Brookfield News

After witnessing the horticultural monster on display in the cheery, blood-drenched "The Little Shop of Horrors," you may question the motives of anyone who brings you a potted plant as a house gift.

It was a sunny day back in a dark time, on July 1, 2004, when then-Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell suddenly found herself on the north steps of the Capitol, accepting a howitzer salute and reciting the governor's oath of office.

She shopped at the Brookfield Market, where her signed, framed photograph hangs over the meat counter.

A 25-year-old New Milford man was arrested on charges of drunken driving early Saturday morning, according to police.

Since the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, Brookfield-based American Dry Basement Systems never has been busier disinfecting homes and businesses with a botanical agent.

Tuesday's election in Brookfield was not about politics, it was about our community.

The report about tunnels filled with bones at Candlewood Shores was true. A related one about a student who might have brought a hand grenade to school wasn't. But it took police and school administrators nearly three hours to separate the intertwined tales Wednesday morning, and in the interim, Whisconier Middle School students were evacuated ...

Wallingford-based New England Home Delivery Services recently entered into a five-year lease for 30,000 square feet of space at Berkshire Corporate Park.

Democrat Bill Davidson screamed in surprise when Republican first selectman candidate Bill Tinsley walked into Brookfield Democratic headquarters to congratulate him for being elected to the town's top position.

While the top-of-the-ticket races for mayor and first selectman are the ones drawing attention Tuesday, democracy might be better measured by the lesser contests, for local school boards, town councils and planning and zoning commissions throughout the region.

Brookfield Craft Center's 34th annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale is underway. The sale is a tradition that began in 1975, when a handful of artists sold their work for just one weekend.

Zoning Commission chairman Stanley Parker said he was disappointed with the turnout at a public forum on zoning regulations last week.

"The Little Shop of Horrors," the near-cult musical, opens Friday night at 8 at the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, Route 25, behind Brookfield Library.

I would like to express my belief that Bill Tinsley is the best candidate as first selectman for Brookfield at this time and in this environment.

Question for Brookfield first selectman candidates: Do you intend for the Still River Greenway path in Brookfield to be paved? Ernie Nepomuceno "I really don't have any comment to that because this was presented to us many, many years ago and the Parks and Recreation Department hasn't given us an update.

Bethel police say Richard Sapanaro stole more than $10,000 worth of cash and jewelry from a Wine Sap Road home on Sept.

The Brookfield Craft Center is gearing up for their 34th Holiday sale. It starts Saturday October 31 and runs until December 31.

"Being a good listener is the most important part of our business," said Barry Miller, owner of The Brush's End, a 25-year-old home improvement company on Padanaram Road in Danbury, with a second location in Monroe.

GE Consumer & Industrial 's electrical business recently signed a an agreement with Validus DC Systems , Brookfield, Conn., a provider of fully integrated direct current power infrastructure for datacenters and telecommunications facilities, to promote the new Validus DC Data Center system using advanced GE electrical components.

Brookfield town officials will decide next week whether to connect the entire municipal complex -- the fire station, police station and Town Hall -- or just the Senior Center to municipal water lines.