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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…

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More than just a month: Hamden schools push to change the way Black history is taught.

Hamden schools work to implement new ways to teach Black history, but, true to Black history itself, there have been challenges along the way.

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Hamden Rep. Robyn Porter proposes labor-focused alternative to Gov. Lamont’s marijuana legalization bill

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.

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Flown at half staff: Why flags across the U.S. are lowered this week

Flags are flying lower than normal all around Hamden in remembrance of the Americans who have died from the COVID-19 pandemic.