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Brookfield Daily Briefing: Oct 8

Happy Columbus Day.

Today is Monday, October 8, the 282nd day of the year and Columbus Day.

Today's Headlines

Sports: Swimming and Diving Bests Rival Pomperaug

Paving Project: Roads to Avoid This Week

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Add Your Question for Consideration in President Debate

Today's Weather 

Monday: Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 59.

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Monday Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Events & Reminders

  • Municipal offices and Brookfield public schools are closed today for Columbus Day.

Today in History

  • 1956: New York Yankee's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series; one of only 21 perfect games in MLB history.
  • 1970: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a maneuver to deceive world opinion."
  • 1982: Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
  • 2001: President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

Weather information taken from the National Weather Service. Today in History compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.


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