In the News...
Pollution within the Newhall neighborhood
of Hamden, especially at the Hamden Middle School
and athletic fields, Rochford Field and Mill Rock
Park, as well as the surrounding residential areas,
has been the subject of over 100 news stories in recent
years.
Listed below are the titles, dates and authors of many of the stories that have appeared in the print media, on television and in an online publication, www.hamdendailynews.com. The Hamden Journal, Hamden Chronicle, New Haven Register and New Haven Advocate will post stories on line for a short period of time after publication. The full text of these stories can be found at the following libraries:
Hamden Journal (stories since 2002).
The Chronicle
New York Times
| Date |
Publication |
Title of
Story |
Author |
| 12/21/06 |
New Haven Register |
DEP admits mistake on contamination |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 12/21/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
DEP Reverses Contamination Opinion on Prospect Hill |
Sharon Bass |
| 12/14/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
How About a Fine? Newhall rezzie asks the FOI Commission to fine the DEP for misconduct |
Sharon Bass |
| 11/20/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Newhall Feedback: State gets 96 "clean-up" responses |
Sharon Bass |
| 11/8/2006 |
Hamden Daily News |
School of Dreams: The community meets again to discuss the destiny of the old middle school
|
Sharon Bass |
| 11/8/2006 |
Hamden Daily News |
They're Moving, Despite contamination scare, home inside the Newhall consent order seem to be selling - and selling above value - at about the same rate as in other Hamden 'hoods |
Sharon Bass |
| 10/31/2006 |
Hamden Daily News |
NAC's Cleanup Plan Wins, But will it mean anything? |
Sharon Bass |
| 10/31/2006 |
New Haven Register |
Newhall neighbors favor total cleanup of tainted property |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 10/27/2006 |
Hamden Daily News |
11th-Hour Anxiety, Newhall group lambastes "educated" member for not being on board with its 100 percent cleanup plan |
Sharon Bass |
| 10/26/2006 |
Hamden Journal |
Comment period extended for Newhall residents |
Lissette Rodriquez |
| 10/18/2006 |
Hamden Daily News |
Who Gets the Final Word? The state will decide how to remediate the contaminated Newhall area, but it's unclear if folks have to abide |
Sharon Bass |
| 10/16/2006 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden group readies Newhall plan |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 10/13/2006 |
Hamden Daily News |
Education Tops the List |
Sharon Bass |
| 9/30/06 |
Hartford Courant |
Could DEP Be Too Health-Conscious? |
Gina McCarthy |
| 9/29/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
All or Nothing?
|
Sharon Bass |
| 9/27/06 |
Hartford Courant |
Overly Strict Standards Waste Money on Cleanup |
Keith Darden |
| 9/21/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Newhall committee regroups and readies a cleanup plan after rejecting the State's |
Sharon Bass |
| 9/20/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Open House for the Newhall Remediation Plan Draws Few |
Sharon Bass |
| 9/20/06 |
New Haven REgister |
Newhallville Group Dismisses Facilitator |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 9/6/06 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Cleanup May Take Years |
Editorial Board |
| 9/5/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Newhall Nixes DEP Proposal |
Sharon Bass |
| 8/24/06 |
Hamden Chronicle |
The Dirt on Newhall |
Joseph Cole |
| 8/24/06 |
Hamden Journal |
Residents demand total clean up |
Lissette Rodriquez |
| 8/24/06 |
Down and Dirty |
Newhall residents refuse to be shoveled around by DEP |
Casey Miner |
| 8/18/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Hype or Hope? The DEP finally unveils its remediation proposal for Newhall |
Sharon Bass |
| 8/18/06 |
New Haven Register |
Residents blast Newhall cleanup plan |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 8/17/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Incomplete Conclusion |
Sharon Bass |
| 8/17/06 |
New Haven Register |
Auditors criticize DEP on cleanup |
Ann DeMatteo |
8/15/06
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
DEP to unveil cleanup plan for Newhall St. area |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 7/31/06 |
New Haven Register |
State probing Newhall project |
Ann DeMatteo |
| 7/29/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Jury Still Out on "Spread" of Newhall Contamination |
Sharon Bass |
| 7/24/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Unseen Newhall Cleanup Plan Met with Skepticism, Hope |
Sharon Bass |
| 7/21/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Newhall Finally Gets a Plan |
Sharon Bass |
| 6/23/06 |
New Haven Register |
Newhall cleanup case dealt blow |
Michael Gannon
|
| 6/22/06 |
New Haven Advocate |
Newhall residents wait, and wait, for the state to clean up their contaminated neighborhood |
Rob Barry |
| 6/15/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
The Newhall Coalition starts a telephone campaign |
Sharon Bass |
| 6/9/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Lotsa Dollars, Little Action |
Sharon Bass |
| 5/18/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Gotta do something with it now |
Sharon Bass |
| 3/21/06 |
New Haven Register |
State may boost funds for Newhall cleanup |
Michael Gannon |
| 3/17/06 |
New Haven Register |
DEP offers no quick fix for Newhall cleanup |
Michael Gannon |
| 1/20/06 |
Hamden Daily News |
Give Us a Break - Newhall residents make it clear last night they want tax-relief for the contaminated landfill they live on |
Sharon Bass |
| 1/18/06 |
New Haven Register |
Middle school rehab bids due Tuesday |
Michael Gannon |
1/12/06
(back to top) |
Hamden Daily News |
What Will it Be? The middle school's reincarnation has begun |
Sharon Bass |
| 12/22/05 |
New Haven Advocate |
Get the Lead Out
Some of it, anyhow.
