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Hamden mayoral candidates raise funds two weeks ahead of general elections

Candidates Lauren Garrett (D) and Ron Gambardella (R) speaking at their respective fundraising events. (Photo by Chatwan Mongkol)

The candidates rallied their supporters to help replenish their campaign war chests.

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Gambardella and Garrett outline plans to solve Hamden’s financial crisis ahead of mayoral election in November

Republican candidate Ron Gambardella kicks off his 2021 run for mayor at Memorial Town Hall in Hamden, Conn. alongside Councilwoman Marjorie Bonadies and Andrew Tammaro, who is running for an at-large council seat. June 17, 2021.

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…