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HAMDEN —-— Complaints about dirty air, water and soil at ej
Hamden Middle School prompted school officials at a wid-
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Naugaluck Valley School leaders are planning a $19.5 million renovation ofthe building that ‘
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Facilities Mark Albanese said the air ducts at the middle school have not ,
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I Architect Richard Sipek of Tai Soo Kim Partners, the Hanford tirm hired to
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