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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...

PSB Hosting Talk On Dyslexia On February 27

On February 27, the Public Schools of Brookline is hosting a presentation and discussion about dyslexia in children. Dr. Nadine Gaab, a researcher in...

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....

Police Blotter

The following is a sample of the types of calls the Brookline police responded to the extended weekend of Feb. 16 through Feb. 19...

TRIPPS – Ride-Hailing Class

Have you been hearing a lot about Uber and Lyft in the news? Curious how this new way of getting around can work for...
Michal Alge

Brookline Athlete Sets School Record

Senior forward Michal Alge, of Brookline, set a school record for most-ever career rebounds on the Yeshiva University women’s basketball team. Alge grabbed her 832nd...

Events Around Town

David Polansky performance: 3:30 p.m., Wingate Residences at Boylston Place, 615 Heath Street, Brookline. Free; space limited. For information or RSVP: 617-244-6400. An accomplished...

Car Crashes Into Anna’s Taqueria In Brookline

Anna's Taqueria opened for business as usual after a car crashed into the restaurant just before 4:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 in JFK Crossing. "We...

Brookline Man Arrested After Stabbing At Allston Gas Station

A 39-year-old Brookline man was arrested early yesterday morning, accused of stabbing a man in a fight in a gas station parking lot in...

Possible Hoarding May Have Fueled Apartment Fire In Brookline

Officials say a possible case of hoarding may have caused a fire at an apartment building Friday morning in Brookline, Massachusetts. Firefighters were called to...

2 Brookline Related Restaurants Make James Beard Semifinalists

The 2018 James Beard Award semifinalists were announced Thursday morning, and among the honorees are two Brookline names. Being nominated for a James Beard Award...

Brookline Police Officer Involved Crash In Coolidge Corner

Brookline police are using the word "lucky" to describe the outcome of a non fatal crash involving a police officer in his police SUV...

Chiapas Photography Project Opening

Respeto/Respect features photographs and trilingual text by 7 Maya women from two different ethnic-linguistic groups and non-traditional religions who are staff of the Chiapas Photography Project,...

A Look At Slavery In Brookline

Contrary to a common misconception, the North was not without slavery; in fact, most slave traders were from New England, and Brookline was no...
Bruce Seals

Brookline Man Accused Of Masturbating While Peering Into Women’s Apartment

A Brookline man is accused of touching himself outside a Brighton apartment and scaring the two women who live there. One of the woman reported seeing...

Posters Welcoming All Go Up Across Brookline

Brookline is soon to be plastered in posters welcoming visitors to the community in 28 different languages. On Feb. 10, the Commission for Diversity, Inclusion...

Mass Pike Rebuild Project Could Mean Better Public Transit For Brookline

As MassDOT looks to finalize the details of its I-90 Allston Interchange Improvement Project, Brookline is weighing in on the project. Curving around old rail...

$400 Worth Of Razors Stolen: Brookline Police Logs

Here is a sample of the types of calls the Brookline Police department responded to this weekend. Saturday, Feb. 10 Drunk: Someone called to report a...

Larcenies, Car Theft Up, Most Other Crime Down: Brookline Police

There has not been a murder in Brookline for a decade and most crime in town is down compared to previous years, but larcenies...
Rebecca Stone

Brookline’s Rebecca Stone Kicks Off Run For State Rep

Rebecca Stone's campaign for State Rep kicked off February 11, with a packed party at the home of Stuart Shieber and Cassia Wyner, in...

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,...
Gerald Alston

Judge Decides Former Brookline Firefighter Gerald Alston’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward

In the latest installment of former Brookline firefighter Gerald Alston’s case against Brookline, a federal magistrate judge has decided that Alston can move forward...

Werner Hertzog Comes To Brookline’s Coolidge Theatre

If you have not walked past the Coolidge Corner Theatre recently, you may have missed the signals: the posters, the screenings of "Into the...
Leslie Joannides-Burgos

Brookline Bank Names Leslie Joannides-Burgos Senior Vice President, Division Executive Of...

Brookline Bank announced today that Leslie Joannides-Burgos has been named Senior Vice President, Division Executive of Retail and Business Banking. Joannides-Burgos, who has been a Vice...

Brookline To Host Affordable Housing Presentation

Brookline’s Economic Development and Housing Advisory boards will host a presentation and panel discussion Feb. 15 on creating mixed-use developments and affordable housing in...

26th Annual “A Woman Who Inspires Me” Essay Contest

In celebration of National Women’s History Month, the Brookline Commission for Women (BCW) is currently running its 26th annual “A Woman Who Inspires Me” Essay Contest and accepting nominations for the 2018...
Brightleaf Solutions, Inc,

Brightleaf Solutions Named As Company Of The Year By CIOReview

Brightleaf Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of technology powered services to overcome the challenge of mining important data from unstructured documents has been named...

Police Blotter

Monday, Jan. 29 Laser on Colbourne Crecsent: At 7:46 p.m., a caller reported that someone in a home by Colbourne Cresvent and Winthrop Road was shining...
Stephanie Fong

Faculty Artist Series Concert On March 4 Features BMS Faculty Members...

Brookline Music School’s 2017-2018 Faculty Artist Series continues on Sunday, March 4, 2018, with Music for Viola, Clarinet, & Piano. The performance will feature BMS faculty members...

Boomers & Beyond

The following programs will take place at the Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester Street. For information, call 617-730-2770 or brooklineseniorcenter.org. February spotlighted volunteer opportunities: This...

Brookline Eats: Brookline Library Starts Special Focus On Food

The Brookline Library has long been more than just a library for books. And until Spring it is a library of eats, too. That's...

Black History Month Film Series At Brookline Public Library

In honor of Black History Month, the Public Library of Brookline (361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445) is screening a month-long film series. Join...