Categories
Connecticut Crime Logs Hamden Latest

Hamden crime report: Week of Feb. 8

Street Robbery/Feb. 14 Hamden Police responded to a street robbery on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A 70-year-old Hamden resident said she was walking southbound on Mix Ave. when two men got out of a brown Jeep Cherokee and shoved her to the ground. They stole her handbag, which held her money, cell phone and keys. …

Categories
Connecticut COVID-19 Hamden Quinnipiac

Hamden businesses hoping customers will show love on Valentine’s Day

At Quinnipiac University, Student Programming Board is organizing alternative events.

Categories
Connecticut COVID-19 Hamden Latest Quinnipiac

Are COVID protocols at QU working? Hamden residents aren’t sure

Local residents give mixed reviews about Quinnipiac students returning for the spring semester.

Categories
Connecticut Hamden Quinnipiac

COVID-19 won’t stop the Super Bowl, but it will alter the celebrations at QU and local restaurants

The day that sports fans usually spend crowded around TVs and shared bowls of popcorn is going to look a lot different this year due to COVID-19, but Quinnipiac University students and the Hamden community are finding ways to adapt. “I think it’s going to be weird to not have a big Super Bowl party,…

Categories
Connecticut Hamden Quinnipiac

Plow. Drive. Repeat: The snowstorm that kept me up all night

As 16 inches of snow dumped on Hamden on Monday and into Tuesday, one local college student didn’t get the day off. Matthew Bruin, a senior Quinnipiac University student and HQNN staffer, spends snow days working for his family’s snow plow company in Mendham, New Jersey. Here is his account of his last two days,…

Categories
Connecticut COVID-19 Hamden Quinnipiac Special Projects

New Haven Jazz: its history and future

Think New Orleans, New York, Chicago, and even Washington, D.C, and jazz comes to mind. New Haven? Not so much. Yet the Connecticut city known more for Yale and pizza has a deep jazz culture that is tragically silent as of late, and COVID-19 is making matters worse. The History “I know several people that…

Categories
Connecticut Hamden Latest

Hamden Democrats confident as voters turn out in record numbers on Election Day

Hamden Democrats celebrate massive voter turnout on Election Day.

Categories
Connecticut COVID-19 Hamden Latest Quinnipiac

Connecticut and Quinnipiac University cases continue to spike heading into “Halloweekend”

Talk about the worst possible timing. Quinnipiac University has 75 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, as of Oct. 30. That’s an increase of 74 cases from when the month started.  That’s not even the scariest part — 19 of the 75 came in those last two days. For the first time since testing started, the university…

Categories
Connecticut Hamden Latest

Hamden residents react to an increase in crime

Crime has been rising in recent weeks in Hamden, and some neighbors are increasingly concerned.

Categories
Connecticut Hamden Latest

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.