Brookline voters go to the polls Tuesday for the state primary, with the Markey-Moulton Senate race atop the ballot. The town's News Flash confirms precincts open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on September 1, while Brookline Patch reports the Democratic Senate primary clash between Sen. Ed Mark…
Brookline Soccer Club has opened its fall 2026 season registration, asking families to submit an "Assessment Request" for a spot on a team; its K-2 instructional leagues (boys and girls) show open registration with no tryout required, while Premier Club and town travel serve 3rd-8th gra…
Two Brookline-resident obituaries were published this week: Staines, River Bauman, age 38, who died August 25, with arrangements handled by Stanetsky Memorial Chapel; and Steinberg, Gerald "Jerry," who died August 25 at his home in Brookline with his two children at his side, per a noti…
Brookline Public Library launches a new Community Catch-up speaker series at its Putterham branch this week. The social hour, opening Thursday, Sept. 3, brings local guest speakers to the branch alongside two other new fall offerings: an offsite Caffe Italiano conversation group at the …
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds recorded just one Brookline home sale between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026: 168 Gardner Road, which sold for $2,910,000 on Aug. 5. Sellers Sarah K. and Jonathan M. Abbett transferred the property to buyers Ira P. Michaelson and David Gerrie. With only one recorded
Brookline's DPW will offer trash amnesty collection for town service customers the week of August 31. The program waives normal curbside limits for Town Trash Service customers from August 31 through September 4. Brookline Public Schools students return September 3, with a PreK-8 Teache…
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy aimed at reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, town officials announced Friday. The move came alongside a Department of Public Works Trash Amnesty Collection set for the week of August 31 and the release of t…
Brookline Public Schools students return to class Thursday, September 3, opening the new school year districtwide. The Public Library of Brookline is easing into September with calligrapher Debby Reelitz's brush-lettering class and two other programs on September 10, alongside a Friday …
Brookline health officials raised the town's West Nile virus risk to high on Wednesday, urging mosquito bite precautions while Eastern Equine Encephalitis risk remains low, according to the town's News Flash alert issued Aug. 26. Brookline.News reported in its "News in brief: West Nile …
The Brookline Select Board named Vice Chair Michael Rubenstein as the town's negotiator with the owner of 26 Pleasant Street after concluding the town could not afford to buy the property for open space.