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Garrett defeats Leng and Cyr in Hamden mayoral primary

Democratic Town Committee-endorsed mayoral hopeful Lauren Garrett won the party’s primaries in all nine districts against three-term incumbent Curt Leng and challenger Peter Cyr. “I feel amazing,” Garrett said. Garrett won with 2,962 votes, according to the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s Office. While Leng got 1,497 votes, Cyr secured 853. This is the second…

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Hamden mayoral candidates interviewed by high school students

On Sept. 9, students were able to participate in the Human Rights Zoom meeting held by the Global Youth Activities (GYA) where they were able to speak with Hamden Mayor candidate’s Mayor Curt Leng, Lauren Garrett and Peter Cyr. 

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Quinnipiac SGA to hold elections in two weeks

Students will vote for two senior class senators, two junior class senators, two multicultural and identity senators, a liberal arts senator, a veteran senator and the whole first-year cabinet.

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Meet Hamden’s Democratic mayoral hopefuls

With complaints on the rise because of taxes and budgeting, three Democrat hopefuls seek to take over as mayor of Hamden. After interviewing each candidate, HQNN has offered some background information on what each seeks to tackle as mayor. Brad Macdowall Brad Macdowall ran for Hamden Town Council in 2017 and has been a sitting…

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Meet Quinnipiac’s SGA executive board for the 2021-2022 academic year

Quinnipiac’s Student Government Association held its elections for the 2021-2022 Executive Board yesterday, April 13. Eleven QU students ran for five positions on the board. The winners were announced last night.  Alongside the Executive Board, SGA also elected its Judicial and Ethics Board, Specialized Representation Cabinet, and Class Cabinets for the classes of 2022, 2023…

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Political tensions rising as the election draws near

As the 2020 election draws near, neighbors are reporting signs supporting political candidates being stolen by opponents.

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“I couldn’t even finish it” Hamden’s reaction to the first presidential debate

Hamden residents and Quinnipiac University students offered authentic reactions to Tuesday’s volatile debate that featured President Donald J. Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.  Tuesday’s highly anticipated debate will go down in history. Those who tuned in found the debate difficult to get through. Throughout the debate there were a total of 93 interruptions, according…