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...

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 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...

Beat The Librarian Trivia Night

The Public Library of Brookline is coming to the Best Burger Bar to host an epic night of trivia, where you can compete against...

Strawberries

 

A New Name And A New Menu Coming To Fairsted Kitchen

The new year is bringing a new name and a new menu to Fairsted Kitchen, but owner Steve Bowman and Steve Bowmanthe entire Fairsted...

Please Help Elisaveta Live

Dear Readers, We are writing with a request for emergency help to Elisaveta, whom we at Brookline.com know personally, and who has been paralyzed from the...

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...
David Paikin

Brookline Bank Names David N. Paikin To Build C&I Banking Team...

David N. Paikin has joined Brookline Bank in the Commercial Banking Group as a Senior Vice President reporting to Division Executive William MacKenzie. Mr. Paikin will be...

Brookline Residents React To Boylston Street Building Plans

It was not a public hearing held by the Planning Board or even the Select Board that drew a crowd of concerned residents to...

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...

Brookline Resident Making A Difference: Diaper Circle Hero

About six months into the creation of a nonprofit that distributes diapers to those in need, Brookline resident Michelle Visser knocked on the door...

Winter Preparedness Tips

As we approach winter, please take time to learn how you can be better prepared here in Brookline. Snow, ice, and freezing temps can...

Boston Lesbian Aging Event

Boston OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing For Change) presents “What It’s Like to Grow Old: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” a discussion with...

Dynamic Duos

December 2017 - March 2018 Recitals: Sunday, March 25, 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. Brookline Music School's annual Dynamic Duos program encourages students to work and perform...

Police Blotter

Wednesday, Nov. 22 Extortion on Fisher Avenue: At 10:38 a.m. a caller on Fisher Avenue reported her husband received a letter attempting to extort money...

“Winter Blooms” Art Installation Brings Brightness To Brookline

Winter can be cold, dark and desolate, with bare trees and flower gardens stamped out by the weather, but local artist Hilary Zelson is...

Four Decades Of Rosie’s Baking Tradition Continues Under New Ownership

After 42 years, the owners of iconic Rosie’s Bakery, Judy Rosenberg and Eliot Winograd, were looking for the right person to entrust with their...

Shuttle Buses Replace D Line Trolleys This Weekend

Tree pruning and removal will disrupt the Green D Line trolleys in Brookline and Newton during the next three weekends. MBTA crews will be working...

JFK Birth Centennial Ends On Assassination Anniversary

A year of events marking the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth came to close Wednesday, exactly 54 years after his assassination. National...

Power Outage In Brookline: More Than 200 Without Power

If you have called Eversource to let them know your power is out, you are not alone. Some 220 people in Brookline are without power....

JFK Birth Centennial Ending Today On 54th Assassination Anniversary

A year of events marking the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth is drawing to a close exactly 54 years after his...

Massachusetts Firefighters Honored For Bravery

Gov. Charlie Baker and Public Safety Secretary Daniel Bennett today joined State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey to honor Firefighters from 22 Massachusetts fire...

Police Blotter

All of the following is from Brookline Police log or online blog. They are excerpts taken from the public police log and represent a...