The Brookfield Brief: Monday, November 2, 2026

Tomorrow is Election Day, and today is the last day to get an absentee ballot in the mail. Applications must reach the Town Clerk today if the ballot is to be mailed; you can also apply in person until 10 a.m. Tuesday, and completed ballots must be back by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Polls open Tuesday at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Read the full piece

The statewide picture through October 31 is in, too: 467,707 Connecticut voters had cast ballots through all methods, including 417,230 early votes and 50,477 returned absentee ballots. Those figures are preliminary and do not include the final early-voting day, Sunday, November 1. Read the full piece

At Town Hall tonight, the Board of Selectmen meets at 7 p.m. in Room 133. On the agenda: a rodenticide update, a Fire Marshal grant application of up to $500, a monthly financial update, three appointments, and an update on the Iroquois Gas Compressor. The posted agenda contains no appointment to the Board of Education seat. Read the full piece

On the field, Brookfield High School's boys soccer team hosts Immaculate High School of Danbury at 5 p.m. today, a rematch of Brookfield's 3-1 win at Immaculate on October 20. The girls travel to Joel Barlow High School of Redding on Tuesday at 5 p.m., and the boys host Weston High School, fresh off a conference title, on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Read the full piece

Speaking of Weston: Weston High School beat New Milford High School 4-0 on Sunday at Western Connecticut State University to win its second straight Southwest Conference boys soccer championship. Weston outscored its tournament opponents 10-0. Read the full piece

The weather cooperates for all of it. Monday reaches near 67 after morning fog, Election Day is partly cloudy and 70, and Wednesday is sunny and 73. Showers arrive Thursday. Read the full piece

Drivers should note repairs on Route 7 in New Milford today, and the closure of the Exit 21 on-ramp to I-84 eastbound in Waterbury on Wednesday and Thursday, with westbound left-lane closures in the same stretch. Read the full piece

On the lake, FirstLight's deep drawdown season for Candlewood Lake is open after November 1, targeting 418 feet. Shoreline owners should get docks, lifts, and structures out of the water before ice can damage them, and shoreline work needs a FirstLight permit first. Read the full piece

At the library, Thursday brings Teen Makers and two evening book groups, Friday brings the Friday Film Series, and Sunday brings a matinee of "The King and I" from 1956. Read the full piece

And the town is seeking bids to replace the library's heating and cooling equipment, with sealed bids due at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 12. Read the full piece

Keep the conversation going in the Forum (/forum/) — tell neighbors which race you will be watching closest when results come in Tuesday night.