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Green Line's C Branch reopens after nine-day signal and access work
On the Green Line C Branch's first day back after a nine-day shutdown for signal and accessibility upgrades, a Brookline.News commute experiment found a cyclist covered the Cleveland Circle-to-Park Drive stretch in 11 minutes versus 14:33 by car and 33:17 by transit.
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Anonymous letter alleges Victory Programs sought hidden funding
An unsigned letter to the editor published in Brookline.News alleges Victory Programs is seeking approximately $1 million in town funding for its 16 Williams Street recovery home despite representing during the selection process that the project was fully funded and needed no town support.
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Green Line's C Branch reopens after nine-day signal and access work
On the Green Line C Branch's first day back after a nine-day shutdown for signal and accessibility upgrades, a Brookline.News commute experiment found a cyclist covered the Cleveland Circle-to-Park Drive stretch in 11 minutes versus 14:33 by car and 33:17 by transit.
Local Government
Anonymous letter alleges Victory Programs sought hidden funding
Local Government
Brookline Select Board urges private lots to reject ICE parking
Local Government
Green Line's C Branch reopens after nine-day signal and access work
On the Green Line C Branch's first day back after a nine-day shutdown for signal and accessibility upgrades, a Brookline.News commute experiment found a cyclist covered the Cleveland Circle-to-Park Drive stretch in 11 minutes versus 14:33 by car and 33:17 by transit.
Local Government
Anonymous letter alleges Victory Programs sought hidden funding
Local Government
Brookline Select Board urges private lots to reject ICE parking
Local Government
View MoreLawsuit stalls $4.5M sale of Fisher Hill mansion over title defect
A Norfolk Superior Court lawsuit reveals how a title defect linked to Israeli tech entrepreneur Moshe Yanai's bankruptcy has stalled the $4.5 million sale of a Fisher Hill mansion at 55 Leicester St., leaving the 10,000-square-foot property vacant and deteriorating.
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View MorePerkins leads Brookline donors in DA race, trails overall
Djuna Perkins leads among Brookline donors in the Norfolk County DA race with $7,902 from 25 local contributors, but trails frontrunners Adam Deitch ($266K) and Greg Connor ($240K) in overall fundraising ahead of the Sept. 1 Democratic primary.
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View MoreBHA board approves $1.3M in public housing repairs, advances Walnut Street redevelopment
The Brookline Housing Authority Board of Commissioners approved more than $1.3 million in capital contracts on Aug. 11, including an $807,000 stairwell project at High Street Veterans and nearly $300,000 in engineering work advancing the 181-unit Walnut High redevelopment, while updating its Section 8 plan ahead of federal HOTMA enforcement in January 2027.
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View MoreBrookline comp plan panel takes up fiscal goals, 6–9% housing target
The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee held its first discussion of draft fiscal wellbeing goals Monday, Aug. 10, and continued debating a housing production target of 6–9% growth over 10 years, as Brookline's 15-year plan takes shape ahead of Fall Town Meeting.
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View MoreDead trolley near Kenmore piles new delay on D Line riders mid-shutdown
A disabled trolley near Kenmore on Sunday forced the MBTA to extend D Line bus substitution beyond the planned shutdown zone, adding unplanned delays for Brookline riders already navigating the nine-day Green Line closure running through Aug. 16.
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View MoreBrookline's police intelligence-sharing investigation took its first public step Wednesday night
Brookline's Police Commissioners Advisory Committee meets Thursday night to hear the first status reports from four subcommittees investigating whether the town should remain a member of the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, a regional law enforcement fusion center.
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View MoreHousing board takes up developer fee overhaul as Fall Town Meeting warrant opens
Brookline's Housing Advisory Board met Aug. 5 with a possible vote on revising the Inclusionary Zoning cash-payment-in-lieu fee schedule and an update on Chestnut Hill Overlay District affordable housing guidelines, as the Fall Town Meeting warrant opened for resident filings.
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View MoreBrookline rink committee reviews warming hut design at second public meeting
Brookline's Skating Rink Design Review Committee held its second public meeting Thursday, reviewing warming hut concepts for the $7 million Jack Kirrane rink replacement at Larz Anderson Park.
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View MorePoulos on Brookline rent stabilization in solo interview after Auchincloss declines debate
With the Tuesday, September 1 Democratic primary five weeks away, congressional challenger Jason Poulos sat for a solo video interview at Brookline Interactive Group's studio after Rep. Jake Auchincloss declined to participate in a planned debate, laying out positions on rent control, AI regulation, and Medicare for All.
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View MoreColbourne Crescent neighbors clash over driveway permit at Brookline ZBA hearing
Brookline neighbors David and Jamie Shushan appealed a Building Commissioner decision allowing a driveway expansion at 61 Colbourne Crescent, arguing the work raised the grade by a foot and bypassed required permits; the ZBA also heard three other residential cases Thursday with all decisions pending.
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View MoreAn 8-year-old housing case just got pushed back two more years — with zero discussion
Brookline's Zoning Board of Appeals administratively continued the 123-unit Chapter 40B proposal at 1223 Beacon Street to July 2028 without discussion, while holding a continued hearing on DND Homes' 116-unit residential project near the Brookline Village T stop.
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View MoreBrookline closes all grass fields Thursday
The Town of Brookline closed all natural grass fields for Wednesday, July 29, and Thursday, July 30, due to wet conditions, disrupting youth sports, recreation programs, and organized outdoor activities across town.
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