Special education services in the New Haven County school system has been lacking funding over the years. Families and advocates of people with disabilities say it’s time for change.
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May 25, 2020. That is the day when a Black man’s murder was the powder keg that kindled the largest movement in U.S. history — a movement that supported the dismantling of the tangible and intangible shackles that limit the freedom of Black people in the “Land of the Free.” The widespread calls for justice…
Legislation has passed, but without local communities’ taking on the issue, there can’t be much done.
Even though Connecticut was seeing the highest COVID-19 test positivity rates and hospitalizations in months, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference decision Executive Director Glenn Lungarini announced on Aug. 3 to start fall sports on time because they have more information and data on COVID now. COVID has created challenges for parents, athletes, ticket sales, college recruitment and…
Movie theaters have been reopening at the start of summer 2021 after being closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This caused independent theaters such as Holiday Cinemas in Wallingford, Connecticut, to struggle with selling tickets and popcorn. “I was one of the last people working here when we got the information (pandemic closing…
After 20 years Hamden still lacks a permanent shelter.
For business owner Dan Jablon, the COVID-19 pandemic struck at the worst possible time. “I sat dead in the water waiting for when they were going to open me up and I didn’t qualify for any loans because I had no payroll,” said Jablon, owner of Funcle’s Café in Hamden. Jablon’s new business venture is…
Hamden Police Department sees strength in combining resources and closely communicating when working with other agencies to solve ongoing cases
The sneaker reselling industry has boomed in recent years leading to the growth of sneaker culture
It’s every college student’s daily routine: put on a mask, walk to class and hope to get an education without contracting COVID-19. For Alyssa Murphy, a student pursuing her MBA at Quinnipiac University, this everyday pattern hasn’t been so simple. “I’m just so overwhelmed,” she said. After a year and six months full of fear, isolation…