The Brookline Select Board voted Tuesday against scheduling a Special Town Meeting to debate a controversial resolution in support of Israel, breaking state law in… Read More »Select Board votes not to call Special Town Meeting on controversial Israel resolution, defying state law …
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 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 …
A Brookline District Court judge on Monday ordered two men accused of carrying out a violent home invasion in Brookline in July to be held… Read More »Judge orders two men accused of Brookline home invasion held on bail …
Police believe that the violent home invasion in Brookline in July was carried out by members of a Lowell-based gang, and resulted in the theft… Read More »Three men tied to Lowell gang robbed Brookline resident of $700,000 in jewelry during home invasion, police say …
Brookline police arrested two people Wednesday in connection with a home invasion at 45 Warren Street in July and are still searching for a third… Read More »Brookline police arrest two men for July Warren Street home invasion, third remains on the run …
Brookline is making plans to significantly increase the number of protected bike lanes in town over the next year, installing flex posts along stretches of… Read More »Town planning new protected bike lanes on 16 streets …
A 50-year-old man died after the car he was driving struck two other vehicles and a tree on Route 9 Sunday afternoon, according to Brookline police.… Read More »50-year-old Holliston man killed in Route 9 car crash …
Brookline police have released a redacted report that includes more details about a July armed home invasion at 45 Warren Street by two masked men.… Read More »Police report offers more details on Warren Street home invasion …
The Brookline Police Department made nearly twice as many arrests in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period last year, chief of… Read More »Crime, arrests increased in first half of 2023, police chief says …
Eversource is working to replace a transformer that was destroyed by a fire on Griggs Terrace earlier this month, as questions remain about the environmental… Read More »Eversource replacing Griggs Terrace transformer, cleaning up oil spill after fire …
The town of Brookline has declared a heat emergency this week and is opening up cooling centers around town. Temperatures are forecast to be in… Read More »Town declares heat emergency, opens cooling centers …
Police continued to search on Wednesday for the suspects in an armed home invasion which took place on Warren Street early Tuesday. Police officials now… Read More »Police investigating armed home invasion on Warren Street …
State health officials discovered mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Brookline on Thursday, the town said in a press release. West Nile virus, most commonly… Read More »State health officials find West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Brookline …
A transgender pride flag on the front lawn of the United Parish church in Brookline was burned and destroyed on Saturday, according to church leaders.… Read More »For a second time, a trans pride flag at Brookline church is destroyed …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
