Cooling centers have been set up by local officials from Brookfield and Bethel to help residents struggling to cope with this week’s heat wave. In Brookfield , the senior center on Federal Road will serve as a cooling center between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. All are welcome, and it will be available through Friday, [...]

Rep. David Scribner, ranking member of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, will hold a May 12 forum in Brookfield about the dangers of distracted driving. The 7 p.m. event in the Whisconier Middle School seminar room will feature experts on the subject, and Scribner, who also represents Bethel, will talk about his recent efforts to beef [...]

HARTFORD — At a time when residents find themselves scrutinizing every dollar their government spends the legislature must enhance the tools available to them, Rep. David Scribner said. Scribner, who represents Brookfield and Bethel, was among lawmakers Monday who supported a proposal (H.B. 5163) that would see the state’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis build [...]

BROOKFIELD — Rep. David Scribner had a busy day here, first attending a fundraiser organized by the Newcomers & Neighbors Club before heading off to a film festival put on by the local arts commission. Scribner, along with his three daughters, was among a few hundred people at the fundraiser from Newcomers, which uses money [...]