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Hamden businesses hope students bring relief

Gino Aydogdu, one of the owner's of Tonino's Pizzeria in Hamden, Connecticut, is seen in his store on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. He said that since students have started moving back into Quinnipiac University across the street, sales have gone up significantly. (Photo by Stephen MacLeod)

Hamden businesses are welcoming back college students after they didn’t return to the QU campus after spring break as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the region. Gino Aydogdu, co-owner of Tonino’s Pizza on Whitney Avenue, said that he was not prepared with how quickly things changed. “It was pretty sudden,” he said. “(Students) left for spring…