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YIR: Editor's Choice 2011

Editor’s Choice for Top 5 Stories of 2011 that didn’t make Most Read.

Doc Wollkind Hearings

(BHS) math teacher Dr. Robert “Doc” Wollkind was put on suspension in December 2010, however the hearings did not begin until January 2011. Wollkind requested that his , which conducted an inquiry .

The tribunal eventually , who the decision was released.

bin Laden Killed

The world heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been found and killed Sunday, May 1, 2011 and the next morning the nation and Brookfield were relishing in the fact that the face of America’s enemies had been taken out. Hear from in New York and about the news of bin Laden’s death.

Hit-and-Run

A tragic story that nearly made the Most Read list involved the loss of another Brookfield youth, , who was killed in a hit-and-run accident near the Danbury campus of Western Connecticut State University (WestConn). The driver involved in the incident , however .

Recount

On the evening of May 14, your editor waited in the while the registrars double-checked what appeared to be a . The education budget failed by a single vote in the preliminary tally, . The recount , increasing the margin to nine votes.

Bobcat Sightings

Through the months of August and September, readers were seeing bobcats all over town — the four-legged furry kind, not the back-to-school crowd — and and . By the end of the summer, we to see where the cats frequented around town.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Olga Konyukhova May 20, 2013 at 01:03 pm
Thank you, I will! We all miss him and hope he'll find his way home.
Jaimie Cura (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 11:28 am
Sending all the best vibes your way. I shared your post on Facebook and Twitter. Keep us posted,Read More Olga!
BuckWheat May 19, 2013 at 04:28 pm
Oh dont you worry, were gonna vote, but not going to vote to increase taxes thats for sure. Do withRead More what you have.
Steven DeVaux May 19, 2013 at 08:16 am
I would recommend supporting an increase similar to Ridgefield's which was under 2% (1.97%). If aRead More community like Ridgefield can perform at high levels with an increase under 2%, the Board of Education, in asking for almost twice that is openly admitting that they have installed inefficient management in school administration. Further, the sewer system on the referendum will require municipal funding since it is backed by the full faith and credit of the town of Brookfield and reduces the town's borrowing ability - the advertisement for which indicated it would not impact municipal funding.
Steven DeVaux May 19, 2013 at 06:52 am
So Mandarin Chinese won't be a requirement? Perhaps Manchurin Chinese? Cantonese Chinese? MongolianRead More Chinese? Which Chinese are the British speaking these days? Their empire stretched in the Hindu speaking parts of Asia but they aren't teaching Hindu. A quandry indeed.
Steven DeVaux May 17, 2013 at 05:23 pm
The board of education's policy should pertain to all employees of the Brookfield Board ofRead More Education.
Steven DeVaux May 17, 2013 at 05:22 pm
The short answer is because they want to. If you spent twice at much they still would. EducationRead More personnel need to be monitored on social media like Patch.
Laura Orban May 17, 2013 at 12:18 pm
I will lend a hand by voting yes for the school budget this Tuesday, May 21st. Teachers should notRead More have to pay out of pocket for school supplies.
Steven DeVaux May 18, 2013 at 11:58 am
Interesting that representative Scribner fails to represent Brookfield's businesses choosing insteadRead More to focus on Ridgefields.