5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (946+ words) After three years of debate about the best fix for mudflats lining the Muddy River, new money earmarked in the state budget promises to study different potential fixes. But at least one river advocate is concerned the study will simply…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (126+ words) Brookline.News What sold in the first half of July? 38 homes ranging from a $405,000 condo in Brookline village to a $4.07 million two-family on Centre Street north of Coolidge Corner. Hello! We're an independent, nonpartisan news site and our coverage is…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1022+ words) When most Brookline voters cast their ballots for state representative this fall, they’ll find only one name on the ballot. State Rep. Tommy Vitolo, who represents voters living in 14 of Brookline’s 17 precincts, is seeking a fifth term unopposed after no…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (658+ words) A new Chestnut Hill apartment building initially designed and marketed for residents 55 and older will now be open to renters of any age, after a divided town board sided with a developer who argued the age restriction had not generated…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (595+ words) One of the bus-only lanes just south of Brookline Village could be removed after Brookline transportation staff and a key decision-making committee recommended scaling back the “Gateway East” project. After a year-long pilot, followed by a six-month extension, the town and…...

1+ week, 15+ min ago   (876+ words) A single block of Pleasant Street just north Coolidge Corner holds great potential for real estate development, according to plans submitted by two developers. But with separate real estate firms owning the two key plots of land there, the projects…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (845+ words) As another summer heatwave has Brookline residents searching for air conditioning and splash pads, a decades-long campaign to build an outdoor public swimming pool took a significant step forward this week. Building on past studies, surveys, and Town Meeting votes,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (832+ words) Fourteen minutes into the first half of the FIFA World Cup match on Friday, July 3, a sea of bright yellow jerseys broke into roaring cheers around the screens at El Peñol, a Colombian restaurant on Harvard Street. Colombia’s national team…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1178+ words) U.S. Senate candidate Seth Moulton defended his call for a new generation of Democratic leadership, outlined an affordability agenda centered on housing and transportation, and weighed in on issues ranging from immigration and the war in Gaza to artificial intelligence during…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (855+ words) When the Children’s Bookstore permanently closed its doors in 2022, it took with it the regulars who purchased books for their children and grandchildren. It took the hundreds of books that lined its shelves, waiting for small hands to reach up…...