Hamden News

When a New Haven man's first attempt to open an unattended cash register at Walmart failed, he grabbed two claw hammers from the shelf and tried those.

Hamden, Conn. - A Hamden man was arrested after police found him to be in possession of large amounts of fireworks paraphernalia.

East Haven : "These drivers have the lives of our children in their busses everyday!!!!! They deserve to be listened to when they report a safety issue.

Police responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a car at the intersection of Goffe and Sperry streets around 12:02 p.m. Friday.

Edward Francis Cole was diagnosed with a respiratory illness in June but in November at the age of 84, after developing an infection and taking a turn for the worse, he and his wife Marilyn asked their families to pray with them to accept God's will in all things.

A State Senators Martin Looney, representing Hamden, and Leonard Fasano, representing North Haven, joined Hamden Reps.

New haven, Conn. - Police have arrested a suspect in a December 2011 murder. Kenneth McCoy, 31, was arrested outside his West Haven home on Wednesday around 4 p.m. He was charged with murder, criminal possession of a firearm, reckless endangerment, and unlawful discharge.

Juan Garbalosa, associate professor of physical therapy in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University, will present the lecture, "Adventures with the Foot," when he addresses the university's chapter of Sigma Xi at noon on Wednesday, March 7. The lecture will take place in the Clarice L. Buckman Center, Room 129, on the Mount Carmel ... (more)

New Haven, Conn. - Evelyn Tucker is one of a group of people who say they were ripped off by Instant Tax.

Hamden, Conn. - Some folks in Hamden are tired of their residential road looking more like a speedway.

His vacation from civic club duties is officially over, but Gary Gambardella will resume his fundraising and charitable activities as a member of a different Rotary Club.

The state is reviewing East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo's request for reinstatement of his approximately $40,000-a-year firefighter's disability pension, which was rescinded after Maturo was elected to the mayor's post.

Matthew Zawadowski of Hamden has fought for years for the money he says is owed to him.

A Hamden Police on Wednesday arrested the man they believe was driving the SUV last month that crashed into a New Haven home, injuring the resident inside.

Quintel Penn, 34, was found hiding in a closet in an apartment at 25 Ward Street Wednesday.

President Obama's standing with voters in Virginia has bounced back in the past month and a half, with a new poll putting him ahead of all potential GOP rivals for the first time in this election.

A Michael Grove, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, presented the latest figures for the 2012-13 school budget at Tuesday night's School Finance CommitteeA meeting.

Hamden : A "OMG no parent should bury their children. I know I lost my son at 2 . Such an empty feeling and a pain that will never ever go away.

A Hamden Police are looking for information about a man who grabbed a phone from a 21-year-old Hamden woman while on a Connecticut Transit bus last week.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a green jacket, traveling southbound on I-95 in a blue 2008 Honda Fit with CT registration 873-WSR. Anyone with information as to Merrall's whereabouts is asked to contact the Hamden Police Department at 203-230-4000. Please share your opinions responsibly.