Years ago my wife worked at Amity while she was taking classes... Can confirm, they're not that great. They had doing a lot of things that only a licensed person should be doing. Things that could cause permanent damage if done incorrectly.

Unfortunately however, the majority of PT ortho practices which take insurance are about churning through as many patients as possible. My wife did orthopedics and was seeing 14 patients per day. By the time you factor in notes, checking people in, lunch, etc. 10 minutes is close to normal which really tells you how shitty our healthcare system is.

My recommendation if you can afford it would be to look for a cash based practice. From what I've seen in the industry, cash based seems to be a bit better for spending time with patients. I can't remember the name of the place, but there is a practice on Whitney Ave in Hamden in a shared office run by husband and wife team who are cash based.

You could pack a picnic and do one of the trails up East Rock, get tickets to a show at one of the theaters (Yale rep or at the Shubert), go through the Yale art gallery, hit up any of the state parks for a hike, there's quite a bit to do

Although on the other side of New Haven, Guilford and Madison have great schools, on the water, and a train to get to New Haven (which you can then take to NYC).

Meetup for sure. REI also does classes for a bunch of things (not sure hiking specifically) and such too so you could schedule one of those.

Hey. Sorry to hear about the breakup. You can certainly join meetup groups for whatever you're interested in. Local Facebook groups. When I moved here, I didn't know anyone either but I like cycling so I talked to one of the shops about weekly group rides. Met some people doing that. A lot of the running stores do weekly runs if that's your thing too. Or there's book clubs. Depending on your interests, stop by one of the local shops and just talk to them about upcoming events.

I would add that in today's age where every confrontation (with police, neighbors, flight attendants, etc) is recorded and ends up on the internet. Unless the person is completely reckless and putting others in immediate danger, they're not going to bother with minor offenses. It's so easy to do a reverse image search and pull information on everyone which directly puts families in danger.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in accountability for ones actions, but I can definitely see how things can escalate from a basic traffic stop.

I like the direction from the daily moving averages, but give more time for these to play.

The Branford middle school used to be open to the public. Otherwise, the Y in Branford is pretty good.