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Christine J. Barbuto

Christine J. Barbuto Killed At 32

Christine J. Barbuto was one of those people whom everyone else wanted to be around. Her friends from the University of Rhode Island recalled...

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...

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 Man Arrested After Stabbing At Allston Gas Station

A 39-year-old Brookline man was arrested early yesterday morning, accused of stabbing a man in a fight in a gas station parking lot in...

Best Racing Tracks In Massachusetts

Do you want to get your adrenaline going? Go no further than the Bay State, which is home to a number of thrilling racetracks. Massachusetts...

Statement On The Settlement Agreement Between The Town Of Brookline &...

The Select Board and Gerald Alston have reached an agreement to end the litigation filed by Mr. Alston against the Town of Brookline and...
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Brookline Bank To Stop Insuring Deposits Over $250K

Brookline Bank has grown too big to be in a Massachusetts program that insures all deposits made by a bank’s customers, no matter how...

Community Partnership Committee To Support Engagement Around The 2022 U.S. Open

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and The Country Club’s General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Kristen LaCount, are pleased to welcome the 2022 U.S. Open...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Shares CoViD-19 Update

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services share that, in alignment with the end of the federal...

Simple Recycling: Residents “Going Pink” To Go Green

In a growing number of suburbs, going green actually means going pink. These towns have joined forces with a private company, Simple Recycling, to make...

Help Plant Brookline’s First Miniature Forest

The Brookline Department of Public Works' Parks and Open Space Division would like to invite community members to help plant the Town of Brookline's...

Police Blotter

Monday, Jan. 29 Laser on Colbourne Crecsent: At 7:46 p.m., a caller reported that someone in a home by Colbourne Cresvent and Winthrop Road was shining...

Soul Witness, The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project

Soul Witness, a work in progress documentary film by R. Harvey Bravman returns to the Coolidge after its well-received sold out Movie House 1 screening...

Town Of Brookline Recommends Indoor Mask Use

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett and the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services are urging residents to wear masks while visiting indoor...

Brookline Arts Center Faculty Exhibition Reception

The Brookline Arts Center is pleased to host its annual Faculty Exhibition. Our faculty members are professional teaching artists with a wide range of...

Carbon Monoxide Leak Forces BU Students Out Of Residence In Brookline

A Boston University residence in Brookline was evacuated early Tuesday morning after firefighters found “high levels” of carbon monoxide inside, officials said. Firefighters responded to...
Casey McNamara (2nd left to right)

Brookline’s Casey McNamara Advocates For Diabetes Research In Dc

Casey McNamara, a former Brookline high student and current rising junior at Ursuline Academy, excels as a three-sport varsity athlete. By looking at her, you...

Brookline Food Pantry Receives Donations From Register Of Deeds

Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell recently delivered food donations to the Brookline Emergency Food Pantry. The donations were made by the...

Select Board, January 9, 2018, Executive Session 6:00 p.m., Public Session...

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018 SELECT BOARD’S HEARING ROOM Neil Wishinsky – Chair Benjamin J. Franco Nancy S. Heller Bernard W. Greene Heather A. Hamilton ...

Brookline Department Of Public Works Encourages Community To “Go Green After...

The Brookline Department of Public Works (DPW) is encouraging community members to “Go Green After Halloween” by participating in its second annual Pumpkin Toss...
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Chemical Health Policy Stricter Than State’s

Since the 90s, the high school has enforced a chemical health policy that is more strict than the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), specifically...

Welcoming Brookline Fire Department’s Recruit Class 47

Join us as we welcome Recruit Class 47! The Brookline Fire Department has 7 members who will be joining Brookline Fire Fighters Local 950...

Hubway To Become Blue Bikes, Expand To 3,000 Bikes In 2019

Boston’s public bike-share service, Hubway, announced a new partnership Wednesday with Blue Cross Blue Shield, a health insurance company, that will expand and rebrand...

Stakehowders Encouraged To Participate In Next Phase Of Transit-Oriented Zoning Efforts

Town Administrator Chas Carey encourages Brookline residents and community stakeholders to participate in an upcoming meeting as part of the 3rd phase of its...

Town Of Brookline To Raise Parking Rates For The 1st Time...

The Town of Brookline announces that increased parking rates will begin to go into affect in mid-March. Rates are increasing to $2 per hour.  On January...

Norfolk County Fire Chiefs Association Hosts Successful Leadership Seminar

The Norfolk County Fire Chiefs Association is pleased to announce that it hosted a successful leadership seminar at the Bank of Canton Auditorium yesterday. On...
Michal Alge

Brookline Athlete Sets School Record

Senior forward Michal Alge, of Brookline, set a school record for most-ever career rebounds on the Yeshiva University women’s basketball team. Alge grabbed her 832nd...

Robert L. Allen, Jr., LLP

In today’s competitive and complicated legal environment you must have an attorney who is experienced, knowledgeable, and capable. The law office of Robert L. Allen, Jr. can...

A Woman Giving Out Mice, Egg Throwers, And Wandering Raccoons

Monday, May 8 Missing: Someone reported a 15-year old boy missing. Oh no: Someone called to report an older woman was hit by a car near...

Brookline Green Electricity Sets Rates Through June, Offering Increasingly Renewable Energy...

Town Administrator Chas Carey is pleased to share that Brookline Green Electricity's rates have been set through the end of 2024. To enroll in one...
James F. McHugh, photo by Mаtt Wеst

Retired Appeals Court Judge James F. McHugh Joins The Mediation Group

Retired Appeals Court Judge James F. McHugh has joined The Mediation Group (TMG) in Brookline. James F. ("Jim”) McHugh was appointed by Gov. Michael Dukakis as...

Brookline High Alum Founds Sustainable Lingerie Brand

Brookline High alum Cindy Liberman is bringing women a new option for lingerie by offering handcrafted lingerie designed by women for women with an...