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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Brookline Select Board advances Coolidge Corner lot redevelopment
The Brookline Select Board voted to move the Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner toward a developer RFP in 2027, while a separate warrant article would ask fall Town Meeting to seek authority for higher parking fines.
Local Government
Brookline housing plan finds pipeline nearly fills 2,400-unit goal
A build-out analysis presented to the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee shows existing pipeline projects could deliver most of the town's 2,400-unit housing target, with the opportunity map providing capacity for the remainder. The committee's Monday, Oct. 5 meeting was cancelled after it unanimously adopted five plan sections on Sept. 28.
Local Government
Brookline Select Board advances Coolidge Corner lot redevelopment
The Brookline Select Board voted to move the Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner toward a developer RFP in 2027, while a separate warrant article would ask fall Town Meeting to seek authority for higher parking fines.
Local Government
Brookline schedules hearing on Davis Path Footbridge replacement
Local Government
Brookline panel backs $1.15M AFSCME deal as HR director exits
Local Government
Brookline Select Board advances Coolidge Corner lot redevelopment
The Brookline Select Board voted to move the Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner toward a developer RFP in 2027, while a separate warrant article would ask fall Town Meeting to seek authority for higher parking fines.
Local Government
Brookline schedules hearing on Davis Path Footbridge replacement
Local Government
Brookline panel backs $1.15M AFSCME deal as HR director exits
Local Government
View MoreMBTA bus cameras go live Oct. 1; Brookline routes set for 2027 expansion
The MBTA activates bus-mounted enforcement cameras on Oct. 1, starting with Silver Line routes in Boston, with expansion to Brookline-area routes like Route 66 on Beacon Street planned for early 2027.
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View MoreBrookline committee reviews new fiscal chapter in comprehensive plan
Brookline's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee meets Wednesday to review draft actions for a new standalone Fiscal Wellbeing chapter, the first time the multi-year planning process has given the town's long-term financial health its own section.
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View MoreDukakis tours Emerald Necklace as Charlesgate reconstruction nears completion
Brookline resident and Emerald Necklace Conservancy Life Trustee Michael Dukakis toured the park system with Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek the weekend of Sept. 19, as Phase One of the Charlesgate Park revitalization moves forward.
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View MoreBrookline Green Line riders face nine-day shutdown starting Saturday
The MBTA will suspend Green Line service on the B, C and D branches through Brookline from Sept. 26 to Oct. 4 for signal upgrades, replacing trains with free shuttle buses and adding at least 25 minutes to commutes.
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View MoreBrookline Advisory Committee reviews new conduct code
The Brookline Advisory Committee meets Thursday, Sept. 17, to review a draft Code of Conduct from Town Moderator Neil Wishinsky and begin discussing warrant articles for the Fall 2026 Special Town Meeting set for Nov. 17.
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View MoreBrookline preservation committee weighs $9M in FY28 requests
Brookline's Community Preservation Act Committee received 22 project eligibility submissions totaling nearly $9 million for the FY28 funding cycle, spanning affordable housing, historic preservation and open space, while a draft open space policy and an unresolved funding dispute with the Housing Advisory Board await resolution.
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View MoreAppeals 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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View MoreBrookline 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.
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View MoreBrookline Planning Board to review future of Centre Street parking lots
Economic Development Director Meredith Mooney is set to present findings from the Centre Street Lots Exploratory Study to the Brookline Planning Board on Wednesday, Sept. 9, outlining next steps for the 2.48-acre municipal parking lot near Coolidge Corner.
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View MoreBrookline field hockey ranked 4th in Bay State Conference
MassLive's preseason Bay State Conference poll slots Brookline High field hockey fourth heading into Wednesday's home opener against Milton, as coach Emily Hunt's squad looks to replace graduated All-Stars Caroline Hughes and Clara Thibault.
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View MoreBrookline votes power Perkins to Norfolk County DA nomination
Djuna Perkins won the Democratic primary for Norfolk County district attorney, with Brookline delivering her strongest margins and accounting for a large share of her roughly 2,600-vote countywide lead over Adam Deitch.
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View MoreBrookline among seven communities in path of MWRA's 15-mile water tunnel project
The MWRA's Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program will bore two deep-rock tunnels totaling 15 miles to back up the region's aging water supply, with construction starting in 2028 and both tunnels operational by 2040. Brookline is one of seven communities in the project's path, though the town's specific construction timeline has not been publicly detailed.
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