Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut)

Connecticut lawmakers approve sweeping new gun law

2013-04-03 23:40:00

Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown&...

Monster blizzard storms through Northeast

2013-02-09 07:40:00

BOSTON -- Carrying hurricane-force winds, a monstrous blizzard pounded the Northeast on Satur day, dropping more than two feet of snow in many areas and causing as many as 650,000 homes and businesses to lose power. Even as snow-clogged roads gave...

Connecticut gunman identified as Ryan Lanza, son of school employee [Corrected]

2012-12-14 12:24:00

For the Record, 2:02 p.m. PST Dec. 14: Officials have corrected the identity of the gunman in Friday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in suburban Connecticut, saying the suspect was Adam Lanza, 20, and not his brother, Ryan. Ryan Lanza...

Ernest Borgnine dies at 95; won Oscar for 'Marty,' showed comic side in sitcom

2012-07-09 00:00:00

Ernest Borgnine seemed born to play the heavy when he burst onto the Hollywood scene as "Fatso" Judson, a sadistic stockade sergeant who viciously beats a private to death in the 1953 movie "From Here to Eternity." But two years later came the title role...

Anthony J. Lumsden dies at 83; Southern California architect

2011-10-10 07:24:00

Anthony J. Lumsden, a prolific Southern California architect who helped develop new ways of wrapping buildings in smooth glass skins, accelerating a shift that reshaped skylines around the world, died Sept. 22 in Los Angeles. He was 83. The cause was...

Ted Leo takes an extended solo

2011-02-18 00:00:00

When indie rocker Ted Leo comes to Los Angeles, he and his taut band the Pharmacists typically head to clubs like the El Rey and the Troubadour, where they played a packed, high-energy show last March that included a killer cover of the Waterboys' 1988...

Hamden police and fire officials denied raises for 2nd straight year

2013-05-17 12:34:02

For the second straight year, the town's police and fire chiefs received no raises and, if the trend continues, the deputy chiefs of police could in a couple of years could make more than the chief. Police Chief Thomas Wydra said he wonders if the...

BRIEF: POLICE: Hamden man burglarizes family home

2013-05-17 04:54:03

A Wintergreen Avenue house was burglarized Wednesday by forced entry, according to police. Adam Esposito, 26, of Hamden, allegedly pried open the lock of the back door of his family's home. Inside, he police say he stole thousands of dollars worth of...

Missing West Haven student's mother keeps issue alive

2013-05-16 06:54:03

West Haven resident Corinna Martin, mother of Alyssiah Marie Wiley, who has been missing since April 20, continued her search here Wednesday. Martin and several volunteers were interviewed by the media in the parking lot of the Big Y supermarket on Main...

Tea, Breakfast, Lunch At Petit Gourmet

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Le Petit Gourmet looks likes a pleasant neighborhood bakery beneath a tasteful black awning on busy Whitney Avenue in Hamden. But it offers so much more than the flavorful French pastries available for years. It has a diverse weekday lunch menu and an...

Best of New Haven 2013: Best Local Employment Agency

2013-05-08 12:27:00

1) Kaiser Whitney Staffing 59 Elm St., Suite 520 New Haven (203) 562-0511 kaiserwhitney.com � Voters Said: Most ethical employment firm. Very good at screening candidates. � 2) Connecticut Works 37 Marne St. Hamden (203) 230-4939 �...

New Haven man sentenced to 65 years in prison in city slaying

2013-05-11 04:14:01

Calling the shooting of John-Claude James "a planned execution" just to steal a piece of gold jewelry, a judge Friday sentenced Zackery Cody Franklin to a 65-year prison term. While sentencing Franklin, 22, formerly of Howard Avenue, Superior Court...

Hartford - 05/18/13 - Graduating senior Belinda Petrovic, of Hamden, waves to someone in the crowd at the Central Connecticut State University commencement exercises at XL Center Sunday. Photo by BRAD HORRIGAN | bhorrigan@courant.com

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Johnika Baskerville, right, of the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, demonstrates the different parts of a flower with, from left, James Casella, Charlie Franco, Maico Cardona and Anthony Zumbo of Hamden as part of the Science Center's celebration of Earth Day.

2013-04-21 00:00:00

Quinnipiac goalie Bud Fisher stopped all 14 shots he faced against Holy Cross in January 2007 at the brand new TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. It was Quinnipiac's first game at the new facility.

2013-03-18 10:38:00