National School Walkout: Brookline High School Students Are In
Brookline High School students have organized a walkout scheduled for Wednesday in response to the Parkland school shooting and to the national cry for...
Small Private Colleges Attracting Fewer Students
Small, liberal arts college administrators are growing increasingly concerned as their enrollment numbers fall.
The Boston Globe reports undergraduate enrollment trends at 118 four-year private...
Wheelock College Selling Brookline Properties Amid Uncertainty
Facing a dwindling endowment and similarly weak revenue projections, Fenway-based Wheelock College has put its 10-room, 4,987-square-foot president’s house at 295 Kent Street in...
Coming Out: The Journey To Self-Acceptance Can Be Mired With Others’...
Instead of the traditional one big coming out narrative, I have had to come out several times in my life.
The first was in Illinois,...
School Committee Welcomes Suzanne Federspiel And Names Pollak Chairman
On May 4th, the School Committee welcomed new member Suzanne Federspiel, and welcomed back re-elected members Julie Schreiner-Oldham and Michael Glover.
Ms. Federspiel has been...
BHS Advances To Quarterfinals
Brookline High School has moved on to the quarterfinal round to compete against Lexington High School on WGBH's "High School Quiz Show." Brookline defeated...
Brookline Educational Honors
Elizabeth Scholle, Bronwyn Purcell and Adam Rintell, all of Chestnut Hill, graduated from Bates College on May 29.
Theo Nygren, of Brookline, along with over...
School Capital Subcommittee Meeting
The School Capital Improvements Subcommittee will be meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the 5th Floor Conference...
Brookline To Consider Pine Manor For Ninth School Option
Ninth School options are back on the table. The Brookline Board of Selectmen just announced that they are considering using land at Pine Manor...
No School On September 21
There will be no school on Thursday, September 21st in observance of Rosh Hashanah.
Wishing a happy and healthy new year to those celebrating.
Override Study Committee
Override Study Committee
Monday, December 18, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Select Board’s Conference Room, 6th Floor
Brookline Town Hall
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
AGENDA
Approval of Minutes
Update from Mary Ellen...
17-Year-Old Brookline Boy Wins Presidential Scholar In The Arts Award
To hear him play, it is obvious you are in the presence of a wildly talented concert pianist.
“I just fell in love with the...
Brookline class of 2017 celebrates
Members of the class of 2017 marked the end of their time as Brookline High students in a lively ceremony complete with braces jokes,...
“Hamilton” Actor And 2006 BHS Graduate In Brookline
From the Brookline High School stage to the Broadway stage, “Hamilton” actor and 2006 BHS graduate Nik Walker shared his passion for the arts...
Library Events: March 23-30
Special programs
At Main, design a marble labyrinth and challenge your friends' problem solving abilities Thursday, March 23, at 3:00 p.m. in the Rabbit Hole....
Art Experiments At The Brookline Public Library
Children and Adults ages 2 and up can cut, draw, glue and experiment in their own unique way. The outcome is not the object....
Brookline Looking Years Ahead With Major Parcel Study
Brookline schools are not the only ones in need of more space - several town departments are running short as well. In an effort...
Officer Katie Talking To Driscoll 5th Graders
Officer Katie talking to Driscoll 5th Graders about how to be good friends to each other, how to make smart, healthy and safe choices...
NPS Seeking Student Submissions For Art Contest
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline is running a visual art and writing contest for high school students.
The Inspired by Olmsted contest...
Brookline Adjusts School Menu Following Families’ Concerns
Brookline Public Schools are making adjustments to the new school meal program following criticism from parents.
Options like pancakes with grapes and fruit juice for...
Brookline Votes To Further Study New School Site
The town of Brookline is holding off on deciding where to locate a badly-needed new elementary school. The town is short on land, and...
Officer McCabe Gives Two Lucky Students A Ride To School
Officer McCabe gave two lucky Park School students a ride to school today in her cruiser after they won the ride at a school...
Brookline Special Town Meeting: The Ninth School, High School Expansion &...
The first night of Special Town Meeting began with a teller count caused by a glitch in the electronic voting system and a debate...
Shawsheen Tech To Host TechJam 2.0
Middle school students are invited to register for Shawsheen/Microsoft TechJam 2.0 scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 20, 2017 at Shawsheen...
Brookline Number One Safest College Town
Independent review site "Safewise" has put together a list of the top 50 safest college towns in the US.
According to the site, the number...
Robotics Team Wins Competitions And Community Outreach Award
At the beginning of every January, the robotics team is given an assignment for their competition, and the clock starts ticking. They have six...
Summertime Exhibit Features 19 Youth Photographers
Summertime, the next art exhibit at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library, not only has a timely name, but it also features the work of...
China Trip An Eye-Opening Experience For Brookline Residents
Picture an average eight-hour day at the office. Now double that.
That 16-hour period is still shorter than the time it takes to fly from...
School Year 2017-2018 Diversity Hiring Report Shared With School Committee
At the November 30th School Committee Meeting, Director of Human Resources Lisa Richardson provided an update on the public school's ongoing efforts on diversity...
Hebrew School Open House In Brookline
Looking for a Hebrew school program? Come visit ours on the road in Chestnut Hill in Brookline.Dinner will be provided!
Boston-Area Jewish Education Program (BJEP),...
