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BROOKFIELD — Township trustees Monday approved increasing the pay for firefighters and emergency medical technicians because of concerns about staffing shorta

BROOKFIELD — The first bridge in Brookfield to be dedicated to veterans will honor the memory of three men who gave their lives while serving their country in

WHAT: Township trustee meeting Monday PRESENT: Dan Suttles, Mark Ferrara and Shannon Devitz Trustees: • Announced that Memorial Day ceremony will be 10

BROOKFIELD — Many local residents have been without power, some for a few days, the past two weekends following severe wind storms, so trustees are looking at

With the possibility that some people in the Valley may not have power restored until late Tuesday, some communities are opening up centers where people can keep warm and charge their mobile devices.

The books inside the little library at a Brookfield Township park were burnt earlier this month.

KTLA5 weekend anchor Chris Burrous, who was found unconscious in a Glendale motel room two days after Christmas, died from an accidental methamphetamine...

bcoupland@tribtoday.com BROOKFIELD — Township officials are reviewing options on whether to add a new pavilion and a recreational walking trail for the township park. Road supervisor Jamie Fredenburg told the board at a recent trustees meeting about seeking available state grants for a new 30-by-50-foot open pavilion at a cost of $70,000. He said two options are being considered for a recreational trail. One would cost $153,000 for a 3,300-foot-long, 10-foot-wide trail from the parking lot t...

bcoupland@tribtoday.com Staff photo / Bob Coupland Jason Cooke, president of the Healthy Hearts and Paws Project in Brookfield, with Archie, a 5-year-old mixed breed, at the site where a planned new 9,300-square-foot facility will be built to house heartworm-positive dogs receiving treatment. A fundraising campaign for the $1.9 million to $2.1 million facility has begun to get the building constructed by 2023. BROOKFIELD — Because of the increased number of dogs testing positive for heartworm...

bcoupland@tribtoday.com BROOKFIELD — Trustee Dan Suttles said when he learned a snow plow truck mirror was broken off after it hit a basketball hoop by the road, he thought it must be an isolated incident — until he learned 19 locations in the township had hoops at the side of or on the road. Suttles told trustees at their year-end meeting Monday that the snow plow drivers are having issues getting around the basketball hoops when they plow. “The mirror on one truck was damaged because th...