The Newhall 'hood is split over a pollution-removal plan |
Carole Bass |
| 12/16/05 |
New Haven Register |
Newhall residents demand answers |
Michael Gannon |
| 12/13/05 |
New Haven Register |
DEP, Newhall residents meet tonight on toxins |
Michael Gannon |
| 11/18/05 |
New Haven Register |
DEP outlines plans for tainited area in Newhall section |
Angela Carter |
| 10/28/05 |
New Haven Register |
Neighbors press for total cleanup |
Michael Gannon |
5/25/05
|
Hamden
Journal |
Contamination's
still a problem |
Lissette
Rodriquez |
5/25/05
|
Hamden
Journal |
Residents
voice concerns |
Lissette
Rodriquez |
5/24/05
(back to top)
|
New
Haven Register
|
Hamden,
Olin balk on damages
|
Michael
Gannon |
2/12/05
|
New Haven Register
|
DEP tests soils for pollution
in Newhall area
|
Michael Gannon |
2/11/05
|
WFSB-Channel 3
|
DEP Checking for contamination
in Hamden
|
|
2/11/05
|
WVIT-Channel 30
|
DEP Begins Testing Neighborhood
Near Former Landfill
|
|
2/11/05
|
WTNH-Channel 8
|
DEP begins testing neighborhood
near old landfill
|
|
1/15/05
|
New Haven Register
|
State OKs more environmental
testing in Newhall
|
Luther Turmelle |
12/10/04
|
New Haven Register
|
More Newhall Neighbors Interested
in Remediation Project
|
Michael Gannon |
10/28/04
|
Yale Daily News
|
Residents Cope with Toxic Waste
|
Neil Katsuyama |
10/27/04
|
New Haven Register
|
State to Allocate $1million for
Newhall Cleanup
|
Michael Gannon |
8/26/04
|
Hamden Journal
|
Newhall Group Protests DEP Decision
|
Derek DiFronzo |
8/21/04
|
New Haven Register
|
Newhall Residents Want Voice
in Cleanup
|
Michael Gannon |
7/29/04
(back to top)
|
New Haven Register
|
More Newhall Soil Tests Urged
|
Michael Gannon |
5/26/04
|
Hamden Journal
|
Newhall Testing to Continue
|
Kate Ramunni |
4/15/04
|
New Haven Register
|
Residents Get Lowdown on Soil
Contamination
|
Michael Gannon |
4/8/04
|
New Haven Register
|
Newhall Soil Safe, But Citizens
Told To Be Cautious
|
Michael Gannon |
4/7/04
|
Hamden Chronicle
|
Classes Begin in Clean Building
|
Viktoria Sundqvist |
1/30/04
|
Hamden Journal
|
Residents Want More Action, Sooner
|
Donald Eng |
1/23/04
|
New Haven Register
|
Hamden Hears Olin's Testing Plan
|
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
1/22/04
|
WTNH-Channel 8
|
Meeting on Hamden Contamination
|
Leigh Frillici |
| 12/24/03 |
New Haven Register |
Newhall Center Will
Cost $1.2 Million to Repair |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 12/17/03 |
New Haven Register |
Town Rents Modular
Building for Half of 7th Graders |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 12/4/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Milford Firm Wins Modular
Contract |
Donald Eng |
| 12/4/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Highwood makes HUD's
List |
Donald Eng |
| 11/26/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Olin to Revise Testing
Plan |
Donald Eng |
11/21/03
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Department of Environmental
Protection Rebuffs Cleanup Plan |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 11/14/03 |
New Haven Register |
Activist Adds Voice to Hamden
Cleanup |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 11/13/03 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Hamden Cleanup |
|
| 10/10/03 |
New Haven Register |
Wetlands Panel Oks
Hamden Middle School Plan |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 10/6/03 |
New Haven Register |
6 Portable Buildings
Approved for Middle School |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 10/3/03 |
New Haven Register |
Soil Near Hamden School
Not Hazardous |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
10/2/03
(back to top) |
Hamden Journal |
Council to Take Up
Portable Classes |
Donald Eng |
| 9/25/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Newhall Building is
"Unacceptable" |
Donald Eng |
| 9/25/03 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Pane Ok's Portable
