Five Highlights From Brookline Town Meeting
Stretching over three nights from May 23 to May 25, Annual Town Meeting addressed topics ranging from lowering speed zones in town to implementing...
Brookline Residents Want Police To Have As Little Contact With Ice...
Last month when town officials announced they wanted to reaffirm Brookline's status as a "sanctuary city" in the face of President Donald Trump's executive...
No Asking For Immigration Status In Brookline
It is official: even though the heads of both the Brookline Police and Public Schools have already made statements saying they did not and...
Brookline Votes To Further Study New School Site
The town of Brookline is holding off on deciding where to locate a badly-needed new elementary school. The town is short on land, and...
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 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 Selectmen Adopt New Immigration Enforcement Policies
The Board of Selectmen is making progress in its steps to adopt new immigration enforcement policies.
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, the board voted to...
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...
How A Brookline Teachers’ Aid Got To The UN
One Brookline teachers aid is going to Switzerland for a special UN human rights program after community members pitched in and helped him via...
Brookline Seeking Public Input On Recreational Marijuana Regulations
With the state expected to start accepting applications for recreational marijuana licenses in April, Brookline is seeking public input on potential regulations, starting with...
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...
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 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...
Natalia Linos Elected ELM Action Fund Board Chair
The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) Action Fund is proud to announce that Dr. Natalia Linos of Brookline has been elected to serve as...
