Understanding Brookline: A Report on Poverty
In 2014, Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) launched the Understanding Brookline: A Report on Poverty, a follow up to Understanding Brookline: Emerging Trends and Changing Needs.
The finding...
Surveillance Video Shows Group Setting Construction Equipment On Fire
Police in Brookline are trying to track down the people who doused a Bobcat machine with gasoline then lit it on fire.
Brookline police say...
Police Blotter
Intoxicated: Brookline Police received a call at 10:38 p.m. about an intoxicated middle-aged white male who refused to leave Fairsted Kitchen. The man was...
25th Annual Brookline Town Hall Toy Drive
The 25th annual Brookline Town Hall Toy Drive is underway, collecting holiday gifts for disadvantaged Brookline children.
Unwrapped toys can be left in the designated...
A Red Cross Blood Drive In The Brookline Area Is Coming...
The United States is experiencing a catastrophic blood shortage, and the Red Cross is encouraging people of all blood types to donate.
Donors of blood,...
Police Seek Man After Incident At Brookline Playground
Police are looking for a man in connection with an incident at a Brookline Village playground, but they are not saying much else.
The Brookline...
Town Of Brookline Announces Cheryl Anne Snyder As New Emergency Management...
Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director John Sullivan is pleased to announce that Cheryl Anne Snyder is the Town of Brookline’s new Emergency Management...
Happy Fourth Of July
Have an amazing Fourth of July and Happy Independence Day!
May your world be full of good fortune, great health, and positive spirit.
Service to one...
Brookline Soccer Club Teams Up With Porn Site For Sponsorship
A Brookline amateur soccer team has found a new way to raise money - sponsorship from a pornographic website.
Washington Square FC - whose roster...
Cops For Kids With Cancer’s Fundraiser
Dear All,
Please do not forget to attend Cops for Kids with Cancer's fundraiser at Florian Hall this Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets...
Putterham Circle Shopping
Putterham Circle is the commercial district for South Brookline. An upscale neighborhood with a suburban feel, South Brookline was farmland until the late 18th...
Town Of Brookline Advises Residents Of Elevated West Nile Virus Risk...
Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett announces that the Town of Brookline is now considered at high risk for West Nile Virus, and offer community...
Town Of Brookline Launches Community Health Assessment & Improvement Planning Process
Commissioner of Public Health Sigalle Reiss announces that the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services has recently launched a Community Health Assessment...
Bagel Chain Owner Says Thanks In A Big Way
Laura Trust, the owner of Newton-based Finagle a Bagel, was stricken.
Her toddler had severe developmental difficulties, and some specialists told her he may never...
COVID-19 Testing Site To Open In Brookline Next Month
Health Commissioner Dr. Swannie Jett announces that a COVID-19 testing site will open in Brookline next month and operate through the end of 2020.
The...
McMullen Museum Of Art
About the McMullen Museum
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College organizes and presents innovative, multidisciplinary exhibitions that have received national and international recognition,...
Traffic, Parking, Security Plans For U.S. Open Championship
The Town of Brookline, in collaboration with its numerous partners, shares the following information about safety, traffic, and parking plans for the upcoming U.S....
Brookline Votes To Rename School Attended By JFK Over Slavery
Residents of Brookline have voted to rename the elementary school once attended by John F. Kennedy because it was named for a former slave...
Top 10 Trash Takes Of 2017
Here is a recap of Brookline’s top ten trash and recycling stories for the past year:
1. HPAYT (June 2017)
13,200 Brookline households converted to black...
9th School Public Hearing
After hearing the Mid-Point Progress Update on the work HMFH has done to date to study the existing school site options on February 8th,...
Brookline Honors
Jason H. Fehrnstrom, of Chestnut Hill, was named to second honors on the Clark University dean's list for the fall 2016 semester. Jacob B....
Town Of Brookline Asks Community To Complete Survey Ahead Of Website...
Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to announce that the Town of Brookline is redesigning its website, and he encourages community members to complete...
Announcing The New First Parish Concert Series
In celebration of our newly rebuilt Steinway piano, First Parish will be hosting a series of three wildly diverse concerts this Spring, the first...
Teen Who Allegedly Attempted To Rob Bank Was 15
Brookline Police arrested a 15-year-old for attempting to rob a Brookline bank and for making a bomb threat this week. Police said the suspect...
Restaurant Owner Arrested For Allegedly Videotaping Customers In Bathroom
A Brookline restaurant owner was arrested for allegedly videotaping customers in the restaurant's bathroom, police say.
Brookline Police put out a release on Thursday, saying...
Missing 86-Year-Old Brookline Woman Found
A missing 86-year-old Massachusetts woman has been found after police requested the public's help.
Ranina Ignatova left her apartment at the 1800 block of Beacon...
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...
Alana Berman-Gnivecki, Martin Solomon To Bewed
Alana Eve Berman-Gnivecki and Martin Moritz Solomon are to be married June 17 in Sheffield, MA. Aurora M. Katz, a rabbinical student and cousin...
Reflecting On The Significance Of Black History Month In American Society
Black History Month, an annual observance in February in the United States, stands as a pivotal period for acknowledging and celebrating the profound impact...
Brookline Fire Raises $17,200 For Harvey Relief, MDA Annual Drive
This year Brookline Firefighters raised more than $17,000 for their annual fundraiser. Usually they raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, but this year...
Things To Do Around Town
1. Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Brookline Village library branch on March. 15. Participants are invited to bring their daughters and sons to the...
Preserving Chinese Culture At Brookline Chinese School
Considering the refreshing breeze outside and scattered auburn leaves decorating Lowell Road by Brookline High as children and their colorful backpacks excitedly skipped inside...
