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Calls for renovation of old middle school reignited after fire

The Hamden Fire Department is investigating the Oct. 16, fire at the vacant former Hamden Middle School, located at 550 Newhall St. Fire Marshal Brian Dolan told HQNN the fire was reported around 5:15 p.m. in a fourth-floor utility room that contained “miscellaneous items.”  The building was further damaged by the fire. The former middle…

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Gallery: Autumn in Hamden

It is now fall in Connecticut and the tree leaves are changing colors. Here are a few photos that were taken at Clarks Pond in Hamden.

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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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What Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict means for the future of racial justice

In light of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict, criminal justice students at Quinnipiac University hope this landmark conviction means more police officers will be held accountable for their actions.  “I was thinking of it on the side of, throughout history, they haven’t been tried as guilty for the things that they do,” said Leilani Girard-Isaac, a…

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Crime Report: Week of March 9

Third-degree Burglary Arrests/March 8 Hamden police arrested two suspects for burglary after responding to an early morning call on March 5. After investigation, police determined 18-year-olds Laruan Biggs, a Hamden resident, and Jennaya Mazyck of North Haven tampered with and forcibly entered two vehicles near Lucien Drive. Police later charged Biggs and Mazyck in the…

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