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A Red Cross Blood Drive In The Brookline Area Is Coming...

The United States is experiencing a catastrophic blood shortage, and the Red Cross is encouraging people of all blood types to donate. Donors of blood,...

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...
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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...

Events Around Town

David Polansky performance: 3:30 p.m., Wingate Residences at Boylston Place, 615 Heath Street, Brookline. Free; space limited. For information or RSVP: 617-244-6400. An accomplished...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Invites Residents To Fall Vaccination Clinics

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss is pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services will be hosting both Flu and...
Mateo Goldman

Brookline Police, Firefighters Escort Boy To School After Leukemia Diagnosis

Police and firefighters in Brookline joined the more than 200 students from The Driscoll School welcoming back a student to school for the first...

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,...

Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Dismissal Of Tobacco Industry’s Challenge, Upholds Brookline’s...

In a win for health and wellness advocates and for the vitality and importance of municipal government, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld...

Attention Hospital CEO’s: Please “Share The Wealth” To Support Bedside Nurses

Nurses have been long overdue for better salaries and the accommodation of on-site call rooms. Hospitals generate billions of dollars in revenue annually.  Hospital...

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...

Town Of Brookline Names Sigalle Reiss As Director Of Public...

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to announce that Sigalle Reiss has been appointed to be the Town of Brookline's Director of Public Health...

CoViD-19 Vaccination Update For Long-Term Care Facilities In Brookline

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett wish to provide an update on the state of Massachusetts' CoViD-19 vaccination distribution plan...

PSB Hosting Talk On Dyslexia On February 27

On February 27, the Public Schools of Brookline is hosting a presentation and discussion about dyslexia in children. Dr. Nadine Gaab, a researcher in...

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,...

Launching The Annual Hand-Washing Campaign

As the cold and flu season approaches, the Brookline Department of Public Health is again launching its annual “Clean Hands for Good Health” campaign. In...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Shares Hot Weather Safety Tips

With multiple 90-plus degree days already occurring in 2021, Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett and the Brookline Department of Public Health would like to...

Bagel Chain Owner Says Thanks In A Big Way

Laura Trust, the owner of Newton-based Finagle a Bagel, was stricken. Her toddler had severe developmental difficulties, and some specialists told her he may never...

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,...

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...

Braintree Police Officer Jay St. Ives Receives Commendation For Crisis Intervention,...

Chief Mark Dubois is pleased to announce that Braintree Police Officer Jay St. Ives has been recognized by the Norfolk County Crisis Intervention Team...

Joslin Diabetes Center To Honor Brookline Resident

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 8, Brookline resident Kathryn Ham was told she would never be able to have children, she would...

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...

What You Need To Know About Colorectal Cancer

The information above is available as a downloadable and printable brochure in .pdf format and could be accessed here.  

Around Town

Upcoming events Thursday, April 12 Lavenber Bee Baking Company Pop-Up: Noon to 6:00 p.m., Lavender Bee Baking Company, 14 Pleasant Street, Brookline. For more information, please...
Dr. Albert Cohen

Marking A Lifetime Of Service, Brookline Pediatrician Turns 100

He wore the standard bow tie to work - because babies often grabbed at long ties. He is a Harvard graduate with a schooling...

Find Out Which Towns Will Or Will Not Allow Recreational Marijuana,...

Town-by-town, city-by-city residents of Massachusetts are deciding if they want to be able to drive to the corner store to buy marijuana. State officials delayed...

COVID-19 Testing Site To Open In Brookline Next Month

Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett announces that a COVID-19 testing site will open in Brookline next month and operate through the end of 2020. The...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Encourages Residents To Participate In Community...

Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) would like to encourage residents to participate in the Community Health Equity Survey as part...

Town Of Brookline Provides Halloween Guidance

Public Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett would like to share guidance and safety tips for Halloween celebrations this year to help prevent the spread...

Brookline Indoor Mask Mandate & Vaccination Requirement At Businesses To Remain...

Interim Health Commissioner Patrick Maloney announces that the Town of Brookline's mask mandate and proof of vaccination requirement continues to remain in effect though...