Community Corner

'A Safe Haven is Always Needed'

The best of today's comments from Patch account-holders in your town and neighboring communities.

SHELTON: "A safe haven is always needed for the populations that would be lost and overwhelmed in a different setting. Articles like this are what make Patch such a terrific resource for all our towns." -- This from one Shelton Patch user weighing in on the state Department of Developmental Disabilities for handicapped individuals.

NEW CANAAN: "Who is carrying around $23k worth of jewelry in a clear plastic bag in such a casual manner?" -- A New Cannan Patch user asked in relation to a on December 12.

REDDING: "And here lies the problem with youth sports. Maybe it's him they don't want around." -- This is what one Weston-Easton-Redding Patcher said of a father who is against his seventh-grade daughter.

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FAIRFIELD: "Yay!! 5 More YEARS on the Waiting List For Me! (3 Down......5 to Go!)" -- is what one resident had to say about the Department of Trasnportation's call for .

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