Brookline Town Meeting will vote on a major rezoning of Harvard Street and other parts of town on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know… Read More »Explainer: Brookline’s MBTA Communities rezoning plan …
Brookline decided to take a creative approach to discouraging tobacco use two years ago, aiming to create a “tobacco-free generation” while acknowledging that current consumers… Read More »SJC prods Brookline’s ‘novel’ phased tobacco ban …
Brookline’s town administrator on Friday asked residents to stop placing posters featuring kidnapped Israeli people on public property, saying that the Department of Public Works’… Read More »Town administrator asks residents to stop putting Israeli hostage posters on public property …
As the war in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many Palestinian and Muslim residents of Brookline say they have experienced Islamophobia and feel isolated… Read More »Palestinians, Muslims say they feel ‘invisible,’ ‘unwelcome’ in Brookline amid Israel conflict …
The Brookline Housing Authority has received $500,000 to redo dozens of kitchens in two of its buildings and to transition them to electric stoves, thanks… Read More »Brookline Housing Authority will use $500k earmark to redo dozens of kitchens with electric stoves …
Brookline Town Meeting members are set to debate a measure this month asking state legislators to let the town impose a cap on yearly rent… Read More »Town Meeting proposal would throw Brookline into statewide debate over rent control …
Malcolm Cawthorne has seen the Brookline Public Schools from all angles: as a student, teacher and now an administrator. As Brookline’s METCO director, he leads… Read More »Q&A: Malcolm Cawthorne on the METCO program, testing and the culture of Brookline schools …
The Korean Cultural Festival in Brookline on Saturday, Nov. 4 attracted more than 350 people to enjoy Korean food, music, dance, and cultural activities. The… Read More »Korean cultural festival attracts hundreds for food, dance, music …
In 2012, Lauren Elias — a Brookline resident of 15 years and lifelong theater artist — saw a production in a near-empty theater. She paid… Read More »Hub Theatre Company’s unique business model helps make theater accessible to all …
This Brookline Village storefront, in one of the town’s oldest commercial spaces, has been home to many businesses since it first opened in the 1870s.… Read More »Brookline Then and Now: 238 Washington Street …
A senior living development in the works on the former Newbury College site has been taken over by a new company, Kisco Senior Living. Balfour… Read More »Senior living project on former Newbury College site changes hands …
Brookline High School’s cross country teams swept the Division 1 state championships last fall, and the 2023 playoffs are an opportunity for the Warriors to… Read More »Playoff primer: Cross country leads the way as Brookline High teams head into postseason …
This story was published in collaboration with Meghan E. Irons’ Reporting in Depth class at Boston University’s College of Communication. In a spellbinding prelude to the Halloween… Read More »Owls swoop into Putterham Library for Mass Audubon event …
Police arrested a third man on Wednesday in connection with a July armed home invasion in Brookline. Corey Buchannan, a 31-year-old from Lowell, was arrested… Read More »Third suspect arrested in July Brookline home invasion …
The new Driscoll School on Washington Street officially opened on Monday after years of construction. When Brookline.News visited the new building on Friday, there were… Read More »A look inside the new Driscoll School …
State increases contribution for Pierce School project The state’s school building agency will send more money to Brookline for construction of a new Pierce School,… Read More »News in brief: State pitching in more for Pierce, former BHS headmaster passes away …
Brookline.News is publishing the latest emails from the Town Meeting Members Association listserv, which were obtained as part of an ongoing public records request. In… Read More »Town Meeting emails: Oct. 9 to Oct. 22 …
A legal challenge filed by local convenience store and gas station owners over Brookline’s landmark Tobacco Free Generation law, which prohibits the sale of tobacco… Read More »Brookline’s tobacco-free generation law facing challenge in MA’s highest court …
The Brookline Select Board voted on Tuesday to suspend the liquor license of Sunset Cantina, a popular student bar near Boston University, for four days… Read More »Select Board hands four-day liquor license suspension to popular BU bar Sunset Cantina …
Whenever Tom Brady is driving, he always looks up at the trees. “It never stops,” he said. Despite his football-famous name, this Tom Brady isn’t… Read More »He’s no quarterback: Brookline’s Tom Brady watches the trees …
