Current Library Director Sara Slymon is departing her role on May 12 after eight years in Brookline.
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Brookline’s 2022 Annual Town Election was held on Tuesday, May 3.
Rep. Tommy Vitolo will broadcast live to discuss the impacts of reprecincting, announce the municipal election results, and more.
"This is a horrible, horrible decision,” Vitolo said in a Tweet Monday night.
The event will take place on Saturday, May 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Allerton Overlook at Olmstead Park.
Filed with the Supreme Judicial Court, the appeal is a response to the latest state preemption of local attempts to combat climate change.
The budget now includes an earmark filed by Rep. Tommy Vitolo that secures $50,000 for outdoor seating parklets in Brookline.
Jesse Mermell served two terms on Brookline’s Select Board and led the progressive statewide Alliance for Business Leadership.
Funding will be used for Brookline Center's Healthy Lives Program and for the Brookline Council on Aging's social isolation program.
The House budget meets the commitments made in the Student Opportunity Act, fully funding Chapter 70 at its highest level ever.
Representatives are expected to craft final House budget by the end of the week
Mooney Began her new role on April 18.
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The allocation represents slightly less than half of the approximately $43 million in federal funds provided to the town.
Fernandez submitted a testimony Friday for a hearing before the Joint Committee on Revenue.
The initial budget includes investments in equity and justice related programs, funding for education, and environmental protections.
The fourth annual Racial Justice Candidate Forum will now be held on Monday, May 2 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Fernandez’s policy conversation came as Brookline High School grapples with a series of racist and anti-Semitic incidents.
Fernandez announced in December his bid for newly redrawn 15th Norfolk State House seat in North Brookline.
Zero Debt Massachusetts’ rally is one of many across the country as advocates call on President Joe Biden to forgive student loan debt.
The Chapter 90 Program provides municipalities with annual funding to improve and invest in local transportation networks.
The new legislation would require municipalities to provide clear notice to homeowners who homes are at risk of foreclosure.
The search process will draw upon the expertise and insight of a community screening panel and the community at-large.
The Select Board will vote on Gonzalez’s appointment at its next scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 5.
The legislation would create a Women’s Rights History Trail program promoting education and awareness of the fight for women’s rights.
The legislation defines natural hairstyle in statute, prohibits discrimination, and bans policies that restrict natural hairstyles.
The fourth annual Racial Justice Candidate Forum will be held on Monday, April 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The town received competitive bids from bond and note underwriters after Moody's Investors Service reaffirmed its AAA bond rating.
Dukakis made the announcement Sunday at Vitolo's 2022 Spring Social.
The legislation would allow Town Meeting members to participate in person, at a designated location, or remotely via video conferencing.
Callanan will begin his new role on Monday, March 21.
The ARPA Submission Review Subcommittee is tasked with reviewing submitted proposals to draw from about $40 million in federal funding.
“Policymaking shouldn’t happen behind closed doors — even if those doors are on Beacon Hill,” said Fernandez.
The legislation will advance the offshore wind industry and modernize the electrical grid and energy storage infrastructure.
Donelle Sean O’Neal was celebrated Monday as a Black Excellence on the Hill honoree by the MA Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
Auchincloss and Vitolo will highlight how federal, state, and local governments have worked to deliver results with the Biden Agenda.
This is the second time AG Maura Healey has rejected the town’s efforts to stop fossil fuel use in less than two years.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the legislation on Wednesday.
The bill would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Driver's License.