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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...

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,...

Rubin’s Space To Get New Tenant, What Has That To Do...

If you have bean meaning to grab some Indian food from Shan-A-Punjab lately on Harvard Street, bad news. It is closed. Good news? They...

Free Bluebikes In Boston Area This Saturday

This Saturday, Bluebikes are free to cyclists in the Boston area. Outdoor retailer REI is partnering with Bluebikes for an “adventure pass.” The bikes are...

Brookline Looking Years Ahead With Major Parcel Study

Brookline schools are not the only ones in need of more space - several town departments are running short as well. In an effort...

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 With 2 Million Rides Via Ride-Hailing Apps In 2017

Each day last year, on average, more than 177,000 people across Massachusetts took out their cellphones, opened a ride-hailing app and summoned a driver...

Brookline’s New Leaf Blower Laws Take Effect

It is officially leaf blower season in Brookline, and officials are getting the word out to residents about new regulations approved at Town Meeting...

Brookline Public Works Responds To Multiple Water Main Breaks

Emergency crews for the Brookline Department of Public Works have made significant progress on repairs to several water main breaks, including a major main...

Brookline Disaster Prep: What About Your Pets?

The Brookline Department of Public Health, in conjunction with State of Massachusetts Animal Rescue Team (SMART), and the Brookline Police and Parks and Open...

Brookline Schools To Celebrate Car-Free Day In October

From the Town of Brookline Department of Public Health: On Wednesday morning, October 4, 2017, fewer Brookline students will be jumping out of private cars...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Shares CoViD-19 Public Event Guidance Ahead...

With Halloween fast approaching, the Brookline Department of Public Health wishes to share CoViD-19 guidance to help all attendees celebrate public community events safely. "The...

Update To January 4th Recycling Pickup Schedule

Due to unforeseen circumstances, RECYCLED materials will not be collected today (Thursday, January 4th) as expected. They will be picked up tomorrow (Friday, January...

Brookline Select Board Focuses On Ninth School Options

Faced with more than 20 options for alternative ninth school sites, Brookline is close to wrapping up the first phase of site studies. On Feb....

Parking & Traffic Changes For U.S. Open Championship

The Town of Brookline wishes to remind the community and patrons of the 122nd U.S. Open Championship about traffic and parking changes during the...

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...

Brookline Snow Day: What To Know Thursday

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm advisory and a wind advisory for until 1:00 p.m. Thursday across the state, including in Brookline,...

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...

Brookline Fire Department Shares Safety Tips During National Fire Prevention Week

As part of National Fire Prevention Week, Chief John F. Sullivan and the Brookline Fire Department would like to provide cooking safety tips, and...

Town Of Brookline Invites Residents To Attend Community Visioning Kick-Off For...

The Department of Planning and Community Development would like to invite residents to attend the Community Visioning Kick-off for Harvard Street Zoning, hosted by...
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Aura Properties Breaks Ground On Brookline Mixed-Use Project

Aura Properties, together with partners Kaplan Construction, has begun construction on JFK Crossing, a new five-story, 42,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Brookline, MA. “There is always...

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...

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...

Tips To Keep Warm In Brookline

You do not a weatherman to tell you it is cold outside as it is the first thing most of us are thinking when we step...

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,...

Brookline Partial Building Collapse: Residents Evacuated, Sidewalks Closed

The Brookline Fire department and police evacuated nearby buildings on Egmont Street where part of an apartment building collapsed this afternoon. By 5:00 p.m....

Brookline’s Medical Reserve Corps Receives $5,000 Readiness Grant

The Town of Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services announces that the Brookline Medical Reserve Corps has received a $5,000 grant to...

Brookline DPW Invites Community To Celebrate Reopening Of Cypress Playground

The Brookline Department of Public Works is pleased to invite the community to attend the Cypress Street Playground Reopening next month. On Saturday, October 15,...

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...

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 Partners With Police Executive Research Forum To Assist In Police...

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to announce that the Town of Brookline has partnered with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to assist in...