The Hamden Daily News has not been active since August 2008.
We have left the archives intact, which include everything ever written since the HDN's inception in August 2005. Feel free to scan our three years' worth of coverage on town government, the schools, arts, crime, etc., as well as the musings from our dedicated columnists.
Click here to enter the archives.
During our tenure, we broke many stories, dug into issues, exposed wrongdoing on both the town and school sides and gave kudos to those who did good works.
Here is a small sampling of our more notable stories:
HDN leads the way on the reporting of the Highville Mustard Seed Charter School
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Part 3
HDN nabs town for dumping dead dogs over cliff in landfill
From February, 2008 Archives: Dog Dumping and Somebody's Not Telling the Truth
From March, 2008 Archives: Hamden Escapes Environmental Probe and Wagging Tale
From April, 2008 Archives: Dog-Dumping Probe Loot
HDN exposes Mayor Craig Henrici's questionable travel allowance
From December 2007 Archives: Henrici Must Explain and Council on Mayor's Mileage
From November, 2007 Archives: Mayor Mile Mystery
From January, 2008 Archives: State to Review Mayor's Miles and Council Talks Miles
From March, 2008 Archives: Hush Money
From April, 2008 Archives: No Answers and Henrici's Response to Travel $$ and No Opinions, So Far
From May, 2008 Archives: Travel Loot Gets 1st Vetting
From June, 2008 Archives: Calling Mike Betz and Too Little Information
HDN first to report on Board of Ed's stealth purchase of a 50-inch plasma TV, amidst a budget shortfall
From September, 2006 Archives: More on the Big TV
From October, 2006 Archives: Just a Coincidence?