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🌱 Patch AM: Down The Hatch's New Owners Reveal When Brookfield Favorite Could Reopen

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Good morning Brookfield! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Beloved Brookfield lakeside restaurant targets big comeback with new owners
  • What Faith Church's big Route 7 expansion means at Brookfield's border

Also on today's calendar: Pre-Demolition/Moving Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Down The Hatch's New Owners Reveal When Brookfield Favorite Could Reopen (patch.com) — Brookfield residents can look forward to Down The Hatch reopening under new ownership, with a tentative target of Mother's Day 2027. The popular Candlewood Lake spot may see upgrades like an expanded waterfront deck, more boat slips, and a potential year-round upstairs dining area, continuing its long tradition as a favorite local gathering place.
   

• Approved expansion plans for New Milford church reflect growth in congregation and own (ctpost.com) — Faith Church on Route 7 at the Brookfield border has won approval for a $3 million expansion that will add sanctuary seating, double its school classrooms, and significantly increase parking. New Milford's zoning leaders are limiting outdoor special events and requiring a fresh traffic study, decisions that will shape congestion, noise, and activity along Brookfield's busiest nearby corridor.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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