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“What’s Happening? Resisting The Assault On America II”

Boston OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing For Change) presents “What’s Happening? Resisting the Assault on America II” on Sunday, May 6th, from 2:00 p.m. to...

Town Leaders Seek To Make “Selectwoman” The Official Title

There is a growing trend in language to be more inclusive by moving toward gender neutrality. However, a group of nutty leaders in Brookline,...

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....

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 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...

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...

E-Cigarette Bans Undermine Decades Of Anti-Smoking Efforts

Today, cigarette smoking remains the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States. So why are cities and towns coast to coast taking harm-reduction...

Say What?

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...

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...

First Circuit Court Of Appeals Rule No Right To Bear Arms...

On 2 November 2018, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held the Second Amendment effectively does not apply outside the home. From uscourts.gov: "This case involves...

Brookline Residents Are Divided Over Whether To Seize Pine Manor Land

More than 200 people gathered in a high school auditorium Monday evening to spar over whether Brookline should seize 7 acres land from Pine Manor...

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...

July Morning

There I was on a July morning Looking for love... Uriah Heep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grSWdLdp7po  

Northeastern University Suspends “Students For Justice In Palestine”

A young man from Brookline, Massachusetts poses for a photo somewhere inside the Palestinian territories. He has got a bullet belt wrapped around his shoulders, wannabe-Rambo-style. Together with...

Brookline Preservation Commission Sub-Committee Meeting

Notice of a Brookline Preservation Commission Sub-Committee Meeting to discuss drafting design guidelines for commercial areas on Friday, May 12, 2017 from 8:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be...

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...

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...

Babcock Street Project: Here’s How The Transportation Board Voted

The Transportation Board had a packed room Monday night as they decided on which of the routes to take with the future of Babcock...

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...

Deb Goldberg Defeats State Sen. Barry Finegold & State Rep. Tom...

Deb Goldberg has won a three-way Democratic primary for Massachusetts state treasurer. The former Brookline selectwoman defeated state Sen. Barry Finegold of Andover and state...

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...

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...

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 Resident Tommy Vitolo Kicks Off State Rep Campaign

Tommy Vitolo's campaign to run for state representative kicked off Sunday, January 28 in Coolidge Corner with a packed party at Hops N Scotch,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 ...

Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Sub-Committee Meeting

Notice of a Brookline Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Sub-Committee Meeting to discuss the Greater Toxteth Design Standards on Monday, September 24, 2018 at 07:00 p.m. Address: Town Hall School Committee Room, 5th Floor 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445