Week in Review: Lions and Dogs and Beer, Oh My!

This week on Patch, we covered everything from another mountain lion sighting in East Haddam to the end of the death penalty and everything in between.

The East Haddam Animal Control Officer sent out a request for reports of mountain lion sightings and the mention sparked a concerned debate amongst our readers on the potential hunting of the animal. Read the story and its comments .

In other animal news, we featured  of a sweet dog named Brindle looking for a loving home. 

Gov. Malloy signed a ending the death penalty in CT, while our readers weighed in on wether they would have a with the Governor. 

Some of our most popular stories, not in any particular order, included:

We also got some great blog submissions that ranged the gamut from to to and a poignant on the important things in life.

We covered lots more on Patch this week and throughout the weekend, so search the site for other stories, follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates and check out our calendar to see what's happening next week in the Haddams.

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