Infrastructure
Brookline Residents React To Boylston Street Building Plans
It was not a public hearing held by the Planning Board or even the Select Board that drew a crowd of concerned residents to...
Winter Preparedness Tips
As we approach winter, please take time to learn how you can be better prepared here in Brookline. Snow, ice, and freezing temps can...
Shuttle Buses Replace D Line Trolleys This Weekend
Tree pruning and removal will disrupt the Green D Line trolleys in Brookline and Newton during the next three weekends.
MBTA crews will be working...
Power Outage In Brookline: More Than 200 Without Power
If you have called Eversource to let them know your power is out, you are not alone.
Some 220 people in Brookline are without power....
New 25 mph Default Speed Limit In Brookline
This week Brookline's default speed limit went down to 25 mph where not otherwise posted.
State law historically made a reduction in the speed limit...
Recycling Corner: Hybrid Pay As You Throw Program Provides An Amnesty...
The town of Brookline will provide a Trash Amnesty Week on residents scheduled pick up day the week of Oct. 23-27. During this period...
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...
Selectmen & School Committee Hold 1st Meeting About 9th School Alternative...
More than 75 people attended the first meeting to consider an alternative site for the 9th Elementary School held at the Brookline High School...
Brookline Preservation Commission Sub-Committee Meeting
Notice of a Brookline Preservation Commission Sub-Committee Meeting to discuss the proposed exterior work at 14 Allerton Street on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at...
Devotion Project Remains On Time & On Budget
The Devotion School Renovation continues to be on time and on budget.
If you have driven by the project site on Harvard Street recently, you may...
Simple Recycling: Residents “Going Pink” To Go Green
In a growing number of suburbs, going green actually means going pink. These towns have joined forces with a private company, Simple Recycling, to make...
Share Your Vision For Commercial Development
As part of the Town of Brookline’s Planning for a Changing Brookline series, the Economic Development Advisory board (EDAB) is facilitating a Town-wide Visioning process focused on Brookline’s...
Drivers Are Using Brookline’s Parking App
It has been about six months since Brookline joined the likes of Boston and Newton and allowed folks parking in town to pay via...
Partial Building Collapse Prompts Inspection Law Concerns In Brookline
A partial building collapse in Brookline, Massachusetts, last week has prompted new concerns about state and local inspection laws.
According to town inspectors, there is...
Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Center Closed September 19
Due to the inclement weather, the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Center will be closed on Tuesday, September 19th. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Brookline Household
Hazardous...
Traffic Alert: Beacon Street To Close In Coolidge Corner After 9...
Beacon Street from Pleasant Street to Harvard on the Westbound side (think: the opposite side from Trader Joe's) will be closed from 9:00 p.m....
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 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...
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 Bicycle Advisory Committee
AGENDA
Monday, September 11, 2017, 7:00 p.m.
Brookline Town Hall 408
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
1. Introductions
2. Review of August 2017 meeting minutes
3. Selection of Chair and Secretary...
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...
Circle Cinema Site Nears Completion, Circle Sign Is Back
Not everyone may have a fond memory of Circle Cinema once a focal point of Cleveland Circle as a popular spot for cheap Tuesday...
Revitalize Beacon Street By Redeveloping The Holiday Inn Site
The Fallon Corporation’s proposal to redevelop the Holiday Inn site (1200 Beacon Street) is an important opportunity for Brookline. The Fallon plan would replace...
National Grid Construction Areas Hearing
National Grid has two active construction areas in Brookline for which they have asked the Board of Selectmen for Noise By Law Waivers. A...
Recycling Corner: A Color-Coded Primer For Residents
If you are in one of the 13,200 households subscribing to municipal waste services, the following information might be helpful. It is color-coded!
BLACK
Every household...
New Name, Change Of Plans For Landmark Center Redevelopment
A 506,000-square-foot office and lab building would replace the previously-approved plans for three apartment buildings containing 550 units at the Landmark Center in Boston’s...
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...
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.
“You...
Children’s Hospital Dives Into Design For Brookline Location
Over recent years, Children’s Hospital has faced an acute problem: there simply is not enough space for patients.
In order to alleviate the issue of...
Babcock Street Gets Temporary Hubway Bike Station
With the Commonwealth Avenue bridge construction now underway, many commuters will find themselves struggling to get to work.
Commonwealth Avenue will close to all traffic...
Brookline Looking To Improve Pedestrian Rights Of Way Near Coolidge Corner
A need to improve pedestrian right-of-ways along Beacon Street and Harvard Street, has prompted the town to survey its ramps and walkways and bring...
25 mph As The Default In Brookline?
How fast should you be driving around Brookline? Not fast, say many residents and the transportation division often gets an ear full about it....
