Infrastructure
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Continues Major Construction Projects For Trolley And...
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) five-year, $8 billion capital improvement program is well underway with track and signal work starting on the Green Line...
Brookline Department Of Public Health Recognized By NACCHO
Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett are pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Health was recognized by...
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 Provides Update On American Rescue Plan Funding Process...
Co-Chairs Miriam Aschkenasy and John VanScoyoc announce that the committee charged with making recommendations on how millions in federal aid is spent to benefit...
Babcock Street Project: Here’s How The Transportation Board Voted
The Transportation Board had a packed room Monday night as they decided on which of the routes to take with the future of Babcock...
New Speed Limit Comes To Brookline
Drivers will soon have to slow down as they navigate Brookline’s roads.
In October 2017, the Transportation Board voted in favor of establishing a new...
Brookline Select Board To Consider Ballot Questions For Upcoming Town Election
The Select Board invites community members to attend a meeting on March 21, 2023 to share their thoughts and opinions about ballot questions proposed...
Placard Abuse Prevention Week
The Brookline Police Department will be participating in Placard Abuse Prevention Week to help reduce the misuse of placards statewide. Placard Abuse Prevention Week,...
Brookline Gas Leaks – Local Climate Action!
Did you know that Brookline has 250 natural gas leaks under our roads, leaking methane gas near our schools, homes and businesses? That is...
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’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 Department Of Public Works Announces Reopening Of Renovated Cypress Field
Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine and the Brookline Department of Public Works are pleased to share that Cypress Field is now open following extensive renovation...
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 To Require Proof Of CoViD-19 Vaccination At All...
Interim Health Commissioner Pat Maloney announces that the Town of Brookline, with the support of the Select Board and Advisory Council on Public Health,...
Town Of Brookline Releases Commissions, Committees & Boards Demographic Report
Town Administrator Chas Carey and Chief Diversity Officer Lloyd Gellineau are sharing the results of the Town of Brookline's bi-annual demographic survey of commissions,...
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...
Manhole Explosion In Coolidge Corner Shuts Down Area
Representatives from the gas company say the manhole explosion in Coolidge Corner Friday was not gas-related. Police closed the street in both directions and...
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...
Brookline Public Works Invites Community To Celebrate The Opening Of New...
The Brookline Department of Public Works would like to invite the public to celebrate the opening of seven (7) Level 2 electric vehicle (EV)...
Alexandra Vecchio Selected As Brookline’s New Director Of Parks & Open...
The Town of Brookline and Erin Gallentine, Commissioner of Public Works, are pleased to announce the selection of Alexandra Vecchio as Director of Parks...
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 To Take Largest Town Title After Framingham Recount
They really did it. Framingham voters elected to become a city, the voter recount showed Monday. The recount today affirmed the results of the...
Brookline’s Task Force To Reimagine Policing Utilizing Survey To Guide Its...
The Task Force to Reimagine Policing in Brookline announces that approximately 25,000 residents will be invited to provide feedback on policing and public safety...
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,...
Continued Vigilance Urged As COVID-19 Cases Rise & Holidays Approach
Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett, Emergency Management Director John Sullivan and Town Administrator Mel Kleckner are urging residents to more closely follow COVID-19 prevention...
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 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...
Take Steps To Help Prevent Rodents In Town
Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and the Brookline Department of Public Health urge the community to do their part to help prevent rodents in town...
Town Of Brookline Reminds Residents Of Transition To Passport Parking App
Town Administrator Mel Kleckner would like to remind residents that starting today, August 15, 2022, the town will solely offer the Passport Parking app...
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 Announces Service Impacts & Parking Ban For Nor’easter
Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and Commissioner of Public Works Erin Chute Gallentine wish to remind residents of parking ban and snow emergency expectations in...
Fallon Ambulance Equips Brookline First Responders
The rising opioid crisis and violence against first responders are demonstrating a need for first responders to have access to safety and medical equipment.
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