Brookline DPW Announces Reopening Of The Margaret E. Robinson Playground
The Brookline Department of Public Works Parks and Open Space Division is delighted to announce that the Margaret E. Robinson Playground has finished reconstruction...
MBTA & Town Of Brookline Announce Launch Of Dedicated Bus Lane...
Today, the MBTA and the Town of Brookline announced the launch of a Dedicated Bus Lane Pilot in Gateway East on Washington Street, extending...
Town Of Brookline Declares Heat Emergency, Opens Cooling Centers In Town
The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services has declared a Heat Emergency effective Tuesday, June 18 through to Thursday, June 20, 2024,...
Brookline, Newton, Belmont, Arlington Announce Rodent Management Education Campaign
The Metro Public Health Collaborative (MPHC), representing the communities of Brookline, Newton, Belmont, and Arlington, today announces the beginning of a multimedia campaign to...
Amnesty Trash Collection For Brookline Trash Service Customers
The Town of Brookline’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will provide a Trash Amnesty pickup as part of Brookline’s Hybrid Pay-As-You-Throw Trash (HPAYT) Program.
Trash...
Brookline Office Of Emergency Management Invites Residents To Summer Preparedness Event
The Brookline Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services, is hosting an event to share...
Town Of Brookline Names Alexandra Vecchio Sustainability & Natural Resources Director
Town Administrator Chas Carey and DPW Commissioner Erin Chute are pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Vecchio as the new Sustainability and Natural...
More Opportunities For Residents To Share Feedback On 2025 Open Space...
The Conservation Commission and Open Space Plan Committee have scheduled an additional public forum to solicit feedback as the Town shapes its 2025 Open...
New Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Canteen Truck Enters Service For...
A new canteen truck staffed by trained Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) responders from the Massachusetts Division will enter into service next week...
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...
Town Of Brookline Takes Action To Improve Rodent Control
Poorly maintained dumpsters with holes, missing or loose lids, or overflowing trash are some of the worst violations of the Town’s Solid Waste Regulations....
How To Create An Effective Emergency Communications Plan
The Brookline Office of Emergency Management, in cooperation with the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services, is pleased to offer a program...
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...
Town Of Brookline Declares Snow Emergency Parking Ban, Offers Information Ahead...
The Town of Brookline has declared a snow emergency parking ban and a one-day delay in municipal sanitation collection services in anticipation of Tuesday's...
Brookline Fire Department Receives $34,959 Grant For Firefighter Safety Equipment
Fire Chief John F. Sullivan is pleased to report that the Brookline Fire Department received a $34,959 grant from the Department of Fire Services...
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...
Meet GSA At The Society Of American Military Engineers Annual Contract...
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), New England Region, will host a table at the Society of American Military...
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 To Extend Yard Waste Collection Due To Recent...
The Brookline Department of Public Works announces it will extend yard waste collection for an additional two weeks to enable residents to dispose of...
Silver Award For Brookline’s Carlton Street Footbridge Rehabilitation Project
The Town of Brookline, Department of Public Works, and Engineering and Transportation Division are pleased to share that the Carlton Street Footbridge rehabilitation project...
Brookline Town Clerk Installs New Ballot Drop Boxes
The Town of Brookline announces that the Town Clerk has installed new ballot drop boxes in various locations around Brookline for voters to return...
Reopening Of John E. Murphy Playground In Brookline
The Brookline Department of Public Works Parks and Open Space Division is pleased to announce that the John E. Murphy Playground has officially been...
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...
Phase 2 Of The Muddy River Flood Risk Management Project Completed
Department of Public Works Commissioner Erin Chute is pleased to share that the Town of Brookline recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the...
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...
Town Of Brookline Introducing Fee For Electric Vehicle Charging At Town-Owned...
The Brookline Department of Public Works announces that beginning in November, the town will begin charging a fee for the use of its electric...
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...
Town Of Brookline Seeks Community Feedback On Draft Laboratory & Life...
The Brookline Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Community Development’s Economic Development and Long-Term Planning Division, is actively...
Town Of Brookline Hosts 14th Annual MRC/CERT/EP Buddy Volunteer Celebration
Emergency Management Director Fire Chief John F. Sullivan is pleased to share the success of the 14th annual MRC/CERT/EP Buddy Volunteer Celebration.
On Thursday, September...
Brookline Public Works Receives American Public Works Association Accreditation For Fourth...
Commissioner Erin Chute is pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Works has recently received full accreditation by the American Public Works...
Be Informed When Emergencies Arise
September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and Chief John F. Sullivan and the Brookline Office of Emergency Management (OEM) would like to remind residents of...