Classroom Plans |
Rebecca Baker Erwin |
| 9/9/03 |
New Haven Register |
Kids Take Changes in
Stride |
Rebecca Baker |
| 9/5/03 |
New Haven Register |
Asbestos Displaces
Pupils in Hamden |
Rebecca Baker |
| 9/4/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Mold Delays School
for Some |
Donald Eng |
8/29/03
(back to top) |
Hamden Journal |
Neighborhood Protests
Delay |
Kate Ramunni |
| 8/21/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Candidates Spar at
Newhall Meeting |
Donald Eng |
| 8/20/03 |
New Haven Register |
Residents Irked Over
Toxin Cleanup |
Rebecca Baker |
| 8/19/03 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Protest Over Ground
Contamination Cleanup |
Michael Herzenberg |
| 8/6/03 |
New Haven Register |
Town, Olin Seek to
Dismiss Residents' Suit |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/25/03 |
New Haven Register |
Suite Filed to Block
School on Golf Course Site |
Rebecca Baker |
6/5/03
(back to top) |
Hamden Journal |
Newhall Group Rallies
at Middle School |
Donald Eng |
| 6/4/03 |
The Chronicle |
Newhall Residents Seek
Justice |
James Retarides |
| 5/28/03 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Residents Want More
Tests On Soil in Hamden |
Erin Cox |
| 5/20/03 |
The Chronicle |
Town Taking the Leed
on Environmental Issues |
James Retarides |
| 5/14/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Newhall Neighbors Sue |
Donald Eng |
| 4/29/03 |
New Haven Register |
2nd Complaint Filed
Against Mendenhall |
Rebecca Baker |
4/23/03
(back to top) |
Hamden Journal |
Newhall Group Eyes
Options |
Donald Eng |
| 4/23/03 |
Hamden Journal |
"Do the Right
Thing" |
Editorial Board |
| 4/18/03 |
New Haven Register |
Council Member Claims
President Assaulted Her |
Rebecca Baker |
| 4/17/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Council Passes Newhall
Settlement |
Donald Eng |
| 4/16/03 |
New Haven Register |
Council Clears Soil
Cleanup Deal |
Rebecca Baker |
3/28/03
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Activist Taking
Pollution Case to Head of State Department of
Environmental Protection |
Rebecca Baker |
| 3/21/03 |
New Haven Register |
Poorest Neighborhood
Right to Be Outraged |
Beth Alice Bundy Wolak |
| 3/21/03 |
New Haven Register |
Newhall, Amento Have
Differing Views |
Elizabeth Hayes |
| 3/19/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Neighbors Threatening
Legal Action |
Peter Dean |
| 3/18/03 |
The Chronicle |
Town Responds to Newhall
Petition |
James Retarides |
| 3/16/03 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Cleanup Snag |
Antoinette L. Oliveira |
3/14/03
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Zone Change
Greenlights School Plan |
Rebecca Baker |
| 3/11/03 |
The Chronicle |
Newhall Residents Say
"Not in Our Backyard" |
|
| 3/5/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Cleanup Deal Tabled
in Surprise Council Vote |
Donald Eng |
| 3/5/03 |
New Haven Register |
Neighbors Oppose Cleanup
Deal |
Rebecca Baker |
| 2/26/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Neighbors Unconvinced
On Cleanup |
Donald Eng |
| 2/26/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Council Set to Approve
Site Plan |
Donald Eng |
2/26/03
(back to top) |
Hamden Journal |
The End of the Beginning |
Editorial Board |
| 2/20/03 |
New Haven Register |
Residents Wary of Cleanup
Pact |
Rebecca Baker |
| 2/20/03 |
Hamden Journal |
Settlement Will Expediate
Newhall Area Cleanup |
Donald Eng |
| 2/18/03 |
The Chronicle |
Landmark Agreement
Reached, Newhall Cleanup to Begin |
James Retarides |
| 1/14/03 |
EPA New England Press
Release |
EPA Gives Indoor Air
Quality Award to Hamden Schools in Connecticut |
Peyton Fleming |
11/22/02
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Tainted Soil's Cleanup:
$7.8 Million |
Rebecca Baker |
| 11/19/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Wins State Grant
to Buy 290 Acres of Forest |
