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The Hamas attacks on Israel two years ago today and the ensuing war in Gaza have led to protests, debate and even crime ...
10/07/2025

The Hamas attacks on Israel two years ago today and the ensuing war in Gaza have led to protests, debate and even crime in Brookline. Where does the town go from here?

The Hamas attacks on Israel two years ago and the ensuing war in Gaza have led to protests, debate and even crime in Brookline. Where does the town go from here?

Brookline's only public cemetery turns 150 years old this month. The cemetery, a burying ground for residents and employ...
10/07/2025

Brookline's only public cemetery turns 150 years old this month.

The cemetery, a burying ground for residents and employees and a much-loved piece of nature in Brookline, is facing modern challenges -- including slowly waning space that requires careful management from the town's staff and a group of trustees.

As the Walnut Hills Cemetery marks a big anniversary this month, town employees and site trustees are brainstorming about how to stretch the cemetery's slowly waning space.

A celebration of banned books, a restaurant soft opening, spooky flicks at the cinema and more are featured in our event...
10/06/2025

A celebration of banned books, a restaurant soft opening, spooky flicks at the cinema and more are featured in our events of the week.

A celebration of banned books, a restaurant soft opening, spooky flicks at the cinema and more are featured in our events of the week.

So far, the government shutdown which started last week has closed Brookline's two national historic sites and cancelled...
10/05/2025

So far, the government shutdown which started last week has closed Brookline's two national historic sites and cancelled a Navy Band concert which was set for this weekend.

If it stretches on, it could start to affect the town government with delayed grants or failing federal safety net programs.

The shutdown also cancelled a local concert by a Navy band, and could threaten town resources if it drags on.

William Wiener, who lived in Brookline during his many years as a top neurosurgeon at MetroWest Medical Center, recently...
10/03/2025

William Wiener, who lived in Brookline during his many years as a top neurosurgeon at MetroWest Medical Center, recently needed brain surgery himself at 93.

He knew where to go and to whom to turn: One of his former mentees at the hospital.

Dr. William Wiener, who lived in Brookline during his years as a top neurologist at MetroWest Medical Center, recently had brain surgery performed by one of his former trainees.

Brookline students performed well above the state average on last spring’s MCAS exams and gained some ground toward pre-...
10/01/2025

Brookline students performed well above the state average on last spring’s MCAS exams and gained some ground toward pre-pandemic results, but elementary schoolers continue to underperform in English, and Black and Latino students are still scoring below their peers in most subjects.

Brookline students performed well above the state average on last spring’s MCAS exams and gained some ground toward pre-pandemic results, but elementary schoolers continue to underperform in English, and Black and Latino students are still scoring below their peers in most subjects.

Over 100 artists and bands performed on 63 porches, driveways and lawns Saturday, filling Brookline’s neighborhoods with...
10/01/2025

Over 100 artists and bands performed on 63 porches, driveways and lawns Saturday, filling Brookline’s neighborhoods with every genre from jazz to punk rock to a ca****la for Brookline Porchfest.

Read all about it:

Over 100 artists and bands performed on 63 porches, driveways and lawns Saturday, filling Brookline’s neighborhoods with every genre — from jazz to punk rock to a ca****la — for Brookline Porchfest.

Brookline is getting its second mini-forest this weekend, aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change. Read about ...
09/30/2025

Brookline is getting its second mini-forest this weekend, aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change.

Read about that and more community events in our weekly feature of 10 things to do in Brookline:

See the latest events listings from Brookline.News, with an outdoor emphasis and fall feeling.

The FBI considered opening an investigation into an act of vandalism at the Butcherie in Brookline this summer, includin...
09/30/2025

The FBI considered opening an investigation into an act of vandalism at the Butcherie in Brookline this summer, including the potential use of a controversial investigative tool called a geofence warrant, but ultimately declined to start a federal case.

The investigation is ongoing, and Brookline police say they have no updates.

An agent from the federal law enforcement agency was seeking to use a controversial "geofence" warrant for the potential investigation, according to public records.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell was in Brookline last week, speaking about the Trump administration's...
09/29/2025

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell was in Brookline last week, speaking about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Here's what she had to say:

Campbell and leaders of Greater Boston organizations fighting federal immigration crackdowns called on Brookline for collective action and solidarity.

The Brookline METCO program faced some ups and downs in the past year. Here's our story on its annual report, plus an in...
09/29/2025

The Brookline METCO program faced some ups and downs in the past year. Here's our story on its annual report, plus an interview with director Malcolm Cawthorne

“It is odd to write this one sentence holding these two truths,” Brookline METCO director Malcolm Cawthorne wrote in the report: “The Brookline METCO Program is doing very well, and we have a lot of work to do.”

Legendary jazz pianist Ran Blake, who is celebrating his 90th birthday with a performance at First Parish in Brookline t...
09/26/2025

Legendary jazz pianist Ran Blake, who is celebrating his 90th birthday with a performance at First Parish in Brookline tomorrow, reflects on 45 years living in Brookline.

“Of course, there’s some very good things that are famous [today], but so much is forgotten,” Blake said. “I want people to develop memories, nostalgia for the past, as well as stay in the present.”

Over the 45 years he’s lived in Brookline, Ran Blake has watched the town evolve. But for a man famous for training musical memory, it’s no surprise Blake has never forgotten the good old days.

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