Hamden

Hamden police say the death of a Quinnipiac student in an off-campus home does not appear to be the result of foul play.

Hamden police say the death of a Quinnipiac student in an off-campus home does not appear to be the result of foul play. Officers responded to the home on Whitney Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and found the student unresponsive inside. Emergency crews attempted to resuscitate the student, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. In an email to…

For the first time in nearly 20 years, a woman could become mayor after the incumbent mayor lost his primary bid.

Church Street in Hamden is closed after a water main break. Police said Church Street is closed between Grandview and Dixwell avenues. Dixwell Avenue is open to traffic.

Police are looking for the person who allegedly shoved and robbed an elderly man in Hamden Saturday morning. Officials said the robbery happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Mix Avenue near Benham Street. A 72-year-old man was walking down the street when he was pushed down from behind and robbed of his belongings, according to authorities. The man sustained minor…

A crash has injured several people and caused two vehicle fires on Route 15 north on the Hamden/North Haven town line on Saturday and the area is closed at this time. North Haven fire officials said the serious crash is on Route 15 north between exits 62 and 63. Two vehicles are on fire with nine patients resulting in five…

Dixwell Avenue in Hamden has fully reopened Thursday night after a crash that damaged two utility poles and caused closures for hours while crews worked to repair the damage. The crash happened at Dixwell Avenue and Weybosset Street, near Route 15. United Illuminating was called in to make repairs. There were lane closures and heavy traffic delays during the work….

A CT Transit bus was involved in a crash on Route 10 in Hamden Monday.

Three hundred students in Hamden Public Schools had to find alternate transportation for their first day of school on Monday after the district notified them over the weekend of a bus driver shortage.

Three hundred students in Hamden Public Schools had to find alternate transportation for their first day of school on Monday after the district notified them over the weekend of a bus driver shortage. First Student Bus Company notified the district on Friday night that there were not enough bus drivers to cover all the bus routes, according to Tom Ariola,…

For a seventh-straight Olympics, Team USA Track and Field showed their dominance in the Women’s 4×400 Relay, they haven’t given up the gold since 1996. The Tokyo team was star-studded, but come 2024, Hamden’s Alexis Holmes could be the newest name to help the United States to gold. “Because I am such a confident person on the track and in…

Police have identified a 27-year-old man who was killed in a shooting in Hamden on Sunday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of Goodrich Street and Butler Street around 12:10 a.m. after getting a report of a gunshot victim. When police arrived, they said they learned that a 27-year-old New Haven man had been shot multiple times in the…

A 27-year-old man from New Haven has died after a shooting in Hamden on Sunday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of Goodrich Street and Butler Street around 12:10 a.m. after getting a report of a gunshot victim. When police arrived, they said they learned that a 27-year-old New Haven man had been shot multiple times in the back….

An argument at a Hamden bar early Saturday morning led to a shooting and one person was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries, according to police. Officers were called to the intersection of Dixwell Avenue and Goodrich Street around 12:15 a.m. after getting a report of shots fired. Shortly after, police said they found a 43-year-old New…

Police have arrested a man who is accused of shooting two people in Hamden in May. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Dixwell Avenue on May 13, 2021, after getting a report of shots fired. When police arrived, they said they found a 20-year-old New Haven woman on Dixwell Avenue and Pershing Street. According to investigators, she was…

An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting last month that resulted in a woman getting shot in the chest. On Monday, Hamden police arrested 19-year-old De-Saiti Ware. On June 9, 2021, crews responded to the area of Arch Street and Dix Street after reports of a man shooting at a woman.  According to investigators, Ware and the…

Hamden police are seeking two suspects in an armed street robbery earlier this week. Police said four people were robbed at gunpoint while in the parking lot of the Towne Billiards on Main Street around 11 p.m. Monday. The suspects were described as males in their late teens to early 20s wearing ski masks. One of the suspects had a…

A Waterbury woman was killed in a one-car crash on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Hamden on Wednesday. Lisa Vecchitto, 57, was driving south on Route 15 prior to Exit 60 when she lost control of her car, went off the highway, and crashed into a tree, according to state police. The car then caught fire. Vecchitto was pronounced dead…

Police have arrested a man who is accused of attempting to steal a running vehicle from a store in Hamden in May and investigators said the vehicle owner shot the suspect during the incident. Officers were called to the Alltown Fresh on Dixwell Avenue on May 29, 2021, after getting a report of an attempted carjacking. Police said a 29-year-old…

Honoring the memory of her late mother, Melissa Atterberry-Jones opened The Village last fall, hoping to create a social sanctuary for youth in the area.