Rebecca Baker |
| 11/13/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Gets Cleanup
Deal |
Rebecca Baker |
| 11/12/02 |
New Haven Register |
Public Reports Cases,
But Proof is Elusive |
Abram Katz |
| 10/24/02 |
New Haven Register |
Survey to Dig Up Effects
of Tainted Hamden Soil |
Rebecca Baker |
| 10/2/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Park, Field
Tainted, Water Safe |
Rebecca Baker |
10/1/02
(back to top) |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Hamden Residents Learn
More About Soil Contamination |
Sara Welch |
| 9/24/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Water Poses
No Risk |
Rebecca Baker |
| 9/24/02 |
WVIT-Channel 30 |
Tests Show Contaminants
Aren't In Drinking Water |
|
| 9/8/02 |
New Haven Register |
Soil, Not Neighborhood,
is Bad |
Carmelita Del Rio-Lopes |
| 9/6/02 |
New Haven Register |
Olin Finishes Soil,
Water Sampling |
Rebecca Baker |
| 9/5/02 |
New Haven Advocate |
Formula for Distrust |
Carole Bass |
8/7/02
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Stakes High in Hamden
Cleanup |
Rebecca Baker |
| 8/6/02 |
New Haven Register |
Company Begins Investigating
Pollution Near Hamden School |
Rebecca Baker |
| 7/31/02 |
New Haven Register |
Olin Is Not "Foot
Dragging" in Hamden |
Tom O'Brien |
| 7/30/02 |
Hamden Journal |
Cooperation is Key
in Middle School Cleanup |
|
| 7/23/02 |
Hamden Journal |
Toxic Cleanup Triggers
Debate - Involved Parties Advocate Different Means
to Same End |
Katheleen M. Schurman |
7/17/02
(back to top) |
Hamden Journal |
Middle School Site Tests Begin |
Katheleen M. Schurman |
| 7/13/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden, Regional Water
Authority to Assess Tainted School Area |
Mark Zaretsky |
| 7/10/02 |
The Chronicle |
Olin Article |
Tom O'Brien |
| 7/2/02 |
New Haven Register |
50 Protesters Urge
Move From Toxic Site |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/30/02 |
New York Times |
A School on a Dump
Site Divides Hamden |
Richard Weizel |
| 6/28/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Must Be Careful,
Not Rush School Decision |
Stephen J. Humes |
6/28/02
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Keep School In Neighborhood |
Beth Alice Bundy Wolak |
| 6/27/02 |
New Haven Register |
Middle School at Meadowbrook
Clears Hurdle |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/21/02 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Panel Picks
Site For School |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/20/02 |
New Haven Register |
Meetings Set On Middle
School |
|
| 6/19/02 |
New Haven Register |
Gilbert Avenue Folks
Claim Road Cannot Support New Hamden School |
Rebecca Baker |
| 3/22/02 |
New Haven Register |
Doubts Still Linger
About Water |
Joseph McGurk |
3/19/02
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Houses "Sinking"
in Hamden |
Joseph McGurk |
| 3/13/02 |
New Haven Register |
DEP Meeting Boycott
Sought |
Rebecca Baker |
| 12/4/01 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Joins "Dirty
Dozen" |
Rebecca Baker |
| 11/11/01 |
New Haven Register |
Broken Homes |
Rebecca Baker |
| 10/16/01 |
New Haven Register |
Olin to Foot Bill for
Soil Tests |
Rebecca Baker |
| 8/31/01 |
New Haven Register |
Students Return to
Hamden School |
Rebecca Baker |
8/23/01
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Newhall Residents Urged
to Act |
Rebecca Baker |
| 8/20/01 |
ctnow.com |
Homeowners Want Government
Help |
|
| 8/20/01 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Coalition Wants
Government to Buy Contaminated Homes |
Rebecca Baker |
| 8/18/01 |
ctnow.com |
Excavation Links Company
to Contaminated School Site |
|
| 8/18/01 |
New Haven Register |
Test Pits Point to
Culprit |
Rebecca Baker |
| 8/4/01 |
New Haven Register |
Soil Cleanup Order
"Vague" |
Rebecca Baker |
7/17/01
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Hamden to Spend $675G
on Schools |
Rebecca Baker |
