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Cab crashes onto Brookline B Line tracks, halting serviceBrookline votes power Perkins to Norfolk County DA nominationBrookline football routs Newton South 31-9 in reversal from 2025Brookline eyes 362 new homes across three fall development decisionsBrookline High golf faces statewide stroke play mandate in MIAA vote
Public Safety
Man charged after allegedly pulling gun on driver near Jamaica Pond in Brookline
A man allegedly pulled a gun on another driver on Goddard Avenue in Brookline on Friday evening, prompting Brookline, Boston and Transit Police to stop him on the Jamaicaway.
Local Government
Appeals court upholds block on new USPS mail ballot rule ahead of Nov. 3 election
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge's order blocking the USPS from enforcing a new mail-in ballot rule before the Nov. 3 election, protecting Brookline voters who cast roughly half their ballots by mail.
Public Safety
Man charged after allegedly pulling gun on driver near Jamaica Pond in Brookline
A man allegedly pulled a gun on another driver on Goddard Avenue in Brookline on Friday evening, prompting Brookline, Boston and Transit Police to stop him on the Jamaicaway.
Public Safety
Man charged after allegedly pulling gun on driver near Jamaica Pond in Brookline
A man allegedly pulled a gun on another driver on Goddard Avenue in Brookline on Friday evening, prompting Brookline, Boston and Transit Police to stop him on the Jamaicaway.
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Public Safety
Man charged after allegedly pulling gun on driver near Jamaica Pond in Brookline
A man allegedly pulled a gun on another driver on Goddard Avenue in Brookline on Friday evening, prompting Brookline, Boston and Transit Police to stop him on the Jamaicaway.
Local Government
Appeals court upholds block on new USPS mail ballot rule ahead of Nov. 3 election
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge's order blocking the USPS from enforcing a new mail-in ballot rule before the Nov. 3 election, protecting Brookline voters who cast roughly half their ballots by mail.
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Appeals court upholds block on new USPS mail ballot rule ahead of Nov. 3 election
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge's order blocking the USPS from enforcing a new mail-in ballot rule before the Nov. 3 election, protecting Brookline voters who cast roughly half their ballots by mail.
Local Government
Brookline eyes 362 new homes across three fall development decisions
A Charles River Regional Chamber newsletter spotlights three Brookline projects heading into fall: City Realty's 266-unit Chestnut Hill campus now in permitting, Nordblom's 96-unit Coolidge Corner apartment building heading to November Town Meeting, and the Select Board's early exploration of redeveloping municipal parking lots.
Local Government
Brookline field hockey ranked 4th in Bay State Conference
Local Government
Brookline votes power Perkins to Norfolk County DA nomination
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500 freshmen enter Brookline High from K-8 schools Thursday
About 500 incoming freshmen start at Brookline High School on Thursday, Sept. 3, making their first school change since kindergarten after spending nine years in Brookline's K-8 schools.
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Community
Brookline offers free flu shots at Baker School Sept. 24
The Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services will hold a free flu clinic at Baker School on Thursday, Sept. 24, the first of four community clinics this fall offering standard and high-dose vaccines to anyone 6 months and older.
Community
Coolidge Corner Theatre hosts Will Poulter for Union County Q&A
Coolidge Corner Theatre added an encore Sept. 15 screening of the Sundance opioid drama Union County, with a post-film Q&A featuring actor Will Poulter and filmmaker Adam Meeks in person.
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UMass Boston study finds Brookline seniors squeezed by housing costs
A UMass Boston study of more than 2,000 Brookline seniors found that half of renters 65 and older are housing-burdened, while homeowners face rising tax bills that complicate aging in place.
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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