$4K In Jeans Stolen From Fairfield Store; Woman Charged: Patch PM

Here are the news stories trending in Fairfield and across Connecticut this afternoon:

$4K Worth Of Jeans Stolen From Fairfield Gap; Woman Charged: Cops

Three people entered the store, grabbed large stacks of jeans and fled without paying, Gap management told police.>>>Read more.

Zoning Bills Not The Answer For Affordable Housing: Letter

"Clearly 8-30g, the state's affordable housing law enacted 30 years ago, is not meeting affordable housing needs and must be reworked, but these bills neither improve affordability nor create better housing policy.">>>Read more.

$1.9 Million 1940s Beach Area Home Hits The Market In Fairfield

This large but charming home is walking distance from multiple Fairfield beaches and the town center.>>>Read more.

Religious Exemption Vaccine Bill Gets Gov. Lamont's Approval

Gov. Ned Lamont said he would sign a bill that would end the religious vaccine exemption for school children if it were passed.>>>Read more.

Here's What You Need To Know About Matthew Lee Walker

Walker died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said, after an hours-long standoff and, a gunfight with police this week in Connecticut. A close friend of Walker's spoke to Patch about who he was. "You can call Matt a white supremacist, but his favorite artist was Biggie Smalls," she wrote, while adding that he was a good person.>>>Read more.

Boy, 5, Battles COVID-19, And Rare Inflammatory Condition

At one point the child's fever skyrocketed to more than 105, and he was shaking before entering the hospital.>>>Read more.