Government · Board of Selectmen
Brookline Select Board Appoints Saltzman to Park and Recreation Commission
Brookline Select Board appoints Dan Saltzman to Park and Recreation Commission over incumbent associate.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
This week's Brookline obituary notices column carries two entries: Lichtman, Barbara, of Brookline, who died August 31, and Sears, Lawrence B., of Brookline, who died at age 90 on September 4. Both notices were located through Echovita; the listings reviewed did not specify a funeral ho…
Government · Select Board
Select Board Seeks $150 Parking Fine Cap
Brookline's Select Board voted to seek a $150 parking fine cap and heard a stark senior needs report.
Morning Brief
Brookline Voters Head To Polls Tuesday For State Primary
Brookline voters go to the polls Tuesday for the state primary, with the Markey-Moulton Senate race atop the ballot. The town's News Flash confirms precincts open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on September 1, while Brookline Patch reports the Democratic Senate primary clash between Sen. Ed Mark…
Sports
Brookline sports roundup, Aug. 24 to Aug. 30
Brookline Soccer Club has opened its fall 2026 season registration, asking families to submit an "Assessment Request" for a spot on a team; its K-2 instructional leagues (boys and girls) show open registration with no tryout required, while Premier Club and town travel serve 3rd-8th gra…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026
Two Brookline-resident obituaries were published this week: Staines, River Bauman, age 38, who died August 25, with arrangements handled by Stanetsky Memorial Chapel; and Steinberg, Gerald "Jerry," who died August 25 at his home in Brookline with his two children at his side, per a noti…
Morning Brief
Brookline Library Launches Community Catch-up Speaker Series
Brookline Public Library launches a new Community Catch-up speaker series at its Putterham branch this week. The social hour, opening Thursday, Sept. 3, brings local guest speakers to the branch alongside two other new fall offerings: an offsite Caffe Italiano conversation group at the …
Real Estate
Brookline Records Single Deed Transfer in August, Gardner Road Home Fetches $2.91 Million
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds recorded just one Brookline home sale between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026: 168 Gardner Road, which sold for $2,910,000 on Aug. 5. Sellers Sarah K. and Jonathan M. Abbett transferred the property to buyers Ira P. Michaelson and David Gerrie. With only one r…
Morning Brief
Brookline DPW Offers Trash Amnesty Collection Week Of Aug. 31
Brookline's DPW will offer trash amnesty collection for town service customers the week of August 31. The program waives normal curbside limits for Town Trash Service customers from August 31 through September 4. Brookline Public Schools students return September 3, with a PreK-8 Teache…
Morning Brief
Brookline Adopts Climate Plan Targeting Net-Zero By 2050
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy aimed at reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, town officials announced Friday. The move came alongside a Department of Public Works Trash Amnesty Collection set for the week of August 31 and the release of t…
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