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After going virtual for a year, Quinnipiac’s QTHON and Big Event are back in-person

QTHON and The Big Event are two of the biggest events — focused on giving back to the community — of the year for Quinnipiac students. When the pandemic hit, the university felt the impact as the events were forced to go virtual. This year, both of the events were able to rework their typical…

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Fan-favorite Mickey’s Restaurant & Bar closes up shop after 15 years in Hamden

Local restaurant Mickey’s Restaurant & Bar announced March 11 it would not renew its lease and would instead shutter the doors of the popular hangout after 15 years in Hamden.  Chef and owner Michael Josephs opened Mickey’s in 2006 after closing up his former restaurant, Rosemary and Sage, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. After they saw…

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Weekly testing continues with more in-person activities available on Quinnipiac’s campus

As a way to maintain the spread of COVID-19 on campus, weekly testing will continue to be a requirement for all Quinnipiac University undergraduate students for the remainder of the spring semester, according to an email sent on March 25 by Dr. David Hill, senior medical adviser of the COVID-19 task force.  “I think it…

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An assist from COVID put Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey in the NCAAs and the team is not taking any risks

The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team has COVID-19 to thank for their NCAA playoff berth. The Bobcats (17-7-4) scored a spot in the NCAA hockey championship this weekend taking the place of the St. Lawrence Saints (6-8-3), the team who beat them. Despite the disappointing overtime time loss in the ECAC championship a day prior,…

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Hamden hotels are revving up for graduation weekend in May. But, they’re not so confident they’ll stay busy.

Quinnipiac originally planned for the commencement to be held virtually with no visitors in attendance. Now, as the university prepares for an in-person ceremony, local businesses around Hamden are gearing up for an increase in traffic.

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Hamden High School athletes are “psyched” as the CIAC announces spring sports plan

There’s a good chance local high school athletes won’t be cooped up at home for long. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced its plan for the 2021 spring high school sports season last week. The CIAC approved it March 10 and met virtually with athletic directors across the state the following morning for a…

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Crime Report: Week of March 17

Crime Log: Larceny in the Second Degree/March 10 Hamden Police responded to a call of a three-vehicle accident on Dixwell Avenue, around the area of the Connolly Parkway, on March 9.  Police did not provide details of the accident, noting only that the vehicle primarily responsible for the crash hit a tree afterwards. The driver…

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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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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