The Daily Brief — Friday, November 6, 2026

Friday is a rain day, and Saturday is a busy one. Rain falls through today with a high of 68, then the weekend turns mostly sunny — Saturday's high is 64, Sunday's 60. Saturday morning and Sunday are the windows for anything outdoors. The forecast

Saturday starts at Brookfield High School, where the household hazardous waste drop-off runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring old paints, stains, pesticides, pool chemicals, and one-pound propane cylinders; leave the 20-pound tanks, explosives, and medical waste at home. The morning should stay mostly dry — the rain chance arrives in the afternoon. What to bring

Also Saturday, the Festival of Crafts opens at Whisconier Middle School, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with more than 50 juried artisans and a $5 admission, a fundraiser for the Brookfield Museum and Historical Society. The Festival of Crafts

On the field, Brookfield High School boys soccer closed the regular season with a 3-1 win over Weston High School on Wednesday and opens the playoffs Saturday at 1 p.m. at Simsbury High School. Football visits Joel Barlow High School tonight at 7 p.m., with both teams at 1-6, and the girls soccer playoff is Tuesday, with the opponent still to be announced. The Bobcats' weekend

Brookfield police answered 1,574 calls in October, led by 345 motor vehicle stops and 200 medical assists, with 43 crashes and no assaults. The department also announced a Battle of the Badges blood drive on December 30 at the Congregational Church of Brookfield. October by the numbers

Around the region: Danbury police will serve dinner at Texas Roadhouse on November 18 for Badges for the Brave, a fundraiser for the Danbury Veterans Affairs Office; a new ShopRite opened Sunday at Nutmeg Square in Danbury; a gothic-inspired bakehouse soft-opened in New Milford; and Danbury police arrested two men after a drug search on High Street Extension, with Brookfield detectives assisting. Around the region

The Festival of Crafts is the weekend's big draw — if you're going, tell the Forum what you're hoping to find among the 50-plus artisans. Keep the conversation going in the Forum