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# Around the Region: A Top-100 School Nod and $2.7 Million for a New Milford Bridge
- URL: https://www.brookfieldcurrent.com/around-the-region-school-ranking-bridge-grant/
- Published: 2026-10-21T12:55:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T12:55:43.000Z
- Description: A Danbury elementary school lands among the state's best, and millions in state grants are headed for New Milford roads and bridges Brookfield drivers use.
- Author: The Brookfield Current
- Tags: News

A few items from around the region worth knowing about this week.

In Danbury, Great Plain School has landed among Connecticut's 100 best public elementary schools in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, according to a City of Danbury release reported by i95rock. It's the kind of recognition that travels — school rankings shape how the whole corridor is seen, and Brookfield families with an eye on the region's schools will notice.

In New Milford, two state infrastructure grants are headed for roads and bridges that sit on routes Brookfield drivers know well. The bigger one: $2,656,875 from the state's Local Bridge Program to rehabilitate the Boardman Road Bridge over the Housatonic River, announced by the governor's office in July. The smaller: $556,250 through the Community Connectivity Grant Program for the Housatonic Avenue and Young's Field sidewalk project, announced in June.

Neither project is in Brookfield — but both sit on the infrastructure Brookfield residents drive, walk, and bike across regularly. Bridge rehabilitations in particular tend to mean construction seasons with detours, so the funding is the early signal that work is coming.