The Brookfield Brief — Tuesday, November 10, 2026
A bright 60-degree Tuesday before rain returns, a police toy drive date to mark, a full week of library and town meetings, and road work on I-84 in Newtown.
Danbury Railway Museum's Santa Train returns November 28
The museum's "Snow Clipper, the First Gift Express" runs five weekends starting November 28, with tickets at $30 a person and reservations required.
Paving work on I-84 Westbound in Newtown today
A milling and resurfacing project runs on I-84 Westbound in Newtown today, with more I-84 night work starting in Middlebury tonight.
At the Senior Center this week: cooking, painting, and a cookbook from America's first kitchen
The Senior Center's week runs from a "Sweet Indulgences" cooking session today to holiday painting and a look at America's first cookbook on Thursday.
Town meetings this week: school subcommittee tonight, Board of Finance on Veterans Day
The Board of Education's business subcommittee meets tonight, the Board of Finance and Candlewood Lake Authority meet Wednesday despite the holiday, and Planning and Zoning takes up business Thursday.
A veterans story tonight, a Renaissance faire Sunday, and a full week at the library
The library marks Veterans Day eve with a Connecticut veterans program tonight, and the week ahead brings a holiday craft night, a Renaissance faire, and the theatre's Amélie opening Friday.
Police toy drive returns December 12, with wagon rides and a trip to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
The Brookfield Police Department's 12th annual toy drive runs Saturday, December 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Five Guys and Kohl's parking lot on Federal Road.
Mostly sunny Tuesday, 60 degrees, before rain returns Thursday
Tuesday brings a bright, mild day at 60 degrees, with Veterans Day nearly as warm before rain moves in Thursday and Friday.
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