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September 2010

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Police Blotter: This week's crime reports from Brookfield and Elm Grove
Police Notes: The latest local crime briefs
News & Notes: Local news briefs
Obituaries: 
Local death notices
Meetings:
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Every School Every Week: What's up at local schools
School Notes: Elmbrook School District news briefs
School Board Notes: Recaps of recent board actions
Meetings: Elmbrook School District meeting schedule
 

 

What's New: Local business openings and more
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From NOW Newspapers

Tree-clearing plans frustrate homeowners

Homeowners in the Liberty Highlands subdivision are worried that removing trees that could interfere with utility lines at some point could be a blow to property values.(2)

Call reversed: Stadium lights will stay up at Brookfield East

The Elmbrook School Board changed course and decided to not remove the light poles at Brookfield East, which means the Spartans will be able to play their home football games as regularly scheduled.

Custom shirts make a nice niche for sports store

As owner of Fan Appreciation at Brookfield Square, Brian Benecky has carved out a niche in the apparel market by being able to take photos, images, words - or a combination of all three - and make them into a custom shirt or sweat shirt.

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Will bell toll for Hillside or Tonawanda?

It's still a long way from being decided, but closing a school is one option the Elmbrook School Board will consider as it explores the best way to eliminate a $15 million budget shortfall over the next five years.(2)

Unleashing the creative spirit

Wendy Rieves of Brookfield can come up with all kinds of imaginative fabrications, but that's a good thing. Rieves is an artist at heart.

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From the Journal Sentinel

Public Investigator

Crematory suspended for operating with expired license

Church and Chapel Funeral Services, Inc., had the license for its crematory in Brookfield suspended for 25 days by the DRL for cremating 272 human remains while its license was expired, the department said Monday.(8)

Flanner's has re-opened in Brookfield

The new owners of Flanner's Home Entertainment have reopened the store on W. Blue Mound Rd. across from Brookfield Square.(37)

B&G Golf closing remaining stores, liquidating inventory

After a half-century of business, Brookfield-based B&G Golf is closing all of its stores and liquidating its inventory.(12)

Fugitive contract killer charged with ID theft in Milwaukee

A fugitive contract killer who shot the woman who hired him when she failed to pay up has been charged in Milwaukee with federal identity theft charges.(21)

Ex-teacher sentenced in sex assault of student in Brookfield

A former Waukesha County teacher who sexually assaulted one of his students in 1990 was sentenced Friday to seven months in jail as a condition of a three-year probation term.

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EBHS Unleashed EBHS Unleashed
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Every School Every Week Every School Every Week
Learn what's going on in Brookfield's public and private schools.
 
Gas Watch Gas Watch
Find out where the cheapest gas is being sold in Brookfield.
 
Family Watchdog Family Watchdog
Use the interactive map to see where sex offenders live and work in Brookfield.
 
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Spotlight on Waukesha County

The Fur (& Feather!) Flyer The Fur (& Feather!) Flyer
The Humane Animal Welfare Society describes its efforts:  

 

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Lorayne Ritt spotlights Waukesha County's nonprofit community: Spell-down for literacy (Sept. 2) | See who attended

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