The candidates answered questions about the future of Hamden, and why they should lead it.
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The past can give insight to the future of Hamden
Democratic candidate Lauren Garrett has lots she wants to get done if voted into office during this mayoral election, but wants voters to know she has the experience and plans to back up these goals.
With taxes increasing over the past five years, Hamden mayoral candidates pledged to tackle the town’s problems. While Democrat Lauren Garrett and Republican Ron Gambardella agree that something needs to change, their thoughts on the solution are different. As HQNN reported, Hamden’s property tax and mill rate has gone up by 13.7% since 2016. The…
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…
With the Hamden Democratic primary election in the books and the town election only a month and a half away, the economic development of the town is a hot-button issue. A Mill rate is a statistic used by some towns to measure how much money in taxes residents in the town are paying for real…
Highlighted by Lauren Garrett’s winning mayoral bid, hear about the variety of claims that led to Hamden’s new government body
Hamden’s Democratic Primary elections on Sept. 14, resulted in Lauren Garrett defeating incumbent Mayor Curt Balzano Leng. Garrett’s row of candidates in the other town governmental positions won the Democratic nomination as well, including the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council has two branches of representatives: district and at-large. People choose their district representatives based on…
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,…
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…