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Brookline Public Health Department Opens New Plaza with June 16 Ribbon Cutting

Brookline opens a new Public Health Plaza next week as the library launches its summer reading season. The Public Health & Human Services department set a ribbon-cutting ceremony and pollinator garden planting for Tuesday, June 16, open to all residents. The Brookline Public Library lau…

Brookline School Committee approves $1.79M maintenance plan ahead of May override vote

BROOKLINE — March 26, 2026 — Brookline School Committee votes on budget transfers and hears override update with May 5 vote five weeks away. The committee unanimously approved transferring a $1,293,047 deferred maintenance balance into the current FY27 appropriation for a new total of $1,793,047, and separately reallocated

Brookline Select Board Eyes Tiered Override Up to $23 Million for May Ballot

BROOKLINE — March 17, 2026 — Brookline Select Board opens debate on tiered property-tax override of up to $23.25 million. The board held its first of up to three override deliberations at a March 17 workshop, receiving the final 639-page report of the Expenditure and Revenue Study Committee, which

Brookline School Committee Candidates Unanimously Reject Union Campaign Funding

BROOKLINE — March 17, 2026 — All three Brookline School Committee candidates at a March 17 forum pledged to refuse campaign support from the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Brookline Educators' Union, citing conflict of interest in a contract negotiation year. Moderator Eric Hyatt hosted the forum at Brookline Interactive Group

Brookline Select Board Approves 25-Article May Town Meeting Warrant Unanimously

Brookline's Select Board unanimously approved a 25-article warrant for the May 26 Annual Town Meeting after rejecting a petitioner's request to split a stipend resolution into two separate articles.

Brookline schools face $7 million gap; failed override would end middle school world language

Brookline School Committee hears that a failed override would eliminate world language and the conservatory from the district's middle schools.

Brookline School Committee Defers WISP Decision, Eyes Fall 2026 Data Review

Brookline School Committee hears nine educators defend WISP course, confronts a $5.27 million school budget gap.

Brookline Select Board Approves Tree Removal for 181-Unit Affordable Housing Project

Brookline Select Board approves tree removal for 181-unit affordable housing project and sets May 5 town election.

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