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Lesbian Senior Housing Dilemma

Boston OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing For Change) presents “Telling It Like It Is & Isn’t: Older Lesbians Living in Senior (hetero) Housing” on Sunday...

Black History Month Film Series At Brookline Public Library

In honor of Black History Month, the Public Library of Brookline (361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445) is screening a month-long film series. Join...

U.S. Marks The 17th Anniversary Of 9/11 With Somber Tributes &...

Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring...

Appointed & Elected Leaders Invited To Complete Biennial Diversity, Equity &...

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to share that the Town of Brookline is continuing its efforts to better measure the diversity and inclusion...

National School Walkout: Brookline High School Students Are In

Brookline High School students have organized a walkout scheduled for Wednesday in response to the Parkland school shooting and to the national cry for...

Brookline Community Invited To Share Memories With Park Stories Project

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner, Department of Public Works Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine and Director of Parks and Open Space Alexandra Vecchio are excited to...
Kevin Bragg of Kimball Fruit Farm unloads produce at the Brookline Farmers Market in Coolidge Corner

How Food Stamps Are Keeping Small Farms In Business

On a weekend morning, the farmers market stretches out like a long caterpillar. Customers mill about, pushing strollers and walking dogs. A band is...

BPD’s Back To School Supplies Drive

The BPD would like to thank the Brookline community for its generosity during our Back to School Supplies Drive. In addition to deliveries made families...

Posters Welcoming All Go Up Across Brookline

Brookline is soon to be plastered in posters welcoming visitors to the community in 28 different languages. On Feb. 10, the Commission for Diversity, Inclusion...

The Friends Of Brookline Public Health Invite Community To Participate In...

The Friends of Brookline Public Health invite members of the community to join them and the Brookline Food Pantry in supporting Brookline Thrives by...

Town Of Brookline Invites Residents To Attend Community Preservation Act Public...

The Town of Brookline invites residents to attend a public hearing focusing on the Community Preservation Act (CPA). The public hearing will be held on...

Students Recognized At Brookline Youth Awards

On the night of April 11, 61 Brookline students and four adults received awards and acknowledgement for their hard work in humanitarian and activism...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Announces Additional Sign-Up Dates For Food...

The Brookline Department of Public Health announces that it is offering additional opportunities for low-income Brookline residents to register for the Food Coupon program...

Town Of Brookline Invites Community To Annual Brookline Youth Awards

The Town of Brookline and BrooklineHUB wish to invite residents to the 12th annual Brookline Youth Awards event tomorrow. The event will take place on...

Understanding Brookline: A Report on Poverty

In 2014, Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) launched the Understanding Brookline: A Report on Poverty, a follow up to Understanding Brookline: Emerging Trends and Changing Needs. The finding...

The Dialogue Starts Here – Hello Brookline

Sponsored by the Center Communities of Brookline, the Brookline Police Department is excited to be a participant tomorrow evening in a program called: Hello...

If You Can’t Do The Little Things Right…

Former US Navy Admiral, William H. McRaven  

Newbury College, Brookline, And 30 Years Of Wealth Concentration

I grew up in Brookline, MA about a mile away from Newbury College. The news that Newbury is making plans to shut down hits close to...

Brookline Office Of Diversity, Inclusion And Community Relations Invites Community To...

The Brookline MLK Celebration Committee and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations (ODICR) invites the community to the "Conflicting Voices of Liberty and...
Roland Hayes

Town Reconciles With Black History

In 1619, a Dutch ship carried over 20 African slaves to the British colony of Jamestown, VA. This would be just the beginning of...

A New Brookline Facebook Group Aims At Guaranteeing The Right Of...

To the esteemed members of the Brookline, MA community: Dear friends, Please join us in a new Brookline public group, free for all to participate, with...
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...

Statement Regarding Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan

A Call to Action on Puerto Rico / Un Llamado a la Acción por Puerto Rico has been following the revelations about Natasha Lycia...

International Holocaust Commemoration Day

International Holocaust Commemoration Day is an international memorial day on January 27 commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World...

Two-Part Program Helps Brookline Senior Residents Secure Vital Documents

The Brookline Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services, recently offered a two-part program for...

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...

Help Ukraine: Save Europe’s Future!

On February 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded the territory of independent and free Ukraine and began bombing its cities. The attack took place in...

Kicking Off The Red Kettle Challenge With The Salvation Army In...

The Salvation Army's iconic Red Kettle Campaign is well underway this season, and for the first time it includes a new competition among Massachusetts...