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Vip In Home Care Services 

VIP In Home Care Services LLC provides non-medical home care to help clients stay safe and comfortable at home. We offer personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and transportation assistance. What makes us different is our personalized approach—we match each client with the right caregiver based on their needs and provide dependable, compassionate care families can trust.

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Hartford Metropolitan Area

Hamden

Connecticut

VIP In Home Care Services LLC provides non-medical home care to help clients stay safe and comfortable at home. We offer personal care,...

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The Mason Jar Vintage and Thrift

We sell Vintage Clothing at thrift store prices. We also sell jewelry menswear dinnerware bar wear rugs, art handbags pretty much everything and this weekend we’re having a refresh sale 25% off so come on down and say hi to the new fabulous Mason Jar vintage and thrift at 3800 a Whitney Avenue Hamden.

We sell Vintage Clothing at thrift store prices. We also sell jewelry menswear dinnerware bar wear rugs, art handbags pretty much everything and...

HAMDEN, CT — A winning scratch ticket worth $10,000 was recently sold in Hamden, according to the Connecticut Lottery. A Hamden resident won $10,000 on a 10X CASH 18TH EDITION scratch ticket that was sold at Haris &amp; Ayesha Food Mart at 1624 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, according to lottery officials. The CT Lottery no longer publishes winners' names without their written consent in accordance with a <a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/act/Pa/pdf/2025PA-00112-R00SB-01235-PA.PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">new Connecticut law</a>, which was effective Oct. 1, 2025.

HAMDEN, CT — A winning scratch ticket worth $10,000 was recently sold in Hamden, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

A Hamden resident won $10,000 on a 10X CASH 18TH EDITION scratch ticket that was sold at Haris &amp; Ayesha Food Mart at 1624 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, according to lottery officials. The CT Lottery no longer publishes winners’ names without their written consent in accordance with a <a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/act/Pa/pdf/2025PA-00112-R00SB-01235-PA.PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">new Connecticut law</a>, which was effective Oct. 1, 2025.

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Milford Crossing

Xfinity is coming to the community! Join us for a special Xfinity event at Milford Crossing from Friday, May 15 to Thursday, May 28.

Attendees can learn more about Xfinity’s fast, reliable Internet options and find the plan that works best for them. Plus, eligible Xfinity Internet customers can add one line of Mobile Select included for a year.

Xfinity Mobile highlights:

<ul>
 <li>No hidden fees for Xfinity Internet customers</li>
 <li>Mobile Plus includes Lifetime Device Protection for phones, tablets and smartwatches, Device Upgrades anytime, and Global Travel Pass ($45 month, per line)</li>
 <li>Access to more than 23 million WiFi hotspots + America’s most reliable 5G network</li>
 <li>Customers can save up to 50% vs. major wireless carriers</li>
 <li>Speeds up to 1 Gig on Xfinity WiFi with WiFi PowerBoost</li>
</ul>

Xfinity team members will be on site to answer questions, share helpful tips, and walk through available offers.

When: Friday, May 15th – Thursday, May 28th

Event Hours:

<ul>
 <li>Monday – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.</li>
 <li>Tuesday – Wednesday: Closed</li>
 <li>Thursday – Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.</li>
 <li>Saturday – Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.</li>
</ul>

Where: Milford Crossing Shopping Plaza (1349 Boston Post Rd, Milford CT)

Residents can sign up during the event or explore options anytime by calling 1-800-XFINITY, visiting xfinity.com, or stopping by a local store (xfinitystores.com).

We hope to see you there!

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Temple Beth Sholom

Document Shredding Event at Temple Beth Sholom Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 Time: 9am-12pm Location: Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Avenue, Hamden (in the parking lot) Cost: Small Copy Boxes - $15 per box Large Banker Boxes - $20 per box
Also Available: Hard Drive Destruction &amp; Computer Recycling - $20 each CRT Computer Monitors - $20 each Hard Drive Only - $10 each
All items should be in a box that can easily be picked up. Paper items only. No trash or non-paper items. No CDs, X-Rays, etc. On-site shredding truck provided by Affordable Solutions, LLC.
Questions? Email fundraising@tbshamden.com
Common Questions: Will the documents be shredded at the drop-off location or are they transported to another facility? All documents will be shredded on-site. Workers will remove documents from vehicles and put them in the truck for shredding. 
Is there a certain way to prepare my documents? Place all paper documents into a box or paper bag for easy removal. Please look through the box/bag, before you bring it for shredding. Make sure the items in the box/bag are what you want shredded.
No Trash.
What happens to the shredded paper? The shredded documents are transported to a recycling facility and baled before being recycled into new paper.

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Document Shredding Event at Temple Beth Sholom Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 Time: 9am-12pm Location: Temple Beth Sholom, 1809...

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