hamden’s new government body