Brookfield News

Five people were charged with drunken driving as a result of traffic stops or accidents over the holiday weekend, according to police in Danbury and Brookfield.

Brookfield resident Harold Kurfehs wanted to celebrate his wife, Linda, in honor of their upcoming 45th anniversary.

It's called Pennies for Penguins, and Shannon Pugliese won't be satisfied until she's collected at least one cent for each of the estimated 150,000 African penguins still in existence.

Area lawmakers from both sides of the aisle Wednesday defended state Rep. David Scribner, who is the subject of a $76,000 dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.

State Rep. David Scribner, who also serves as Brookfield's town treasurer, has a federal tax lien filed against his home for more than $75,000. Scribner on Tuesday confirmed that a tax lien for $76,253 was filed against his property on Obtuse Hill Road in Brookfield in August 2006 by the Internal Revenue Service.

Board of Finance member Howard Lasser has announced his intention to run for the Board of Selectmen in November.

Marie-Elizabeth Hebert was a 10-year-old QuebeA oise "obsessed" with playing the Super Mario 64 video game when her parents told her they'd be leaving their "little safe haven" in Canada to move to place called Brookfield, Connecticut.

A Brookfield man turned himself into police Tuesday evening for charges stemming from an incident in May, when he purposely smashed into another vehicle on South Main Street, according to police.

The Society of Plastics Engineers has sold its headquarters building in Brookfield, Conn.

The Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday to approve contracts of top leadership and finalizes some appointments.

They will have a fundraiser July 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Royale Tobacco, 235 Federal Road, Brookfield.

Let's hope that Brookfield elected officials are better at monitoring the town's pension fund than they are at discussing whether to widen the committee responsible for the fund.

If the owners of the cornfield property off Junction Road had their druthers, they probably wouldn't have chosen to have a public hearing before the Inland Wetlands Commission on their proposal to put a major shopping center on their land during one of the rainiest spells in recent memory.

Board of Finance member Howard Lasser has announced his intention to run for the Board of Selectmen in November.

News of late about pension funds has, to say the least, not been good. Many funds throughout Connecticut lost tens of millions of dollars in the Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and the recession that has crippled the country's economy.

Alan and Debbie Berman were so numb after their 14-year-old daughter, Alexa, died by suicide last August, they weren't ready to learn about suicide awareness or prevention.

The Board of Finance last week deferred action on a $26,000 payment for fire hydrant maintenance on Federal Road due to what members saw as a lack of information on the expenditure.

A group of concerned citizens has formed a suicide prevention coalition its members hope will reach out to those in the community who know someone who is suicidal or who are contemplating the idea themselves.

The director of Newtown's finance department has been hired to work as the town's temporary controller, up to 20 hours per week, during the search for former controller Michael Belden's replacement.

Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 818 Common charges: $300 -- The current owner spent a sweet $16,000 to "totally" update this upper-level condo, which now features a new eat-in kitchen , a new bathroom, new floors, new carpet and a new washer/dryer. The complex has a pool and tennis courts.