Environment
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...
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...
Around Town
Upcoming events
Thursday, April 5
Lavenber Bee Baking Company Pop-Up: noon - 6:00 p.m. April 5 and 12, Lavender Bee Baking Company, 14 Pleasant Street, Brookline....
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 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...
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...
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’s Plastic Bag & Polystyrene Bans To Resume Next Month
Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett announces that the emergency suspension of the town’s ban on single use plastic bags and polystyrene (styrofoam) containers will...
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...
Five Fun Facts About Earth Day
It is Earth Day’s 47th birthday! The first Earth Day held on April 22, 1970, was marked by peaceful demonstrations by some 20 million...
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...
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 &...
Brookline Public Works Provides Guidance For Supporting Tree Health Amid Extended...
The Brookline Parks and Open Space Division wishes to provide an update on drought conditions in the community, as well as guidance for residents...
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...
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...
Tropical Storm Watch Posted For Southeastern Massachusetts
The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch for southeastern Massachusetts as Hurricane Jose passes southeast of Nantucket on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The...
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...
Розовото езеро Hillier
Хилиър (Hillier) е езеро, разположено на остров Мидъл, който е най-големият от архипелага Решерш, разположен недалеч от южните брегове на Западна Австралия. Особено за това езеро...
Oppose The Construction Of A 120-ft Monopole Cell Tower
T-Mobile has filed for a variance from the Rockland Zoning Board of Appeals to construct a 120-foot monopole cell tower at the end of...
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...
Top 10 Trash Takes Of 2017
Here is a recap of Brookline’s top ten trash and recycling stories for the past year:
1. HPAYT (June 2017)
13,200 Brookline households converted to black...
Brookline Public Works Launches Sanitation Smartphone App, Extends Hazardous Waste Drop-Off...
The Highway and Sanitation Division of the Brookline Public Works Department announces that it has launched the We Recycle Brookline smartphone app and is...
Brookline High Students Propose Gas Tax To Promote Alternative Transportation
While some youngsters learn about the democratic system through mock government clubs, several Brookline High School students are getting firsthand experience with the inner...
Brookline Girls Deliver Petition Urging Dunkin’ Donuts To Get Rid Of...
Two Brookline girls looking to help the environment gathered more than 100,000 signatures petitioning Dunkin’ Donuts to get rid of plastic straws.
Sophia Cukras and...
Brookline “Eco Hack” Offers Tech Experience, Promotes Inclusion
The studios of the Brookline Interactive Group, BIG, filled with coders, artists, programmers and storytellers on Earth Day weekend for its first ever “eco...
Recycling Corner: Pink Bags
No. Not those pink bags.
This week’s column is about pink bags. No. Not Victoria's Secrets pink bags. No. Not Kate Spade Wellesley Durhams. Just Simple...
