Candlewood Lake Authority Launches Program to Monitor Blue-Green Algae; Brookfield Man Arrested After Alleged Beating of Man

Brookfield, CT — Catch up on all the news you may have missed this past week on Patch.

The funds will be used for streetscape, signage, sidewalks and lighting improvements in the Four Corners area in Brookfield. Read more here.>>> Brookfield Town Meeting Planned to Vote on $500K Streetscape Grant Appropriation

The Brookfield Farmers Market, which is held each Friday from 3 - 6p.m. at Brookfield Town Hall, opened this week. Read more here. >>>Brookfield Farmers Market Kicks Off Summer Season with Fresh Produce, Clams on the Half & More

The Candlewood Lake Authority explains a new pilot program they've launched with WestConn to monitor cytotoxin levels in lakes. Read more here.>>>Candlewood, Squantz, Zoar Lake Report: Is it Safe to Swim?

Danbury police said the Brookfield man hit another man with a baseball bat after a fight broke out after a party. Read more here.>>> Brookfield Man, 4 Others, Arrested After Unwanted Guest Crashes Party: Police

"We need to gradually increase expenditures on maintenance for capital items in the operating budget..." Read more here.>>> Opinion: Brookfield Officials Urge Residents to Vote Yes on $2.8M Capital Improvement Projects

• Candlewood Lake Authority Warns of Blue-Green Algae, New Fairfield Beach Closed
• 2 Men Charged with Breach of Peace, Assault After Fighting in Brookfield: Police
• 35 Vegetable Beds Allow Local Children to Learn Useful Lessons by Planting, Cultivating, Tending to Gardens
• Patricia G. Fairchild, 73, of Brookfield, Passed Away
• Brookfield Resident and Oncology Nurse Mary Goehrke, 84, Passed Away
• Kathleen M. Baroni, 93, of Brookfield, Passed Away