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Hamden Receives $94,573 Insurance Distribution

Hamden received a $94,573 equity distribution from its insurance provider, the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA), Mayor Curt Balzano Leng announced in a press release on Monday.

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Hamden Board of Education reflects on academic summer programs

The Hamden Board of Education met for a public session to discuss Hamden Public Schools summer programming.

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Quinnipiac University hosts “Amplifying Latinx Voices”

Quinnipiac students and staff met Tuesday night to celebrate the beginning of Latinx Heritage month through creative writing.

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It’s time to ‘Electrify Your Drive’

For four consecutive years, the Hamden National Drive Electric Week event was celebrated on Saturday at the Hamden Public Library.

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Brooksvale Park Holds 21st Annual Fall Festival

Here’s all that went down at Brooksvale Park’s 2021 fall festival.

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

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…

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Hamden Independent mayoral candidate Albert Lotto has dropped out of the race

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…

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Hamden Board of Education holds first general meeting of 2021-22 school year

The Hamden Board of Education voted unanimously to renew the contract of Superintenent Jody Goegler in their first general meeting for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Small businesses are fighting through Hamden tax increases

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…

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Great weather and high attendance makes for a perfect Hamden Fest

After last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19, the Hamden Fest returned to Town Center Park this past Saturday. The mix of sunny weather and fan-favorite food trucks was the perfect combination for the day-long event. Various members of the community all came together at the fairgrounds located off of Dixwell Avenue for a…