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Hamden residents brace for cold winter as heat oil prices rise

Connecticut residents will be running to their thermostats and pulling out their checkbooks to purchase home heating oil as experts predict a sharp price rise in fuel this winter. The Farmer’s Almanac, an unofficial, folksy weather predictor but one that people in New England swear by, predicts the coldest temperatures in Hamden, Connecticut, will be…

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Inside how Hamden business owners have been affected by COVID-19 mask mandates

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…

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Passing the Time: How hobbies are getting people through a pandemic

People of Hamden talk about their hobbies and passions during COVID-19.

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Flown at half staff: Why flags across the U.S. are lowered this week

Flags are flying lower than normal all around Hamden in remembrance of the Americans who have died from the COVID-19 pandemic.