Brookline Top Stories Of 2017
2017 has been a packed year both nationally and locally. There was never a dull week in Brookline this year with a new story...
Johnson & Johnson Talc Trial To Begin In New Brunswick
Nearly a year and a half ago, Stephen Lanzo III, 46, of Verona, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the lung linings,...
Fighting Hate In Schools
Hate incidents can happen anywhere: the mall, the church, the office. But, in the wake of the 2016 election, hate's been showing up a...
Brookline Considers Renaming Devotion School
As the newly renovated Edward Devotion School nears its reopening, one element of the school is prompting a second look – the name of...
Uncommon Feasts To Host A Fall Pop-Up Dinner In Brookline
Uncommon Feasts is hosting a pop-up dinner to celebrate Fall in Boston with a feast showcasing the knockout ingredients of the season and of...
JFK Birth Centennial Ends On Assassination Anniversary
A year of events marking the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth came to close Wednesday, exactly 54 years after his assassination.
National...
Brookline Fire Fighters Respond To Fire On Beacon Street Near Waxy’s
If you saw a number of fire trucks and a ladder near Waxy's on Beacon Street and wondered what was going on Friday evening,...
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...
Happy Presidents’ Day!
George Washington’s Birthday is a United States Federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President...
Select Board, January 9, 2018, Executive Session 6:00 p.m., Public Session...
SELECT BOARD
CALENDAR
FOR
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018
SELECT BOARD’S HEARING ROOM
Neil Wishinsky – Chair
Benjamin J. Franco
Nancy S. Heller
Bernard W. Greene
Heather A. Hamilton
...
Brookline Community Members Join Forces To Celebrate JFK’S Birth, Legacy
When the nation steps out on May 29 to honor those who died while serving the country in the armed forces, Brookline will also...
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. Increases Holdings In Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (BRKL)
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. lifted its position in shares of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) by 3.0% during the third quarter, according to its most...
Brookline Chamber Invents Art-i Gras
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, Brookline residents and business people gathered at The Brookline Teen Center — a perfect party venue — to enjoy...
Statewide Grand Jury Indicted “Supa Mario” For Sex Trafficking In Brookline
A Boston man has been indicted on charges of human trafficking, rape and witness intimidation in connection with supplying multiple women with drugs and...
Help Identify A Vandal
The Brookline Police Department are looking to identify a young suspect who is believed to be responsible for spray painting tags.
The young man in...
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...
Happy Passover
Passover, Hebrew Pesaḥ, or Pesach, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of the forces of...
Democratic Party Platform Hearing In Brookline
Brookline Democratic Town Committee
Democratic Party Platform Hearing
Monday, April 24
Brookline High School Cafeteria
115 Greenough Street
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Massachusetts State Democratic Party Public Policy Committee...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
In observation of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the Brookline Police Department's lobby is open 24/7, where you can drop off your...
These Five People Will Help Oversee MA Recreational Marijuana Industry
Just an hour after Gov. Baker signed legislation solidifying the state’s new laws on recreational marijuana, State Treasurer Deb Goldberg already has appointments to one of...
Brookline Art Center To Host “Up/Rooted” Exhibit
The Brookline Arts Center will present Up/Rooted, a national exhibition juried by Cuban-born artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons with a reception 6:00 p.m. - 8:00...
Police Blotter
All of the following is from Brookline Police log or online blog. They are excerpts taken from the public police log and represent a...
BPD Officers Attend Child Seat Safety Technician Certification Training Program
The BPD is pleased to announce that four of its police officers are attending the Child Seat Safety Technician Certification Training this week.
These officers...
Retailers Weighing Sales Tax Cut Ballot Question
There may be a major tax cut competing with the significant tax increase that's already being prepared for the 2018 ballot in Massachusetts.
Retailers have...
Four 2020 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners Are From Brookline
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today the 2020 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners, and four Brookline students are included among the honorees....
Brookline School Committee Set To Have Contested Race
Town elections are set for next month and already groups are pledging support for candidates for School Committee - because it is set to...
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...
Fantini & Gorga Arrange $2.5M Permanent Refinancing Loan For Retail Plaza...
Boston-based Fantini & Gorga recently arranged $2,500,000 in first mortgage financing for a 7,700-square foot, retail plaza located on 1427-1431 & 1441 Beacon Street,...
The Society Of Grownups Wanted To Teach “Adulting” To Millennials. Their...
Until recently, the Society of Grownups’ office in Brookline, Massachusetts, was a warm, wood-paneled space, filled with richly lacquered tables, chic accents, and bronze...
Are You From This Country?
Earlier this week on Monday, August 05, 2019, Mohamed Hassan was quietly walking his dog, by the name of Diva, along the edge of...
Fire Forces Evacuation Of Brookline Apartment Complex
A two-alarm fire forced the evacuation of an apartment complex at 55 Village Way late Saturday night.
Residents, many dressed in pajamas and wrapped in...
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...
