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Former Brookline School Committee Member To Run For State Representative

Since 1974, when the Norfolk 15th District Seat was created in the State House of Representatives, no woman has filled the seat. Now that...

The G. Edward Griffin’s Prophecies: 1969

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Pre-Pay Property Taxes In Calendar Year 2017

Based on media reports about the impacts of the new federal tax law changes that will take place for Calendar Year 2018, the Town...

Brookline Attorney, Town Meeting Member, Nominated For Appeals Court

A Brookline attorney who worked for independent counsel Ken Starr during his investigation of the Clinton administration in the 1990s was nominated Wednesday for...

New Speed Limit Comes To Brookline

Drivers will soon have to slow down as they navigate Brookline’s roads. In October 2017, the Transportation Board voted in favor of establishing a new...

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,...

Open Meeting Law And Brookline’s Ninth School

As the town continues to search for a site for the ninth elementary school, the Attorney General’s office is reviewing a complaint that the...
Edward Devotion School

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...

State Money Helps Massachusetts Communities Save The Environment

When more than 200 communities across the state take small steps to become more energy efficient, the cumulative impact can be significant. In December, the...

Най-накрая

Почина бившият кубински диктатор Фидел Кастро. Информацията бе потвърдена от Раул Кастро, брат на легендарния политик. "Бащата на кубинската революция" отпразнува своя 90-ти юбилей през...

Brookline Votes To Investigate President Trump

A week after the U.S. Justice Department department appointed a special prosecutor to examine President Trump’s ties to Russia, Brookline Town Meeting is demanding...

The National Center For Jewish Film’s Annual Festival Starts May 2

The National Center for Jewish Film's annual festival will feature limited release screenings, regional premieres and insightful discussions from May 2 to 13. Professor of American Studies Thomas...

Recreational Marijuana-Related Public Hearing

The Town of Brookline’s Licensing Review Committee and Planning Board will hold a joint Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at 7:00 p.m....

Brookline Student Argues To Keep Devotion Name

To the editor: I recently read a column (An open letter on “the two Brooklines”) submitted to the Brookline Tab regarding the renaming of the...

Brookline Special Town Meeting: The Ninth School, High School Expansion &...

The first night of Special Town Meeting began with a teller count caused by a glitch in the electronic voting system and a debate...

Brookline Fire Fighters Union Files Charges Against Town, Negotiations To Start...

The Brookline Firefighters Union filed a Prohibited Practice against The Town of Brookline with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations for what...

Brookline Looking Years Ahead With Major Parcel Study

Brookline schools are not the only ones in need of more space - several town departments are running short as well. In an effort...

The Мaking Оf “Soul Witness,” The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project.

Sitting in a cabinet in a Brookline office, untouched for 20 years, was a stack of over 100 tapes containing 90 hours of testimonies...

2018 Town Of Brookline MLK Day Celebration

Please join us for Brookline's celebration of the life and values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 3 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2018,...

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 ...

US To End Policy That Let Legal Marijuana Flourish

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country,...

Brookline Residents Clash With Marijuana Retailers Over Potential Opening Of Dispensary

Brookline residents rallied Thursday night against a proposal to put a retail marijuana dispensary in at 1032 Beacon Street, the former location of Waxy’s...
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...

Proposed Early Education Center Passes Important Milestone

The planned early education building that will be built privately and used by the school department for the Brookline Early Education Program passed an...

Brookline Residents Slam Proposed Police Rules On Immigration

A group of residents on Tuesday blasted a proposed policy that would block Brookline police from detaining immigrants at the request of US Immigration...

Brookline One Of 21 Towns And Cities Nationwide To Host Refugee...

The Jewish community in Brookline will join 21 towns and cities across the country this week in hosting a candlelit vigil to welcome refugees,...

Stay Up-to-Date On The 9th Elementary School Project

Members of the Brookline community are encouraged to stay up-to-date on the 9th Elementary School Project. Complete details can be found on the Public Schools...

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...

Kennedy Launches Bid For 2nd US House Term

Congressman Joe Kennedy of Brookline is on the back nine of his first term in the House, where he has taken over a district...

Happenings Around Brookline

Thursday, Jan. 11 "Movement to Music and Imagination”: 11:00 a.m., Wingate Residences at Boylston Place, 615 Heath Street, Brookline. Free; space limited. For more information...

School Year 2017-2018 Diversity Hiring Report Shared With School Committee

At the November 30th School Committee Meeting, Director of Human Resources Lisa Richardson provided an update on the public school's ongoing efforts on diversity...

All Politics Is Local: The Brookline League Of Women Voters

While they had accomplished their goal, suffragists knew that their work was far from over once the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. Carrie...