| 7/11/01 |
New Haven Register |
DEP Tells Four Parties
to Clean Toxic Soil |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/29/01 |
New Haven Register |
Race Not Factor in
Toxic School Site |
John Carbrey |
| 6/28/01 |
New Haven Register |
More Toxic Dirt Found
Near School |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/27/01 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Results Back on Soil
of Local Neighborhood |
Sara Welch |
| 6/23/01 |
New Haven Register |
Funds Offered for Soil
Tests |
Rebecca Baker |
6/22/01
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
NAACP Hears Soil Test
Concerns |
Rebecca Baker |
| 6/21/01 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
NAACP Steps in to Investigate
Hamden Soil |
Keith Kountz |
| 4/19/01 |
New Haven Register |
Toxin Fears Won't Keep
Teachers Away |
Joseph McGurk |
| 4/19/01 |
The Chronicle |
Residents, Upset Over
Lack of Information |
Jim Flynn |
| 4/18/01 |
New Haven Register |
Building is Not What
Makes a School |
Gladys DeLucia |
| 4/7/01 |
New Haven Register |
Group Gets NAACP's
Ear Over Toxin Scare |
Rick Scavetta |
4/6/01
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Officials Fear Debris
at Hamden Field Could Be Harmful |
Joseph McGurk |
| 3/16/01 |
New Haven Register |
Arsenic Danger Low
in Soil Near Hamden School |
Rebecca Baker |
| 3/13/01 |
New Haven Register |
Don't Move Kids, Hamden
PTA Says |
Joseph McGurk |
| 3/13/01 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden PTA Gives Ultimatum |
|
| 2/22/01 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Superintendent Has
Remedy for Hamden School Problems |
Kristina Boisoneau |
| 1/16/01 |
WVIT-Channel 30 |
Classes Resume, But
Controversy Continues |
|
1/14/01
(back to top) |
New York Times |
As New Term Nears,
Town is Split on Safety of a School Built on a
Landfill |
David Herszenhorn |
| 1/11/01 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Teacher's Union Say
They'll Go Back to Hamden Middle School |
Joceln Sigue &
Sara Welch |
| 1/8/01 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden School Cleanup
Topic of Meetings |
Register Staff |
| 1/5/01 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden School "Clean" |
Rebecca Baker |
| 12/30/00 |
New Haven Register |
Olin Eyed in Hamden
Pollution Case |
Rebecca Baker |
| 12/24/00 |
New Haven Register |
Old-Timer Recalls Newhall
Street Mess |
Petter |
12/21/00
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Closes School |
Joseph McGurk |
| 12/21/00 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Hamden Middle School
Parents Organize Sick-Out |
Erin Cox |
| 12/21/00 |
WVIT-Channel 30 |
Students Stay Home
to Protest Contamination |
|
| 12/20/00 |
New Haven Register |
"Sickout"
Called at School in Hamden |
Joseph McGurk |
| 12/16/00 |
WTNH-Channel 8 |
Crews Testing Soil
Near Hamden Middle School |
Leon Collins |
| 12/15/00 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Parents Demand
School's Closing |
Rebecca Baker |
12/14/00
(back to top) |
New Haven Advocate |
When the Schoolyard
is Poisoned |
Carole Bass |
| 12/14/00 |
New Haven Register |
Soil Tests, Site Studies
to Cost $412,000 |
Rebecca Baker |
| 12/13/00 |
New Haven Register |
Fear of Toxins Infiltrates
Neighbors |
Rebecca Baker |
| 12/12/00 |
New Haven Register |
Hamden Toxin Fears
Spur PTA |
Rebecca Baker |
| 12/4/00 |
New Haven Register |
School's Tests of Soil,
Water, Qir Quality on Panel Agenda |
|
| 11/23/00 |
The Chronicle |
Questions Still Not
Answered |
Jim Flynn |
11/15/00
(back to top) |
New Haven Register |
Hamden to Test Air
at School |
Rebecca Baker |
| 11/15/00 |
WVIT-Channel 30 |
Is School's Bad Air
Causing Children's Illneses? |
Adriana Rodreguez |
| 11/11/00 |
New Haven Register |
School Report is Topic
of Meeting |
Rebecca Baker |
|
New Haven Register |
Hamden OK's Extra Cleanup
Funding |
Rebecca Baker |
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