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The Brookfield Elm Grove Interfaith Network (BEGIN) held a 9/11 ceremony Sunday, as diverse religious leaders weaved ribbons together in prayer and songs.
The Elmbrook School Board might make a final elementary school closure recommendation Tuesday.
Having a union contract in place before Act 10 became law does not protect employees from making pension contributions, say Brookfield leaders who will seek ruling on their interpretation.
Joe Washcovick, an equipment operator for the Brookfield Fire Department, traveled to Ground Zero to help counsel rescue workers.
Linda Braun, a Wauwatosa native now living in Brookfield, was working two blocks from the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Shawn Conaway, a third candidate who applied for a vacant seat, withdrew his name due to grad school conflicts with city meetings.
Kelly Michaels will serve as Brookfield's city clerk starting Oct. 3, replacing Kristine Schmidt.
Elmbrook School Board members said they were not in favor of closing Swanson or Burleigh elementary schools.
Also this week: a new city clerk might be hired and Sunset Playhouse offers a special dinner and a show.
The restaurant, whose chain filed for bankruptcy, announced its closure.
Mellone filed paperwork today seeking to regain the Common Council seat she resigned from to apply for city clerk.
Mayor Steve Ponto will ask aldermen Tuesday to appoint Kelly Michaels as Brookfield city clerk.
Brookfield mothers celebrated firsts and lasts at their annual tradition of walking to Panera Bread on the first day of school.
Swanson Elementary School's new principal, Kori Hartman, taught first grade for 14 years and loves getting back in the classroom.
A meal service delivery worker found a 75-year-old man bleeding from a gunshot wound hours after he apparently accidentally shot himself, police say.
Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas says North Avenue should be widened to four lanes from 124th Street to Calhoun Road.
Residents in the city's southeastern 7th aldermanic district have until Friday to apply for the vacant Common Council seat.
Jennifer Van Kirk is one of only five national civilians to receive the Patrick Henry Award for her volunteer work for the military.
Teacher salaries are frozen for fall and sick leave days are reduced, while the board plans to review in future months possible changes to retiree benefits.
The so-called "junior-senior wars" might have been involved in at least some of the property mischief reported to police.
