Daily Digest: Election Day in Brookfield

Today is Election Day, and it comes with good weather for getting out. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and 69 degrees. Election Day today: polls, absentee deadlines, and where to check your assigned site

Before a single Election Day ballot was cast, Connecticut voters had already turned in 505,973 ballots: 455,169 early votes and 50,804 returned absentee ballots. The final early-voting numbers, and what they do and don't say

Next door in New Milford, polls run the same hours, and residents who still need to register can do so at Town Hall's lower level today. Same-day registration in New Milford

The weather stays warm through Wednesday — sunny and 73 — before showers arrive Thursday and rain settles in Friday. The four-day forecast

On the roads this week, a mowing operation is under way on I-84 from Plainville to Waterbury, and the Exit 21 eastbound on-ramp in Waterbury closes Wednesday and Thursday. What drivers need to know

Two deadlines worth knowing: applications for federal disaster loans tied to the September 13 flooding are due December 1, and Brookfield's yard refuse center runs Saturdays through December 5, with a free permit from Public Works. Disaster loans · Yard refuse Saturdays

Looking ahead, the library's November 9–15 week includes veterans' stories, ornament making, and a Mini Renaissance Faire; town boards meet through November 12, including the Board of Selectmen on the 10th and the Board of Finance on the 11th; the Senior Center hosts a free Veterans Appreciation Luncheon on November 9; and the Craft Center's workshops include a glass serving platter, raku, and bowl turning. Library week · Town meetings · Senior Center · Craft Center

On the fields tonight, Brookfield High School's girls soccer team travels to Joel Barlow High School of Redding for a 5 p.m. game.

Head to the Forum to keep the conversation going about today's election — which races are you watching closest tonight?