Infrastructure
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....
Brookline Celebrates National Public Works Week
The Brookline Public Works Department will celebrate National Public Works Week with an Open House on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. The 3rd graders in...
Seek Alternate Route: Washington & Harvard Streets Closed This Morning
Today Washington Street and Harvard Street will be closed the funeral at St. Mary’s Church of Lt. June Murphy of the Brookline Police Department.
Police...
What’s Up With All Those Black Trash Carts Around Brookline? Pay-As-You-Throw.
You could not miss them this weekend. Sunday morning the streets were lined with the black trash carts. What are they for? It is...
Green Line Train Blocking Intersection Of Dean Road & Beacon Street
Just before 1:00 p.m. a Green Line C train stopped on its way inbound, blocking Dean Road at Beacon Street. MBTA officials were on...
Brookline Hubway Stations Set To Return Friday
If you have been wondering where Brookline's four Hubway's stations are now that it is (sort of ) nice out, grab your bike helmets...
No Crossing Guard? Town Meeting Member Takes Matters Into Her Own...
At 7:30 a.m. she pulled up in her little silver car, parked on Waverly Street and walked down to the corner where Waverly meets...
Brookline Rolls Out Parking Meter Mobile App: Pay Meters From Your...
After more than a year of investigating and discussion, Brookline has joined Boston and Newton in allowing people to pay for a parking meter...
Click It Or Ticket: Brookline Police Join State Campaign
If you do not make a habit of wearing your seat-belt, which is the law, Brookline Police could pull you over this month. It...
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...
