The “Hip-Hop and Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline” panel talked about the best ways to help struggling Hamden youth.
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Are your taxpayer dollars being budgeted truthfully? One former member of Hamden’s Council says otherwise, blaming “fake revenues”.
Hamden schools work to implement new ways to teach Black history, but, true to Black history itself, there have been challenges along the way.
An update on the violent incident on Feb. 26 at Quinnipiac University’s Mountainview residence hall.
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week only lasts from Feb. 22 through Feb. 28, but for people living with an eating disorder, the awareness of the illness may last a lifetime. “You can struggle with [the illness] for your whole life,” said Clorinda Vélez, professor of psychology at Quinnipiac University. “They are really challenging conditions.” Eating…
Connecticut is pushing marijuana legalization legislation statewide, while local Hamden and New Haven representatives try to ensure the approved bill takes care of marginalized communities.
Connecticut is going about COVID-19 vaccines very differently from what the CDC recommends and Hamden residents feel conflicted.
Two survivors of human trafficking, their advocates and a Quinnipiac law student are working to pass an amendment to a Connecticut law that would allow survivors to clear their records of charges and convictions they acquired because they were being trafficked. The current Connecticut vacatur statute, allows for victims of human trafficking to vacate convictions…
The Vaccine Buddy Program helps seniors in New Haven County sign up for the vaccine.
Discussion about legalizing marijuana is aflame at the Connecticut State Capitol this year and State Representative Josh Elliott, a Democrat from Hamden, is spearheading the issue as a way to remedy the injustices caused by the War on Drugs. The legalization of recreational cannabis in Connecticut is “almost certain to happen” by the end of…