Friday, May 18, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
FAIRFIELD: "Hallelujah. Connecticut joins the secular world, where adults can purchase what they want on whatever day is convenient for them without the need for biblical paternalism." Frederick Klein wrote this in response to news that Gov. Malloy signed a bill on Thursday to end the "Blue Laws," which prohibited stores from selling alcohol on Sundays. GREENWICH: "Frankly, I have no intention of shopping for liquor on Sundays and the stores can stay closed." Holly Izant-McSharry wrote this in response to an article about storeowners' reactions to the end of the "Blue Laws." WESTPORT: "I'll drink to that!" This was Fairfield Resident's reaction to the Sunday alcohol sales' legislation. WILTON: "Funny that they still have not fixed the …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
BROOKFIELD: "I absolutely, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Academy of Dance Arts!" T Hyde wrote this in response to this week's Readers' Choice poll asking readers to pick their favorite dance studio. DARIEN: "They have a long way to go to outnumber the cougars!" Doze E. Dare wrote this in response to news that the Greenwich Conservation Commission has issued an alert on the Town of Greenwich website that "there have been a couple bear sightings in town this week." NEW CANAAN: "This is a terrible tragedy for all, lets make the right decision by advocating right law, not by punishing our youth by making them stand as an adult." Adrienne Rosello-Kero wrote this in response to news that a 16-year-old New Canaan girl accused of striking and killing a …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
MONROE: "We are all Mom enough no matter what direction we choose, and any time you see a happy, thriving kid, he or she is living proof of that." Susan wrote this in response to "Patch Back" columnist Lisa Bigelow's view of Time magazine's controversial cover featuring Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding her three-year-old son. NEW CANAAN: "Choosing how to raise children is feminism and another woman judging proponents of La Leche or attachment parenting is just like men trying to appeal abortion rights, trying to control women's bodies and their ultimate freedom: reproductive rights which morphs into parenting." kim wrote her response to the same article NEW CANAAN: "He is rude, unpleasant, and ineffective." Joey wrote this in his review …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
BROOKFIELD: "Never before in my life have I been in a studio as respectful, determined, and family friendly than Dance Dimensions." Ryan Bulson wrote this in response to this week's Readers' Choice poll for best dance studio in Brookfield. DARIEN: "After all this talk of the cover in the media, I still don't know what the story in Time is even about." Lisa Wilson Grant wrote this in response to this week's "Patch In" column about Time magazine's controversial cover featuring Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding her three-year-old son. NEW CANAAN: "My last word on breastfeeding. Bottle for baby. Breast for daddy. Next." stella bella also responded this week's "Patch In." WILTON: "...Asking the media to stop suckling at the teat of advertising…
Monday, May 14, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
BETHEL: "Wow. So Murphy shot hoops. Hm. Just like his President. Will he be playing golf, next?" Donald Borsch Jr wrote this in response to news that Rep. Chris Murphy recently spent an hour at a Simsbury school shooting hoops and playing volleyball with approximately 400 students. RIDGEFIELD: "Heh, heh. So how's that fancy new library looking folks? 5 mil could have gone a long way to keep a school open..." Eileen wrote this in response to news that Ridgefield Schools will be holding a public hearing tonight to discuss the possibility of closing an elementary school within the next few years. STAMFORD: "Without question the best sushi in town." BARRY DEYULIO wrote this in his review of Kotobuki, which is in this week's Readers' Choice …
When it comes to true influence and strength in town, the one with the most of both answers to the title, “Mom.”
The Wilton mom sometimes has an oft maligned reputation – why, even here on Patch I’ve read one or two or several dozen nasty-toned comments about the bored Wilton housewife and the many nail salons she frequents in town. Apparently we Wilton moms have not much else better to do than disrupt PTA meetings and worry about which club we’ve decided to play tennis at today — the private one or the private, private one. Of late, we’ve gotten lumped together as being the prime abettor and co-dependent responsible for the rampant drug problems in the town’s high school. Apparently we care more about our standing and position in town than we do our children’s health. Let ‘em get into a good school with an unblemished record, but who gives a hoot if…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
And how to keep them from doing so.
Yes, we are number one. Connecticut residents work longer to cover their tax burden for the entire year than residents of any other state nationally, per a nonprofit organization called the Tax Foundation. This distinction is in large measure why Nutmeggers fly south in great numbers: Lower income taxes. Lower housing costs. Lower state and local taxes. Confirming this fact is a 2009 study from the Yankee Institute for Public Policy, a Connecticut based, fiscal think tank. Connecticut lost an estimated 325,526 residents between 1991 and 2008, according to study. Where do they move? States that benefit most from migrating Nutmeggers are Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. What is common about these states…
Friday, May 11, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
DANBURY: "I know it is hard to believe Filo, but yes kids actually play tag, and catch, and ride bikes, and walk their dogs... just like the 'old days' and then we call them to dinner and wash behind their ears and send them to bed..." On the Border wrote this in response to comments made on an article about how Turner Road residents feel about a Belimo Air Controls manufacturing plant possibly coming to their neighborhood. FAIRFIELD: "Go ahead and raid the transportation fund, it's just those Rich Fairfield Country commuters, these suckers can always keep paying more and more for less and less." Newtotown wrote this in response to news that Metro-North riders will face a 4 percent fare hike in January. SHELTON: "Dennis and his crew were…
ChiefExecutive.net does not paint a pretty picture of the business climate in the Nutmeg State. Take our poll and add your thoughts in the comments.
“Connecticut could be the business-friendly refuge of NYC and New England, but instead taxes and regulates like the crown of Old England.” So says one unnamed chief executive officer in Connecticut as part of ChiefExecutive.net's 10 Worst States for Business survey. Connecticut ranked seventh. The Nutmeg State received 2 stars for taxation and regulation (out of five); four stars for workforce quality; and four stars for living environment. What do you think? Is Connecticut business friendly? Take our poll and add your thoughts in the comments. (And be glad you don't live in California.)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
DANBURY: "Maybe it's time to invest in educating our kids in reading, writing, and mathematics, and not how to get steroids to play football and die at 25." g wrote this in response to an article about the Board of Education's approval of next year's budget. MONROE: "Love how our politicians mainly focus on legislation that affects the smallest minority of the population." QWERTY wrote this in response to Thursday's "Eye on the Beltway" column, which keeps readers up-to-date on the actions of Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Lieberman, Rep. Himes, Rep. DeLauro and Rep. Murphy. NEW CANAAN: "Let them have the same opportunity to be as miserable as the rest of us." Dunn Glenbar wrote this in response to a poll asking readers whether they agreed with …
Danielle DeCrette
9:55 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Pills and spouse-swapping? I thought that sort of thing only happens in Long Island? Great post Heather. more ›