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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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Mickens wins Hamden town clerk in primary, runs unopposed in the general election

The town clerk position is not a contentious one. It is apolitical, according to the Hamden Democrats’ town clerk candidate. For this year’s election, Hamden’s Republicans did not nominate a candidate for town clerk. Endorsed by Lauren Garrett, the new Democratic mayoral candidate, Karimah Mickens secured the town clerk position in the Hamden Democratic primary,…

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Quinnipiac remembers: Community comes together on the 20th anniversary of 9/11

It is apparent that there is one common message that these community members have for the younger generation as they take their own time to reflect on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: the humanity and unconditional love that people treasured.

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When businesses shut down, clothes shopping didn’t. How did small clothing businesses keep people shopping at their stores?

These three small businesses in the Greater New Haven Area learned how to make it out on the other side of COVID-19 lockdown with businesses heading back to normal.

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The dangers of dieting culture on college campuses

The negative effect dieting culture and disordered eating habits can have on young adults and college-age peoples’ health and overall well-being.

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Connecticut college students are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but not everyone is considering getting it.

On April 1, college students in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Since eligibility opened up, some Quinnipiac University students have been getting the vaccine, some have tried to schedule appointments to get their first dose in the near future and others are not as interested in getting it.  Emma Atkinson, 20, senior…

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Passing the Time: How hobbies are getting people through a pandemic

People of Hamden talk about their hobbies and passions during COVID-19.

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With anti-Semitism on the rise in CT, ‘we now always lock our doors’

Rabbis, educators and professionals discuss how anti-Semitism has affected their communities and how they hope others can combat hate

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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…