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Brookline Opens Public Health Plaza Tuesday, Earns State Climate Leader Designation

Brookline's new Public Health Plaza opens with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday as the state confers a Climate Leader Community designation on the town. The Department of Public Health and Human Services is hosting a community ceremony and pollinator garden planting at the new plaza on June 16,…

Brookline Public Health Department Opens New Plaza with June 16 Ribbon Cutting

Brookline opens a new Public Health Plaza next week as the library launches its summer reading season. The Public Health & Human Services department set a ribbon-cutting ceremony and pollinator garden planting for Tuesday, June 16, open to all residents. The Brookline Public Library lau…

Brookline School Committee approves $1.79M maintenance plan ahead of May override vote

BROOKLINE — March 26, 2026 — Brookline School Committee votes on budget transfers and hears override update with May 5 vote five weeks away. The committee unanimously approved transferring a $1,293,047 deferred maintenance balance into the current FY27 appropriation for a new total of $1,793,047, and separately reallocated

Brookline Select Board Eyes Tiered Override Up to $23 Million for May Ballot

BROOKLINE — March 17, 2026 — Brookline Select Board opens debate on tiered property-tax override of up to $23.25 million. The board held its first of up to three override deliberations at a March 17 workshop, receiving the final 639-page report of the Expenditure and Revenue Study Committee, which

Brookline School Committee Candidates Unanimously Reject Union Campaign Funding

BROOKLINE — March 17, 2026 — All three Brookline School Committee candidates at a March 17 forum pledged to refuse campaign support from the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Brookline Educators' Union, citing conflict of interest in a contract negotiation year. Moderator Eric Hyatt hosted the forum at Brookline Interactive Group

Brookline Select Board Approves 25-Article May Town Meeting Warrant Unanimously

BROOKLINE — March 6, 2026 — Brookline's Select Board unanimously approved a 25-article warrant for the May 26 Annual Town Meeting after rejecting a petitioner's request to split a stipend resolution into two separate articles. Chair Bernard Green and all four members — John Van Scoyoc, Paul Warren,

Brookline schools face $7 million gap; failed override would end middle school world language

Brookline School Committee hears that a failed override would eliminate world language and the conservatory from the district's middle schools.

Brookline School Committee Defers WISP Decision, Eyes Fall 2026 Data Review

BROOKLINE — February 26, 2026 — Brookline School Committee hears nine educators defend WISP course, confronts a $5.27 million school budget gap. The February 26 meeting drew over a dozen public speakers, nearly all current Brookline High School educators opposing any school committee directive to reinstate a separate honors section in

Brookline Select Board Approves Tree Removal for 181-Unit Affordable Housing Project

BROOKLINE — January 6, 2026 — Brookline Select Board approves tree removal for 181-unit affordable housing project and sets May 5 town election. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Brookline Housing Authority to remove three declining linden trees on Juniper Street, clearing a key obstacle for the Walnut High

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