Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Claiming your listing gives you extra bonuses.
When Brookfield Patch launched in March 2010, editors and contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for our directory. The result: Patch Places. Patch Places is the spot to find descriptions, hours, accepted payment methods and more for spots around town. You can even see what your neighbors think of a business before you try it or write your own review. But local businesses get extra bonuses when they claim their free listing. Owners or managers can sign in and search for their business. Underneath the photos, there is a box with the question: Do you own or manage this location? Claim it! Just click Claim it! and a form will pop up asking for contact information and authorization to claim it. Within a few days, …
Land Use and FHI are asking interested residents to join focus groups to develop new vision for Four Corners.
The town of Brookfield signed a contract with planning firm Fitzgerald and Halliday Inc. (FHI) mid-January to begin the process of designing a vision for the intersection of Federal Road and Whisconier Road, known locally as Four Corners or the Town Center District (TCD). A major component of the process, and one of the main reasons FHI was chosen over other firms, will be public participation, in the form of public information sessions, taste surveys and focus groups made up of specific interest groups. As means of achieving this last goal, the town, and in particular Community Development Director Katherine Daniel, is asking interested residents and stake-holders to contact the Brookfield Land Use Department to let the town know they …
A weekly listing of companies hiring in Brookfield.
Unity Scientific is looking to hire an Engineering Documentation Specialist to work in their Brookfield offices. According to the job posting, the position will "work closely with the Documentation Manager to review engineering documentation and work as a liaison between appropriate departments." The position requires a degree in technology, science, engineering or communications and three-plus years experience in engineering or manufacturing. Bassett Furniture is seeking a Delivery Associate to deliver and set up newly purchased furniture at customers’ homes. The job requires a cheerful disposition, neat appearance and the ability to lift in excess of 50 pounds. High-tech manufacturing firm Photronics, Inc. is hiring a professional to …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Where will you be watching the big game?
There's no shortage of places to watch the Super Bowl today, with kick-off beginning at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to call the establishments ahead of time. Whether you're home or out and about, enjoy the game! Bethel Bethlehem Brookfield Danbury Middlebury Monroe Naugatuck Newtown Oxford Southbury Watertown Woodbury Know of any other local bars or restaurants airing the big game? Let us know in the comments section.
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Pies & Pints
1 Store Rd, Middlebury, CT
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Maggie McFly's Restaurant
6 Woodside Ave, Middlebury, CT
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
A weekly listing of job openings here in Brookfield.
People’s United Bank is looking for a part-time (25 hrs/week) Customer Service Associate for their Brookfield branch. The position requires “familiarity with bank products and services” and “strong communication and interpersonal skills,” according to the job posting. McMullin Manufacturing Corp. is seeking an applicant to participate in their Tool and Die Maker training program. The position requires machinist’s skills, including knowledge of math and interpretation of blueprints. Knowledge of CAD program is desired but not a prerequisite for the training program. Petco is searching for a Pet Styler to add to their staff. The position offers part-time and full-time hours. Michaels Arts and Crafts is looking to fill a number of openings, …
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Michaels Arts and Crafts
14 Candlewood Lake Rd, Brookfield, CT
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Wendy's
36 Federal Rd, Brookfield, CT
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Petco
169 Federal Rd, Brookfield, CT
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Some support an increase, while others traditionally argue that it hurts small businesses. What do you think? Participate in our poll.
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Tuesday, January 31
The following is a press release: House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) joined Democratic legislators, labor leaders, a small business owner and minimum wage workers Tuesday to propose an increase in Connecticut's minimum wage, and said legislation to be proposed in the 2012 session will call for indexing the wage to keep pace with the rising cost of living and give employers predictability on their labor costs. The proposal calls for Connecticut's current minimum wage of $8.25 per hour to be raised to $9 per hour this year, $9.75 per hour next year and then to be indexed in the years following. He was joined at a news conference today to discuss the proposals by Democratic State Representatives Zeke Zalaski, Ezequiel Santiago …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Former president Linda McCaffrey received the Chamber's first award for Distinguished service.
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Friday, January 27
Linda Wagner, 2012 Chamber of Commerce President, and Jacqueline Salame, Chamber Vice President, presented Linda McCaffrey with the Distinguished Service Award from the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce at the Annual Meeting January 25. This is the first time in the eight-year history of the Chamber that this has been awarded. McCaffrey was the founder of the Chamber in 2004 and served as its president from 2004-2006. Serving as Membership Chair and Newsletter editor, McCaffrey has served on virtually every committee and helped plan many of the events that have become cornerstones of the Chamber. McCaffrey. whose company McCaffrey Realty Professionals recently merged with Coldwell Banker Residential, attributes much of her success to her …
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Some of the new mandates will provide paid sick time to certain workers and another would keep repeat drunk drivers off the road.
If you work for a company that has 50 or more employees and you currently don’t get paid sick time, starting Jan. 1 chances are very good that you’ll start getting it. A new state law that takes effect New Year’s Day in Connecticut mandates that most companies with 50 or more workers allow those workers to accrue paid sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 40 the employee works. The law, the first of its kind in the country, imposes the requirement regardless of a company’s business demands or ability to pay the sick time. The companies that are exempted under the legislation include manufacturers and certain tax-exempt organizations. Also, it does not require covered employers to provide paid sick leave to day or temporary workers or …
Friday, December 30, 2011
Danbury, Newtown, Southbury, Monroe also have winning restaurants in Connecticut magazine's Reader's Choice poll.
Woodbury chef and owner of the popular restaurant Good News Cafe says for her, cooking is a passion. "I do it as a passion. A lot of people do it as a job," said Carol Peck, who has run the innovative organic eatery for 18 years. The readers of Connecticut Magazine's Reader's Choice: Best Restaurants 2012 took notice, voting for her restaurant in the top category: "Best Overall Excellence," for Litchfield County. Her restaurant was also voted for multiple times in other categories, including best vegetarian, best desserts and best American. And another, more casual restaurant she opened recently, called Zeeburger, also won for best new eatery. Peck said she thinks people keep coming back because the food is always consistent and she has a …
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The inn owner recounts delightful ghost stories with a Dickens touch.
Walking through the front door of Woodbury's Curtis House Inn, the evidence of Christmas cheer is everywhere. One is immediately hit with the Dickensian beauty of the place; the antiques and old portraits, the dark wooden tables, lanterns and candles that decorate the hearth beneath the low beamed ceilings. According to locals and ghost hunters, the charm does not stop there. Built as a home in 1736, it has continuously been run as an inn since 1754. It is called the Curtis House Inn because five proprietors of the place were named Curtis, and none were related. Coincidences abound in this charming inn, once named to be among “the top caravansaries in the country” by a long defunct publication entitled Milestones and Memories. Some would …
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506 Main St N, Woodbury, CT
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