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
...
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...
Retailers Look For Ways Around “Selling” Marijuana
Cannabis entrepreneurs are working to find a place in the Massachusetts market, sometimes treading on legally dubious ground.
From a meet-up website that connects pot...
Brookline’s Jesse Mermell To Represent Warren Campaign: Caucus
Former Selectwoman and Town Meeting Member Jesse Mermell was chosen to represent the Elizabeth Warren Campaign at the Brookline Caucus this weekend.
Mermell was asked...
Brookline Senior Center To Host Immigrant Forum
"Coming to America: Community Forum on Immigrant and Refugee Rights" is set for 3-5 p.m. March 26 at Brookline Senior Center at 93 Winchester...
Brookline To Change Columbus Day To “Indigenous People’s Day”
Brookline just dropped Columbus Day. After hearing arguments from both sides, including a Brookline High School student for the name change and a group...
Brookline Town Clerk Installs New Ballot Drop Boxes
The Town of Brookline announces that the Town Clerk has installed new ballot drop boxes in various locations around Brookline for voters to return...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Reached A Decision On The Legalization Of Sports Betting...
Following a vote that was reached early on August 01, 2022, by state lawmakers, Massachusetts is now one step closer to having legally sanctioned...
Brookline Elections: What You Need To Know Before May 2
If you live in Brookline, chances are you have seen the elections signs around town. That's right. On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, there is...
Find Out Which Towns Will Or Will Not Allow Recreational Marijuana,...
Town-by-town, city-by-city residents of Massachusetts are deciding if they want to be able to drive to the corner store to buy marijuana.
State officials delayed...
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...
Brookline Votes To Change Name Of Devotion School
Brookline Town Meeting voted Tuesday to rename the Edward S. Devotion School, which was named after a resident who owned a slave in the...
Chas Carey Named Next Brookline Town Administrator
The Select Board is pleased to announce it has appointed Charles "Chas" Carey as the Town of Brookline's next Town Administrator.
Carey will begin his...
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...
Brookline To Consider Indigenous Peoples Day Instead Of Columbus Day
A resolution has been brought forth in Brookline to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day rather than Columbus Day.
The change...
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’s Grab At Pine Manor Land Is Ill-Conceived
Re: “Town broke law, says college” (Metro, Oct. 11): If the residents of Brookline allow the town to take by eminent domain land from Pine Manor...
Slow Joe & Phony Kamala
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Trump Gives Iran Warning Against Resuming Nuclear Program
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against resuming its nuclear weapons program, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the U.S. from...
We The People (And Corporations)
Where is it written in our Constitution that Corporations have the same rights as “we the people”? Yet, our Supreme Court has ruled it to...
Brookline Rejects Effort To Ban Secrecy Clauses In Harassment Settlements
The Brookline town meeting defeated a proposal Tuesday night to do away with secrecy provisions in settlements of racial or sexual harassment claims again...
Treasurer Candidate Deb Goldberg Gets Firefighter Support
The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts endorsed state treasurer candidate Deborah Goldberg, a Democrat, on Monday.
The fire fighters are a powerful state lobbying group. The...
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...
Town Of Brookline Provides Important Updates On Upcoming Town Election
The Office of the Town Clerk announces that Brookline residents will have the opportunity to take part in early voting ahead of the upcoming...
Override Study Committee
Override Study Committee
Monday, December 18, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Select Board’s Conference Room, 6th Floor
Brookline Town Hall
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
AGENDA
Approval of Minutes
Update from Mary Ellen...
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...
Chemical Health Policy Stricter Than State’s
Since the 90s, the high school has enforced a chemical health policy that is more strict than the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), specifically...
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...
Are Brookline Voters Going To Be Asked To Increase Their Taxes?
Brookline voters have passed property tax increases twice over the past decade. Will they do it again this year?
The town’s Select Board will hold...
Brookline Democrats To Caucus
Brookline Democrats will be holding a caucus at 2:00 p.m. Feb. 3 to elect delegates to the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Convention, which will be...
