Haven Beer Company began the process of opening its business in Hamden almost one year ago. Today, they have begun renovations while still in the midst of a lawsuit. This is the story of the company’s challenges and the difficulties of opening a business in Hamden.
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Hamden has been using property taxes to curb its massive debt and pension liabilities — the highest in Connecticut. Maintaining high property taxes to pay off these debts however, may also be keeping renters from buying in Hamden and curbing the town’s growth. Many U.S. towns and cities rely heavily on property taxes to fund…
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…
In January of 2022, Quinnipiac University and Hartford Healthcare announced their partnership involving a new healthcare program and new opportunities for students.
Everything you need to know about service, emotional support, and therapy animals condensed into one video. Confusion about different types of service animals causes tension in public spaces every day. People who don’t know the laws surrounding them may be unknowingly putting them at risk. Business owners or unassuming passersby can become frustrated when they’re…
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Jai Alai is still alive!
Matt DiDomizio runs one of the only remaining Jai Alai facilities in the country. A sport ruined by gambling is home to one of the closest and most tight-knit communities you’ll ever find!
Though sports like football, softball, and basketball may attract more athletes across Hamden and New Haven, the two towns boast many uncommon sports that are always looking for new members and participants.
Ahead of National Period Poverty Week starting on May 22, one Quinnipiac University student is making a difference in campus bathrooms. Makeba Walcott, a first-year medical student has begun a free period product trial run in many bathrooms within the Netter School of Medicine. The success of this trial run will determine whether or not…
A surgical complication in 2010 almost led Duncan Markovich, the owner and co-founder of the CBD store Better Ways in Brandford, CT, to lose his left leg. He began using cannabis therapeutically to relieve pain and treat nerve damage. After the 2018 Farm Bill descheduled some cannabis products from the Controlled Substance Act, Markovich and…
A new and somewhat controversial business is getting ready to open up in Canton, Connecticut. It’s a marijuana dispensary, allowed for the first time this year thanks to a new Connecticut law. The business got off the ground with the help of Daniel Glissman, lawyer at MacDermid Reynolds and Glissman Co. who practices cannabis law…