Brookfield Connecticut was a thriving town with iron furnaces, grist mills, sawmills, comb shops, carding and cotton mills, a paper mill, a knife factory, hat factories, stage-coach shops, lime kilns, harness shops and other plants in operation.
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Brookfield Connecticut has a humid continental climate, similar to that of New York City, with mild to warm humid summers and cold to very cold winters.
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At the state level, Brookfield Connecticut is in the 107th Assembly District, currently represented by State Rep.
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Brookfield Connecticut is part of the 5th congressional district, which is represented by Jahana Hayes .
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Many residents of Brookfield Connecticut attend private schools in the Greater Danbury area, including Canterbury School, Immaculate High School and Wooster School .
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Brookfield Connecticut Craft Center is a specialized, non-degree school which teaches the skills of craftsmanship and offers courses and workshops to the general public.
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Brookfield Connecticut has many active scout units, including two Boy Scout troops, a Boy Scout Ship on Candlewood Lake, as well as two Cub Scout packs.
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Partially due to Brookfield's close proximity to New York City, Brookfield has seen many notable residents ranging from famous golfer Gene Sarazen to Connecticut's 87th governor Jodi Rell.
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Interstate 84 passes through the southern tip of Brookfield Connecticut, but is most directly accessible through Exit 9 in Hawleyville.
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Brookfield Connecticut's station building is currently occupied by the Brookfield Connecticut Craft Center, which ceased to operate as a station in 1971 when service ended.
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Closest public airport to Brookfield Connecticut is Danbury Municipal Airport, being located in neighboring Danbury.
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Brookfield Connecticut is within close proximity of several airports with commercial service, including Westchester County Airport, Bradley International Airport, Tweed New Haven Airport and NYC airports of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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Brookfield Connecticut has plans to expand the current police headquarters, citing a growth in the population served, as well as the size of the police force.
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