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Hamden’s Sweet Seidner’s serves up holiday treats.

From starting in commercial kitchens creating cookie care packages to now owning a storefront and baking almost 500 cookies a day, Jodi Seidner has been baking practically all her life. Now she bakes out of Sweet Seidner’s, located in Hamden. ”We opened this location in June, and we’ve been in business since November 2015,” Seidner…

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When tragedy struck, community lifted Hamden’s Tavern By the Hall

Tavern by the Hall opened in June despite the odds stacked against owner Steven Boddie. (Alex Havardansky/HQNN)

Eli’s on Whitney, Wood-n-Tap, Aunt Chilada’s and more have become staples in Hamden to kick back during happy hour and gather for fun nights on weekends. However, the town has a new player looking to generate the same buzz: Tavern By the Hall, located at 2345 Whitney Ave. The restaurant is open seven days a…

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Gimme Shelter fundraising exceeds $25k as locals continue push for animal shelter

Eamonn Ryan (left), the owner of The Playwright restaurant in Whitneyville, presented a donation check to Lenny Young (right), the founder of Gimme Shelter, on Sept. 9 at the restaurant. The Playwright hosted a fundraiser on Sept. 1 for the organization, which aims to raise money for Hamden’s Animal Control Gift Fund. (Melina Khan/HQNN)

Amid years of uncertainty surrounding the establishment of a Hamden animal shelter, one town resident has taken up fundraising efforts through the formation of the nonprofit organization, Gimme Shelter.  The organization, which was started in 2017 by Hamden resident Lenny Young, is the principal contributor to the town’s Animal Control Gift Fund, which raises funds…