Hamden News

HAMDEN, Conn. -- Police arrested a couple of New Haven residents after finding drugs and weapons inside their vehicle during a traffic stop Sunday morning.

The Archdiocese of Hartford has named Sister Mariette J. Moan, ASCJ, as its new Director of the Office for Religious.

Hamden has been selected to receive comprehensive energy services through the launch of 'Energize Hamden,' a limited-time opportunity for residents that runs from June 1 through September 30, as part of the Energize Connecticut initiative.

HAMDEN, CT -- Doug Caggiano of Chatham, NJ has been named to the dean's list at Quinnipiac University for the Spring 2013 semester.

Lawrence Gall, of Yale's Peabody Museum, points-out the male in a mating pair of cicadas ascending a tree Wednesday in the Magicada Cicada Preserve in Hamden.

Police caught a 9th-grader casing cars on Sherman Parkway - and found he held the key to unlocking a string of East Rock burglaries.

Pam is the newest member of the Chaz & AJ Tribe, replacing Megan after she decided to relocate to her couch in "retirement".

The state's unpopular tax on vehicles will remain on the books despite efforts this year by some legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to phase it out.

He clerked for a Supreme Court justice, prosecuted environmental crimes, handled appeals as an assistant U.S. Attorney and investigated the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal at the United Nations.

Area Cooperative Educational Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheshire -resident Erika Forte as assistant executive director for Curriculum and Programs, effective July 1. Erika Forte has served as the principal of ACES Mill Road School since joining ACES in 1998.

Police identified the victim as Christopher Ferguson of Hamden. He was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

But several weeks after Newtown, I suggested it as one way to ensure that the Newtown killings made an indelible mark on the need for gun control.

One man was sentenced and another pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District court for their involvement in an illegal gambling ring based in Stamford .

Tuesday was a busy day for police departments and bomb squads all over the New Haven area.

Police closed off downtown traffic Tuesday as a bomb-squad investigator climbed into a full-body suit and "punched" a suspicous package left by a man nabbed in a bank robbery in Hamden.

Three Connecticut men are facing sentencing after pleading guilty for their roles in running illegal gambling businesses that federal authorities say were connected to the Gambino crime family.

Hartford The House passed the state budget around 5:15 this morning after debating the bill through Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden, with 32 miles of trails through varied and interesting terrain, draws hikers training for long treks in the White Mountains, school groups using it as an outdoor classroom, and lots of visitors climbing the 1.6-mile tower trail for great views.

Thirteen Quinnipiac University students in the master of business administration program will spend two weeks in early June meeting with business and government leaders in Hungary .

House and Senate leaders, who earlier this month produced separate bills on the labeling of products with genetically modified organisms, reached a compromise Saturday that would make Connecticut a national leader in advising consumers.