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City of Brookfield Recount Completed
After a meticulous hand recount, Prosser gained three additional votes and Kloppenburg gained one more vote from City of Brookfield voters.
Lisa Sink, Patch Staff
Lisa Sink, Patch Staff
- Brookfield, WI
A Green Bay native with a journalism degree and criminology and law studies minor from Marquette University, Lisa Sink comes to Patch.com after working for more than 15 years at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / JSOnline.com and the Milwaukee Sentinel. She also has freelanced for other media, such as the Business Journal, Wisconsin Builder magazine and the American Planning Association.
Way back in those heady college days, Lisa says she naively thought she had life figured out. But then she got married, bought a house and had two children. And she learned that life is messy and learning is a lifelong adventure.
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Weeding Out the Garlic Mustard
Boy Scouts and other volunteers helped pull garlic mustard, buckthorn and honeysuckle from Mary Knoll Park in Brookfield.
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UPDATED: Recount Will Be Complete Monday Except Waukesha County
The state Government Accountability Board said Friday afternoon that Waukesha County will be the only county that will not make Monday's recount deadline.
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Waukesha County Wants More Time for Recount
With 16 percent of Waukesha County's recount complete at the end of Wednesday, Waukesha County Circuit Judge Robert Mawdsley asked for a time extension.
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Voter Photo ID Bill a Hot Topic at Town Hall Meeting
Some residents told state Rep. Paul Farrow that college students could be disenfranchised from voting under new photo ID requirements.
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Police Report: Caught "Making Out" in Back of Van
The latest police calls also include graffiti, road rage, a false alarm at the library and underage drinking.
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Fatal Brookfield Crash
A Pewaukee man will serve 25 years in prison for a 2008 crash on Capitol Drive in which an Elm Grove man died and two others were injured.
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Military Veteran Benefits Explained
The American Legion Post 449 in Brookfield is co-hosting a free program to explain potential nursing home aid for veterans and their spouses.
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Prosser Has Net Gain With 10% of Waukesha County's Votes Recounted
The Waukesha County Board of Canvassers has counted about 11,000 votes after 4 1/2 days. Deadline to complete the county's 125,000-vote recount is May 9.
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President: Osama Bin Laden Dead
After nearly 10 years, the man who orchestrated the deadliest attack on U.S. soil has been tracked down and killed, officials say.
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Historic Recount Begins and Mayor Ponto Urges State Budget Changes
What's the over / under on whether the statewide recount will be completed by the May 9 deadline?
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Re-enacting Civil War Days
Living historians give a glimpse into Civil War military and civilian life at the Elmbrook Historical Society event in Brookfield.
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Brookfield Mom in London for Royal Wedding
Brookfield resident Becky Druml and her family are reveling in all that is royal after being selected for a London trip by a USA Today project.
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Updated: Video of Day 2: Brookfield Town Recounted
Brookfield Patch assembled this video and photo gallery at Thursday's recount of Town of Brookfield votes.
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Waukesha County Has Recounted Just 2 Percent of Votes
The Waukesha County Board of Canvassers took 1 1/2 days to recount the Town of Brookfield's state Supreme Court votes, leaving 36 communities to go. The net: Prosser gains six votes.
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Photo Gallery and Video: Waukesha County Recount Begins With Brookfield Town Votes
The Waukesha County recount of the state Supreme Court race started Wednesday morning with the Town of Brookfield ballots.
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Photo Gallery and Video: Waukesha County Recount Begins With Brookfield Town Votes
The Waukesha County recount of the state Supreme Court race started Wednesday morning with the Town of Brookfield ballots.
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UPDATE: Prosser Picks Up 6 Votes on First Day in Waukesha County
About a dozen representatives from the Prosser and Kloppenburg campaigns scrutinized the ballot recount in Waukesha County, as Clerk Kathy Nickolaus recused herself from its oversight.
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Bring Your Binoculars
Adults and children alike are invited to the city's first International Migratory Bird Day celebration.
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Mayor Ponto to Joint Finance: Add Police, Fire to Collective Bargaining Changes
Brookfield Mayor Steve Ponto urged legislators to lessen the impact of the state budget on local governments, including adding police officers and fire fighters to collective bargaining changes.
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