Closures, Parking Ban Announced In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — Officials are advising residents of the following changes due to the anticipated inclement weather in the forecast for Thursday, Feb. 6.

Read more from the Mayor’s Office below:

Town Buildings Closure

All non-essential Town offices and buildings, including Government Center, Keefe Community Center, the Senior Center, and all Hamden Public Library buildings will be closed to the public on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. The library’s digital branch is available 24/7.

Staff will remain available via phone and email to provide services remotely, and we encourage the public to take advantage of our remote service options whenever possible. Many functions can be performed remotely, both quickly and easily, without coming to the office.

The Town’s Lunar New Year celebration originally scheduled for the evening of Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 has been postponed due to the anticipated inclement weather. More details will be provided as the new date becomes finalized.

Parking Ban

Town officials have issued a parking ban for the Town of Hamden, effective 6 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. This ban is being declared pursuant to Section 71.03 of the Code of the Town of Hamden. The parking ban prohibits any person to park, or allow to remain parked, any vehicle on any odd numbered portion of a town street or highway.

The ban further prohibits any person to allow or permit a vehicle to stand or park on any Town street or highway in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. The Hamden Police Department is authorized, pursuant to Section 71.08 of the Code of the Town of Hamden, to remove any vehicle parked in violation of this ordinance. Such removal shall be at the risk and expense of the owner of the vehicle.

For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 203-287-2600.

Warming Center at Keefe Community Center

Hamden’s Warming Center at the Keefe Community Center Gym will remain open from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 through 7 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. The regular hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., 7 nights a week through March 31. Click here for more information.

Transfer Station

The Hamden Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 due to the weather and associated clean-up operations and will reopen at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, weather permitting.

For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 203-287-2600.

Trash and Recycling Pick-Up

At this time, All American Waste will have regular pick-up.

Brooksvale Park

The Skating Pond at Brooksvale Park is closed.

For more information, contact Park Ranger, Alex Eager, at 203-287-2669 or by email at Brooksvale@Hamden.com.