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Brookline Health & Human Services Urges Community To Take Precautions Against...

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett announces that the Town of Brookline has been deemed a moderate risk community for West Nile Virus by state...

Daniel Marr & Son Installs Steel At Children’s Hospital-Brookline Site

Boston Children’s Hospital is expanding its facilities and care outside of its Longwood campus to One Brookline Place and Two Brookline Place. The project...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Invites Community To Celebrate National Public...

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett invite residents to take part in Brookline’s annual celebration of National Public...

Business Owners In Brookline Sue Town Over Tobacco Ban

Several Brookline business owners have sued the town, challenging its age-based tobacco prohibition, which is slated to take effect on September 27, 2021. The plaintiffs,...

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...

Town of Brookline Extends Outdoor Dining Season

The Town of Brookline announces it will extend the outdoor dining season into December. In order to support restaurants that were adversely impacted by the...

Brookline Youth Participate In Kick Butts Day

Youth from Brookline joined others from across the Commonwealth on April 26, 2017 for a Kick Butts Day event to celebrate their role in...

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...

Town Of Brookline Closes CoViD-19 Testing Site, Urges Continued Vigilance To...

Town Manager Mel Kleckner and Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett wish to inform the public that the town’s CoViD-19 testing site closed on Thursday,...
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Navigation Sciences Acquires Exclusive Rights to Novel Technology for Minimally-Invasive, Lung...

Navigation Sciences today announced that it has acquired exclusive rights from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA) to novel augmented surgical navigation technology for...

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...

Recruitment Night: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) / Medical Reserve Corps...

If you or anyone you know – family, friends, neighbors, co-workers – are interested in joining the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) or the...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Hires Roland Lankah As Assistant Health...

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett is pleased to announce Roland Lankah has been hired as the Assistant Health Director for the Brookline Department of...

Update On MWRA Water Main Break In Brookline

This morning, MWRA crews were working on a water pipeline in Brookline when a coupling let go causing a large volume of water to...

Officials Working To Keep Seniors Cool In Hot Weather

With temperatures soaring into the 90s this week, it is important to check on the elderly who can be more prone to heat stress. According...

Welcome Dr. Swannie Jett At Department Of Public Health Open House

On Thursday, September 28, 2017, the Brookline Department of Public Health will host an Open House at 11 Pierce Street, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., to...

Brookline Disaster Prep: What About Your Pets?

The Brookline Department of Public Health, in conjunction with State of Massachusetts Animal Rescue Team (SMART), and the Brookline Police and Parks and Open...

Brookline Fire Department Shares Safety Tips During National Fire Prevention Week

As part of National Fire Prevention Week, Chief John F. Sullivan and the Brookline Fire Department would like to provide cooking safety tips, and...

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 Hosts CoViD-19 Vaccination Clinic In Partnership With Transformative...

Interim Health Commissioner Patrick Maloney is pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services, in Partnership with Transformative Healthcare,...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Asks Residents To Take CoViD-19 Vaccine...

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett would like to invite Brookline residents who are 18 years or older to take...

Community Yoga Class Invitation In Celebration Of International Day Of Yoga

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and Recreation Director Leigh Jackson invite residents to attend the community yoga class hosted by the Brookline Department of Public...

Town Of Brookline Provides Update On In-Town Testing Initiative

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett wishes to provide residents with an update on the town's COVID-19 testing site, and urge continued vigilance against the...

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,...

Invitation To Hear Joanne Koenig Coste, Author Of “Learning To Speak...

Rogerson House invites you to an evening with renowned author of Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s Joanne Koenig Coste. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Barbara...

Red Cross Seeking Local Blood Donors

The American Red Cross is asking blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a chronic summer blood shortage. In...

Brookline Doctor Jailed Over Court Debt Released After Filing For Bankruptcy

A doctor from Brookline who was jailed Tuesday over a court debt was released Thursday evening. Dr. Nataly Minkina was sent to jail for contempt after failing...

Brookline Bertucci’s: Buy Pizza And Make A Difference

Feeling like pizza? The charity Cops For Kids With Cancer, Inc. wants you to go get pizza Monday or Tuesday. Heck, if you go both days...

Brookline Considering License Cap, Buffer Zone Among Recreational Marijuana Regulations

In line with new state laws for recreational marijuana, Brookline is working toward a list of local regulations, to be addressed as warrant measures...

Public Forum On Health, Safety Protocols During U.S. Open Championship

The Town of Brookline invites the community to participate in its 2nd public forum about the U.S. Open, and to offer views about the...

Brookline Department Of Public Health & Human Services Shares CoViD-19 Report

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett wishes to share the Town of Brookline's CoViD-19 Health Report. The report is meant to provide Brookline residents with a...