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How Hamden’s Keefe Community Center keeps gift-giving during the holidays

In towns all across America, community centers and shelters look to provide food and care resources to their residents in need. In the town of Hamden, one of the most prominent is the Keefe Community Center, located on Pine Street. According to the Hamden website, the center’s mission is to “enhance the quality of life…

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Connecticut has a plan to stop child trafficking, families can lead the way

Legislation has passed, but without local communities’ taking on the issue, there can’t be much done.

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QU Religious Life hosts ‘Feeding Your Faith’ open dialogue event

Quinnipiac’s Rabbi Reena Judd and Rev. Jordan Lenaghan hosted an event for students to discuss relevant issues through the lens of faith.

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Hamden mayoral candidate discusses town’s first-ever animal shelter

On September 14, Ibiza Tapas Wine Bar hosted Pets and Politics, the second of three “meet & greets” for the 2021 Hamden Mayoral candidates. Republican mayoral candidate Ronald “Ron” Gambardella took the stage in discussing plans for the first-ever animal shelter in Hamden. The proposed animal shelter has been up for debate in the mayor’s…

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Quinnipiac students and faculty come together for the second community healing session

Members of the Quinnipiac University community came together on April 7 for the school’s second community healing session. The session was hosted by Don Sawyer, Quinnipiac’s vice president for equity and inclusion, and led by Enroue Baba Onigbonna’ Halfkenny — an activist, priest and clinical social worker from New Haven.  “We wanted to have these…

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New chief of Public Safety is ready to rebuild trust with the QU community

Former chief of New Haven police Tony Reyes shares his ideas on the future of Quinnipiac’s public safety department.

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“Being out here picking up trash makes some kind of improvement”; New Haven community members help clean up local park

Youth and community members worked together over the weekend to clean Edgewood Park in New Haven.