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Layoffs At Fallon Ambulance Should Not Impact Brookline

The recent layoffs and contract losses at Fallon Ambulance Service should not affect Brookline, according to Town Administrator Mel Kleckner. Earlier this month the company...

Brookline Community Aging Network 9th Annual Meeting

BrooklineCAN (Brookline Community Aging Network) will hold its 9th Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 19, from 05:00 to 07:00 p.m., at the Brookline Senior...

Brookline Department Of Public Health & Human Services To Host Rabies...

Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is partnering with VCA Animal Hospital in Brookline for a Rabies and Microchip clinic that will...

Town Of Brookline To Reinstate Mask Mandate In Indoor Town-Owned Spaces,...

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss announces that the Town of Brookline is reinstating face-covering requirements in town-owned indoor spaces where the public gathers due to...

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Premier Event (AUDIO)

In this exclusive audio interview Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ talks with Cheryl Osimo Executive Director of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer...

Brookline Office Of Emergency Management Shares Tips To Help Residents During...

September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and Chief John F. Sullivan and the Brookline Office of Emergency Management would like to remind residents of the...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Expands Suspension Of Athletics To Include...

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett announces that non-school related recreational sports activities have been added to the ongoing pause of athletic programs under an...

Brookline Libraries To Require Masks Beginning Next Week

Director Sara Slymon announces that, beginning August 02, 2021, the Public Library of Brookline will require all patrons to wear masks while inside library...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Invites Community To Attend Open House

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services invite members of the community to attend an open house...

Attention Hospital CEO’s: Please “Share The Wealth” To Support Bedside Nurses

Nurses have been long overdue for better salaries and the accommodation of on-site call rooms. Hospitals generate billions of dollars in revenue annually.  Hospital...

Town Of Brookline’s Outdoor Mask Mandate To Remain In Place Until...

Town Manager Mel Kleckner and Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett would like to inform residents that the Town of Brookline will delay compliance with...

Brookline Offers Flu Clinics

Everyone 6 months of age or older should get a flu vaccine each year. There is no charge for the flu vaccine; however, please...

Brookline Public Health & Recreation Departments To Hold Annual Yoga Class

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and Recreation Director Leigh Jackson would like to invite community members to attend the annual community yoga class to celebrate...

BPD Officers Attend Child Seat Safety Technician Certification Training Program

The BPD is pleased to announce that four of its police officers are attending the Child Seat Safety Technician Certification Training this week. These officers...

Town Of Brookline Provides Update On COVID-19 Response

The Brookline Select Board, Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and Director of Health and Human Services Dr. Swannie Jett wish to provide the community with...

2017 Brookline Bike Parade

Event details: 21 May 11:30 - 13:00 Amory Playground Freeman Street & Amory Street Brookline, MA 02446 Cycle Beacon Street like never before, with no cars in your way....

Brookline Celebrates International Day Of Yoga

Brookline will join yogis from all over the world on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, to celebrate the second International Day of Yoga, which also...

Please Join The Brookline Police Department For A Blood Drive

Please join the Brookline Police Department this Thursday, October 01, 2020, for a blood drive to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital. This event is being sponsored...

Continued Vigilance Urged As COVID-19 Cases Rise & Holidays Approach

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett, Emergency Management Director John Sullivan and Town Administrator Mel Kleckner are urging residents to more closely follow COVID-19 prevention...

What You Need To Know About Colorectal Cancer

The information above is available as a downloadable and printable brochure in .pdf format and could be accessed here.  

Town Of Brookline Launches Community Health Assessment & Improvement Planning Process

Commissioner of Public Health Sigalle Reiss announces that the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services has recently launched a Community Health Assessment...

Town Of Brookline Provides Update On American Rescue Plan Funding Process...

Co-Chairs Miriam Aschkenasy and John VanScoyoc announce that the committee charged with making recommendations on how millions in federal aid is spent to benefit...

Puerto Rican Couple Brings Baby To Boston For Life-Saving Care

A Puerto Rico couple has made it to Boston in the wake of Hurricane Maria to save their baby's life. The couple is staying with...

New Tool To Save Family Pets

Brookline firefighters have a new tool to save family pets rescued during fires and other emergencies. The department has received a donation of six...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Launches Free Naloxone Distribution Program

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is pleased to announce that it will be providing free Naloxone to residents. Naloxone (Narcan) is...

Tips To Keep Warm In Brookline

You do not a weatherman to tell you it is cold outside as it is the first thing most of us are thinking when we step...
Dr. Albert Cohen

Marking A Lifetime Of Service, Brookline Pediatrician Turns 100

He wore the standard bow tie to work - because babies often grabbed at long ties. He is a Harvard graduate with a schooling...

Brookline Health Department To Initiate Study On Impacts Of Marijuana In...

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss announces that the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services is conducting an exploratory assessment of the landscape and...

Upcoming Flu / CoViD-19 Clinics And Tips To Stay Healthy This...

With seasonal illnesses circulating, Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss encourages residents to get vaccinated at the Brookline Department of Public Health's free flu and CoViD-19...