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Brookline Residents Are Invited To Take Part In Food Waste Drop-Off...

The Brookline Department of Public Works would like to invite residents to complete a community survey about the new Community Food Waste Drop-Off Bin...

Brookline Department Of Public Works To Relaunch Composting Incentive Program

Commissioner Erin Chute is pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Works is relaunching its curbside composting incentive program, in partnership with...

Brookline Indoor Air Quality Presentation

Brookline's Advisory Council on Public Health (ACPH), in partnership with the Zero Emissions Advisory Board (ZEAB), would like to invite the community to attend...

Town Of Brookline Enacts New Tree Preservation Bylaw & Regulations

The Brookline Department of Public Works wishes to inform the public of the recently enacted Tree Preservation Bylaw and associated Rules and Regulations. This bylaw...

Updated Solid Waste Regulations In Brookline

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and Department of Public Works Commissioner Erin Chute report that the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services and...

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

Public Works Commissioner Erin Chute and Zero Waste Program Manager Katie Weatherseed on behalf of the Brookline Department of Public Works are excited to...

Brookline Awarded $145,000 In MVP Grant Funds From The Healey-Driscoll Administration...

The Town of Brookline is excited to announce it was awarded $145,000 in climate resilience grant funding to develop a hydraulic model of the...

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...

Town Of Brookline Invites Residents To Public Hearing On Draft Solid...

The Department of Public Health & Human Services and the Department of Public Works would like to invite the public to attend a public...

Brookline Public Works To Provide Amnesty Trash Collection For Residents

The Town of Brookline will provide a Trash Amnesty pick up during the first week of September, as part of Brookline’s Hybrid Pay-As-You-Throw Trash...

Town Of Brookline To Partner With Northeastern University’s iSUPER In Air...

Commissioner of Public Works Erin Chute Gallentine is pleased to announce that the Town of Brookline has partnered with Northeastern University's Intelligent Solutions to...

Brookline Department Of Public Works Invites Community Members To Attend Spring...

Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine and Division of Parks and Open Space Director Alexandra Vecchio would like to invite community members to attend the Brookline...

Brookline Department Of Public Works To Offer Household Hazardous Waste Recycling...

Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine would like to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Works will offer a Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Program to...

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...

Town Of Brookline Invites The Public To Take Part In Natural...

The Town of Brookline invites residents to an upcoming meeting where the Office of Emergency Management will provide an update on the town's Natural...

Brookline Green Electricity Renewed For Two Years, Default Offering Will Reach...

The Town’s electricity supply program, Brookline Green Electricity (BGE), will begin a new supply contract in December 2022, which will provide fixed prices for...

Town Of Brookline Partners With Helpsy To Offer Free Clothing Recycling...

The Brookline Department of Public Works is pleased to announce that Brookline has partnered with Helpsy to offer a free and convenient way for...

Town Of Brookline Shares Information On MassDEP’s New Waste Ban Regulations

The Brookline Department of Public Works wishes to share information on the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MassDEP) new waste ban regulations, which take...

Town Of Brookline Awarded Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grant

Town Administrator Chas Carey is pleased to announce that the Town of Brookline’s Sustainability Division was recently awarded a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness action grant...

Brookline Department Of Public Works Seeking Community’s Help In Watering Shade...

Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine and the Department of Public Works are seeking the community’s help watering shade trees in town amid an ongoing drought. Severe...

Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course To Reduce Carbon Footprint With...

Brookline Recreation Director Leigh Jackson and Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course General Manager Justin Lawson are pleased to announce that the golf course...

Brookline Department Of Public Works Shares Update On Fuel Oil Discharge...

Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine and the Brookline Department of Public Works wish to update the community on ongoing efforts related to the discharge of...

Brookline Emergency Management Team Shares Safety Information Regarding Heat Advisory

The Town of Brookline Emergency Management Team would like to share safety precautions with residents ahead of expected hot weather. Residents should be advised that...

Brookline Emergency Management Team Shares Cooling Station Information For Ongoing Heat...

The Town of Brookline Emergency Management Team would like to remind residents of safety precautions relating to the ongoing heat advisory. According to the National...

Brookline Emergency Management Team Shares Safety Tips & Resources Ahead Of...

The Town of Brookline Emergency Management Team would like to remind residents of safety precautions and community resources ahead of a heat emergency expected...

Brookline Emergency Management Team Shares Hot Weather Safety Tips Ahead Of...

With temperatures this weekend forecast to be the highest yet this season, the Brookline Emergency Management Team would like to remind residents to take...

Brookline Department Of Public Works Invites Community To Spring Fest Celebration...

The Brookline Department of Public Works wishes to invite the community to attend Brookline's inaugural Spring Fest next week. The event will take place on...

Town Of Brookline Partners With Amp Energy For Long Term Savings...

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to announce that the Town of Brookline is entering into an agreement with Amp Energy for solar credits...

Jay Hersey Selected As Town Of Brookline’s New Water & Sewer...

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to announce that Jay Hersey has been selected to serve as the Town of Brookline's new Water &...

How Can We Work To Shift The American Ideals Of Masculinity...

Men continue to dominate most sectors of STEM fields, especially science. Quite ironically, however, it is women to tend to lead the charge against...

Stay Alert As Tropical Storm Henri Tracks Toward New England

The Town of Brookline is recommending that residents stay alert and prepare to take the necessary safety precautions as Tropical Storm Henri is expected...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Declares Heat Emergency, Cooling Centers Open...

With temperatures expected to be in the 90s this week, the Brookline Department of Public Health has declared a Heat Emergency effective today through...