Hamden

People who visit Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden can now learn more about the park’s legends and folklores as told by indigenous people.

A 34-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in the neck and cheek in Hamden Monday night. Officers responded to the area of Butler Street and Goodrich Street at 10:20 p.m. to investigate reports of gunshots and they found a 34-year-old man who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital and is in critical, but…

A part of Whitney Avenue in Hamden has been closed for hours after a crash early Saturday morning. A vehicle went off the road and hit a utility pole in the area of 2490 Whitney Avenue around 2:30 a.m., according to police. The utility pole split in half and fell to the ground. Three transformers on the pole spilled oil…

A North Haven man has died as a result of a motorcycle crash that happened Thursday night in Hamden. It occurred around 10 by the fire station on the 400 block of the Hartford Turnpike. Hamden police said a motorcycle was traveling up the turnpike when it suddenly went off the roadway and hit a utility pole. The motorcyclist, identified…

The Johnson brothers know numbers don’t lie. “Two years ago, I was faster,” said Qayvier, the older of the two said. Now, his younger brother, Qeanu has a faster 40-yard dash time on the football field. “I’m better, but he’s faster,” said Qayvier. That’s the kind of competition that’s not just going to help the Hamden Hall Country Day...

The Johnson brothers know numbers don’t lie.

Parents in Hamden may have noticed delays recently with buses picking up and dropping of their child. According to Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett, the First Student bus company told her that they believe some of the senior drivers have quit after being told initially they would be allowed to work fewer routes each day. At some point after the drivers…

Police are trying to identify a man who reportedly tried to pull a woman into the woods at a park in Hamden on Saturday afternoon.

Police are trying to identify a man who reportedly tried to pull a woman into the woods at a park in Hamden on Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to East Rock Park on Davis Street around 12:40 p.m. after getting a report of suspicious activity. According to investigators, a 24-year-old woman said she was walking up the main roadway to…

The Closer to Free Ride Day is on Sept. 9 and on that day, not only will more than 1,000 riders take to the streets, but there will be a lot of volunteers out there helping them along the way. “One of our core values is community service and giving back to those in need,” said Jennifer Raccio, the director…

The Closer to Free Ride is coming up and on that day, not only will more than a thousand riders take to the streets, but there will be volunteers out there helping them along the way.

A nonprofit animal shelter in Hamden talks about their mission of findings dogs loving homes.

One person is seriously injured after a shooting at a condo complex in Hamden early Sunday morning. Police responded to the Regency Hill Condominiums on Pine Rock Avenue around 1:30 a.m. after getting a report of a shooting. According to police, a 32-year-old man was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives from…

A vehicle rolled over on Route 15, near exit 60, Thursday morning. State police said the left lane was shut down at exit 60 in Hamden and the CTRoads.org website said the left lane was closed on both the northbound and southbound sides between exits 59 and 60, in Woodbridge. State police urged drivers to seek alternate routes and plan…

A 14-year-old has been taken into custody for allegedly stealing a woman’s purse and fleeing the scene in a stolen car in Hamden. The police department said they were called to Price Rite on Dixwell Avenue at about 8 p.m. on July 19 for a reported street robbery. Officers were told that a woman was walking toward the grocery store…

An 18-year-old has been arrested for allegedly shooting another teen on Helen Street in Hamden Wednesday evening. The police department said they were called to the area for a reported shooting at about 3:30 p.m. Officers were notified that a teen arrived at Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound. Investigators determined that the teen was shot…

Four people are injured, including two seriously, after a crash on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden early Sunday morning and an intersection in the area remains closed. Officers were called to Dixwell Avenue and Church Street for a two-car crash around 3:30 a.m. Investigators believe both vehicles were traveling southbound on Dixwell Avenue when they collided. The collision caused one vehicle…

Authorities are investigating after a postal worker was robbed at gunpoint in Hamden Saturday. The robbery happened on Treadwell Street at about 3:45 p.m. The postal worker wasn’t injured, according to police. The postal worker told officers that he was delivering mail on his route when a black Jeep SUV with heavy tinted windows parked behind his truck. A...

Since 2015, Quinnipiac University has been and continues to be the only university home to Camp No Limits, a nationwide overnight camp for kids living with limb loss.

Since 2015, Quinnipiac University has been and continues to be the only university home to Camp No Limits, a nationwide overnight camp for kids living with limb loss. On Friday, the day started with a dance party inside Quinnipiac’s York Hill Campus. In the front row was Bella Tucker who, at just eight years old, contracted a very serious illness….