When graduation ceremonies take place at Brookline High School this Sunday, 482 seniors will be receiving their diplomas. Among them are the 84% of BHS… Read More »In their own words: Brookline High School Class of 2023 …
Electric cars are growing in popularity and charging stations to serve them (like the one at left, in Coolidge Corner) are sprouting in Brookline. But… Read More »Brookline Then and Now: Electric cars and charging stations …
Brookline Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved funding for the Pierce School rebuilding project last night, putting an end to a brief but dramatic post-election debate over… Read More »Town Meeting signs off on Pierce rebuild …
Rats are coming out of the woodwork in Brookline — sometimes, quite literally. It’s a problem the town is working on, but some residents say… Read More »Town, residents try to fight back against rats …
For the last year and a half, the sounds of jackhammers and bustling construction workers have filled the Coolidge Corner Theatre from early in the… Read More »Coming attraction: Inside the Coolidge Theatre’s construction project …
On Saturday, Brookline held its inaugural Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day with performances, arts and crafts and food. The event was presented by… Read More »Photos: Brookline’s first Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day …
Town Meeting members will make decisions on the Pierce School project, a ban on carrying firearms in town, and much more over the next few… Read More »Town Meeting preview: Pierce, guns and ranked choice voting …
The highlight of the day for many attending the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Festival this past weekend was hearing the winners of the eighth… Read More »Q&A: Hsiu-Lan Chang heard a wake-up call in student essays …
Brookline.News finds its place in the long history of local news in Brookline. It starts with The Young American, founded by two teenage boys, and… Read More »Brookline Then and Now: Tracing local news 1855-2023 …
After a prolonged labor dispute that has seen Brookline police officers working without a contract since 2020, a state-appointed arbitrator has issued a binding decision… Read More »Town will challenge part of arbitrator’s ruling on police contract …
Brookline’s former Town Counsel has filed a complaint with the state alleging that messages from school officials to parents about questions on the May 2… Read More »Former Town Counsel alleges schools illegally sent out information on ballot questions …
The fight over the Pierce School project isn’t quite over. In the wake of voters’ narrow approval of a ballot question allowing the town to… Read More »Voters decided, but Pierce project opponents continue their campaign …
Jennifer Paster was sworn in as chief of the Brookline Police Department on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to hold the job in the town’s… Read More »New police chief sworn in …
Every vote counted in Brookline’s town election May 2, which featured some close races for key townwide positions and major ballot questions. A Select Board… Read More »A closer look at Tuesday’s election …
A Brookline High School student was arrested by Brookline police officers Wednesday morning a few blocks from campus after school officials reported that a student… Read More »BB gun confiscated, BHS student faces charges …
Brookline voters today approved Question 1, which would raise property taxes to rebuild the Pierce School. Voters also approved Question 2, an operating override that… Read More »Pierce School and operating override questions win; VanScoyoc, Warren elected to Select Board …
More than $150,000 in political fundraising has flowed into the coffers of candidates and causes competing on the May 2 ballot. Some comes from donors… Read More »Following the money in Brookline’s election …
There’s a huge crowd on the May 2 ballot: 129 people vying to become Brookline Town Meeting members and to play a significant role in… Read More »The MBTA Communities Act is shaping the Town Meeting election …
Voters in South Brookline’s Precinct 16 will choose their new state representative on May 2, when they vote on a Democratic nominee to represent the… Read More »Meet the candidates in the 10th Suffolk District …
