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Hamden mayor eyes a second term because ‘it is incredibly fulfilling’

Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett is seeking reelection for a second term on Nov. 7. (Cameron Levasseur/HQNN)

Despite having to balance her family life and enduring criticism, Democrat Lauren Garrett is seeking re-election on Nov. 8 as residents in her Connecticut town worry about property taxes and crime

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

Republican candidate Ron Gambardella kicks off his 2021 run for mayor at Memorial Town Hall in Hamden, Conn. alongside Councilwoman Marjorie Bonadies and Andrew Tammaro, who is running for an at-large council seat. June 17, 2021.

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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Small businesses are fighting through Hamden tax increases

Customers dine outside of Tonino's Pizzeria in Hamden, Connecticut, during the lunch rush on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Photo by Wasim Ahmad)

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…