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Please Help Elisaveta Live

Dear Readers, We are writing with a request for emergency help to Elisaveta, whom we at Brookline.com know personally, and who has been paralyzed from the...

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...
David Paikin

Brookline Bank Names David N. Paikin To Build C&I Banking Team...

David N. Paikin has joined Brookline Bank in the Commercial Banking Group as a Senior Vice President reporting to Division Executive William MacKenzie. Mr. Paikin will be...

Brookline Residents React To Boylston Street Building Plans

It was not a public hearing held by the Planning Board or even the Select Board that drew a crowd of concerned residents to...

Open Meeting Law And Brookline’s Ninth School

As the town continues to search for a site for the ninth elementary school, the Attorney General’s office is reviewing a complaint that the...

Brookline Resident Making A Difference: Diaper Circle Hero

About six months into the creation of a nonprofit that distributes diapers to those in need, Brookline resident Michelle Visser knocked on the door...

Winter Preparedness Tips

As we approach winter, please take time to learn how you can be better prepared here in Brookline. Snow, ice, and freezing temps can...

Dynamic Duos

December 2017 - March 2018 Recitals: Sunday, March 25, 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. Brookline Music School's annual Dynamic Duos program encourages students to work and perform...

Police Blotter

Wednesday, Nov. 22 Extortion on Fisher Avenue: At 10:38 a.m. a caller on Fisher Avenue reported her husband received a letter attempting to extort money...

“Winter Blooms” Art Installation Brings Brightness To Brookline

Winter can be cold, dark and desolate, with bare trees and flower gardens stamped out by the weather, but local artist Hilary Zelson is...

Four Decades Of Rosie’s Baking Tradition Continues Under New Ownership

After 42 years, the owners of iconic Rosie’s Bakery, Judy Rosenberg and Eliot Winograd, were looking for the right person to entrust with their...

Shuttle Buses Replace D Line Trolleys This Weekend

Tree pruning and removal will disrupt the Green D Line trolleys in Brookline and Newton during the next three weekends. MBTA crews will be working...

JFK Birth Centennial Ends On Assassination Anniversary

A year of events marking the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth came to close Wednesday, exactly 54 years after his assassination. National...

Power Outage In Brookline: More Than 200 Without Power

If you have called Eversource to let them know your power is out, you are not alone. Some 220 people in Brookline are without power....

JFK Birth Centennial Ending Today On 54th Assassination Anniversary

A year of events marking the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth is drawing to a close exactly 54 years after his...

Massachusetts Firefighters Honored For Bravery

Gov. Charlie Baker and Public Safety Secretary Daniel Bennett today joined State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey to honor Firefighters from 22 Massachusetts fire...

Police Blotter

All of the following is from Brookline Police log or online blog. They are excerpts taken from the public police log and represent a...

Missing Cat In Brookline Found

Diva has been found and reunited (and it feels so good) with his owners, police said in a tweet on November 20, 2017. PREVIOUSLY: A...

State Swimming Results

Division 1 Team scores: 1. Andover 488.50, 2. Acton-Boxboro 267.50, 3. Newton North 263, 4. Chelmsford 210, 5. Brookline 176, 6. Haverhill 170, 7. Needham...

Bessemer Group, Inc. Trims Holdings in Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (BRKL)

Bessemer Group, Inc. lowered its stake in Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) by 42.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most...

Friends Of The Brookline Library Annual Book Sale

It is that time of year for the Friends of the Brookline Library’s annual holiday used book sale. On Sunday, December 3, the Friends...

Thanksgiving 2017: Open / Closed In Brookline

You might be out of luck if you wake up Thursday and remember you forgot something you need to make Thanksgiving dinner. For those...
Will Nitze

Brookline Resident Boosts Brain Power With The Power Of Nutrition

When Will Nitze felt himself getting fatigued and battling mental fog while at work, a complete change to his diet made all the difference....
Roy Moore

Brookline Attorney Files Complaint Urging Roy Moore’s Law License Be Revoked

As sexual assault allegations against Senate candidate Roy Moore continue to make national headlines, one Brookline attorney decided it was time to take things...

Help Find A Missing Cat

A cat has gone missing from the Cypress Road area and the police are now asking for folks to keep a look out for...

Who Dunnit? This Owl Was Mysteriously Left At A Brookline Library

On Monday morning Putterham Library had an unusual surprise near the book drop. Tucked to the side of it was a brown and black...

Brookline Residents To Perform In Freelance Players’ Musical

Ten Brookline youths will perform in the Freelance Players’ upcoming original musical, “Come as you Are, ” at 7:30 p.m. on December 8 and...
Alan Kaplan

Brookline Arson: Former Owner Of Village Smokehouse On Trial

Did the former owner of the Village Smokehouse plot with a local handyman to burn down a failed construction project on Spooner Road in...

Brookline High School to compete on High School Quiz Show

Brookline High School will compete on Season 9 of WGBH’s High School Quiz Show, airing at 6 p.m. Feb 3 on WGBH 2. Their academic...

Brookline To Change Columbus Day To “Indigenous People’s Day”

Brookline just dropped Columbus Day. After hearing arguments from both sides, including a Brookline High School student for the name change and a group...

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...

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...