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Brookline to reject warrant articles that skip new format rulesBrookline homeowners face second-highest property tax bills in the stateDomestic violence dispute drives Governor's Council primary in Brookline districtBrookline Planning Board opens permit review for 266-unit Chestnut Hill projectFive Brookline residents' letters escalate fight over 26 Pleasant Street development
Business
Newbery Street Coffee Roasters signs a lease for its first café
Pack Katisomsakul, a nationally ranked brewer who pivoted from a failed pandemic startup to Thai specialty coffee, is opening Newbery Street Coffee Roasters' first permanent café at 240 Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner, with a Kickstarter campaign closing Aug. 31 already past its $25,000 goal.
Community
First Parish hosts Blessing of the Animals service Aug. 30
First Parish in Brookline holds its annual Blessing of the Animals service Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. in Lyon Chapel, with song, story, a social hour and an open invitation for leashed pets.
Business
Newbery Street Coffee Roasters signs a lease for its first café
Pack Katisomsakul, a nationally ranked brewer who pivoted from a failed pandemic startup to Thai specialty coffee, is opening Newbery Street Coffee Roasters' first permanent café at 240 Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner, with a Kickstarter campaign closing Aug. 31 already past its $25,000 goal.
Business
Newbery Street Coffee Roasters signs a lease for its first café
Pack Katisomsakul, a nationally ranked brewer who pivoted from a failed pandemic startup to Thai specialty coffee, is opening Newbery Street Coffee Roasters' first permanent café at 240 Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner, with a Kickstarter campaign closing Aug. 31 already past its $25,000 goal.
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Business
Newbery Street Coffee Roasters signs a lease for its first café
Pack Katisomsakul, a nationally ranked brewer who pivoted from a failed pandemic startup to Thai specialty coffee, is opening Newbery Street Coffee Roasters' first permanent café at 240 Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner, with a Kickstarter campaign closing Aug. 31 already past its $25,000 goal.
Community
First Parish hosts Blessing of the Animals service Aug. 30
First Parish in Brookline holds its annual Blessing of the Animals service Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. in Lyon Chapel, with song, story, a social hour and an open invitation for leashed pets.
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Town Hall roof work cuts parking, reroutes visitors during early voting week
A $600,000 roof replacement at Brookline Town Hall has eliminated 15 parking spaces, blocked front-door access from the lot and closed a pedestrian shortcut, with the restrictions coinciding with early voting Aug. 24–28 for the Sept. 1 state primary.
Local Government
Five Brookline residents' letters escalate fight over 26 Pleasant Street development
Five Brookline residents published letters opposing Nordblom's proposed 26 Pleasant Street development, raising new charges including a claimed 300% zoning increase never disclosed during the Waldo Durgin planning process and environmental concerns about a century-old oak tree.
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BHS senior's summer debate club raises $10,000 for school team
Brookline High senior Daphne Spunt founded the Brookline Summer Debate Club in its first year, drawing about 50 students and raising $10,000 for BHS's speech and debate team through a twice-weekly program at Temple Beth Zion.
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First Parish hosts Blessing of the Animals service Aug. 30
First Parish in Brookline holds its annual Blessing of the Animals service Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. in Lyon Chapel, with song, story, a social hour and an open invitation for leashed pets.
Community
State high court clears White Stadium project, rejects parkland challenge
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Aug. 19 that the White Stadium parcel in Franklin Park is not protected by Article 97, clearing the way for a $325 million sports complex; the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance was among 38 groups that backed the unsuccessful legal challenge.
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Newbery Street Coffee Roasters signs a lease for its first café
Pack Katisomsakul, a nationally ranked brewer who pivoted from a failed pandemic startup to Thai specialty coffee, is opening Newbery Street Coffee Roasters' first permanent café at 240 Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner, with a Kickstarter campaign closing Aug. 31 already past its $25,000 goal.
Cameron Joyce
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron Joyce
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron Joyce
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
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