BROOKFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — One of the places former governor Jodi Rell will be remembered most fondly is her hometown of Brookfield. “Jodi was a good friend, a good neighbor,” Betsy McIlvaine said. She said Rell was always there when she needed ...

Born Mary Carolyn Reavis, the longtime Brookfield resident entered politics in 1984 and went on to become Connecticut's 87th governor and second female governor

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who steadied the state after scandals that caused the resignation of Gov. John G. Rowland, died Wednesday in Florida at age 78. Rell died in a hospital after a brief illness,