Quinnipiac University will outsource its annual flu shot to CVS this fall, school health director Christy Chase said Tuesday. Every fall, Quinnipiac student health services administered free flu vaccines for students, faculty and staff in the Carl Hansen Student Center and on the North Haven Campus. COVID-19 social distancing guidelines made it impossible for Quinnipiac…
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For the first time this year, sweat, yelling and competitive 11-on-11 boys soccer was the sight at Hamden High School. The boys junior varsity and varsity teams played against each other in what was both teams’ first full-squad practice. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) officials cleared all schools within the conference, which includes Hamden High…
Every fall semester at Quinnipiac University, hundreds of students line up in the student center for their free seasonal flu shot. But this year, flu season will intertwine with COVID-19, which may raise the difficulty of getting a flu shot, and the anxiety for anyone with flu-like symptoms. Whether students and faculty are breathing down…
Election Day is going to look different in the state of Connecticut this year. Hamden recently received over $40,000 in grants for the upcoming election. Hamden is expecting a large number of voters through absentee ballots, leading this election down a path we have never seen. The state of Connecticut has automatically sent absentee ballots…
Groups in Hamden are working together to support the Black Lives Matter movement by showing a series of films depicting stories of Black life, love and success, followed by discussions about the films’ central themes. Spring Glen Church, located on Whitney Avenue, is hosting the movie nights over the next several weeks to provide a…
Quinnipiac University has confirmed its first COVID-19 infection after almost 10,000 student tests, according to an email sent Friday to students, faculty and staff from a senior administrator.
Hamden parks, playgrounds and fields reopened on Sept. 4, as a part of the town’s gradual reopening process amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hamden has been very — almost extra — cautious,” said David DeMartino, Hamden’s recreation supervisor. “Basically, we’re just trying to follow the state guidelines as best we can and making sure we’re comfortable…
Smoke from the West Coast wildfires reached Quinnipiac’s campuses over 3,000 miles away on Tuesday, Sept. 15., creating an orange-like tint in the sky.
It is a good time to be a tattoo artist in the Hamden area. This Tuesday, Sept. 8 the Hamden town council passed a vote so tattoo parlors are no longer considered adult businesses. Prior to this, it had been really difficult to get a tattoo shop in the area because the town grouped it…
Hamden and Quinnipiac sports are in flux due to COVID-19. These changes will mean some sports will look different from the past, and some may not happen at all, which will take a toll on the Hamden community.