19 Feb 2023

School Vacation Week and Looking Ahead

News Archive
Greetings for the President’s Day Weekend. We hope you have been able to get outside a bit for the sunny (if cold) weather, and for all the parents on this list, we wish you best of luck coping with -- or even enjoying? -- school vacation week. Likely because some folks are out of town, it’s a relatively quiet week…
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12 Feb 2023

Register for the MBTA Communities Kickoff at Hops N Scotch and Support More Homes on Beacon and Boylston Streets

Action Items, Events, News Archive
This week we’re excited to launch our revamped website, www.brooklineforeveryone.com. We think this site is easier to navigate, helps folks understand why more housing is so important for Brookline, and looks great! Thanks to B4E board member Katha Seidman for spearheading this major effort! Onto the week ahead. Upcoming MBTA Communities Kickoff: We hope you’ll join Brookline for Everyone and…
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05 Feb 2023

MBTA Communities Night at Hops N Scotch February 28

Events, News Archive
We want to start this week off with important news from this past week’s Select Board meeting with regard to funding the planning process to comply with the MBTA Communities Act. After a fantastic presentation from the Planning Department’s Maria Morelli, lots of great comments in support from many of you, and an extensive discussion among Select Board members, the…
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29 Jan 2023

Ask the Select Board to Support MBTA Communities Planning and Save the Date for Two Upcoming In-Person Events

Action Items, Events, News Archive
As January draws to a close, we’ve got an important step in supporting new homes near transit on Harvard Street and look forward to opportunities to see each other in-person in the coming months. Let’s dive right in. Action Item No. 1: Urge the Select Board to support the Planning Department’s proposal to comply with the MBTA Communities Act with…
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22 Jan 2023

Happy Lunar New Year and local housing learning opportunities

Action Items, News Archive
Happy Lunar New Year! We had a great time celebrating at the Coolidge Corner Library; thank you to the Brookline Asian American Family Network, the Brookline Library Foundation, and The Friends of the Brookline Public Library for sponsoring a really fun event! I’m sure many of you noticed that the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Coolidge  Corner…
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15 Jan 2023

Support MBTA Communities Planning, More Homes in Coolidge Corner, and Celebrate MLK Day and Lunar New Year!

Action Items, Events, News Archive
We want to start off with a reminder that Brookline will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a sold-out event at the Coolidge Corner Theater at 3pm. This excellent event will be live streamed by the Brookline Interactive Group on their web site and Youtube page. We encourage everyone who will not be able to be there in…
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22 Dec 2022

Town Meeting Continues and EDAB Presentation on multifamily/mixed-use development along Harvard Street

Action Items, News Archive
Happy December! Town Meeting hopefully finishes this week on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, and will finally get to Article 41 to study establishing an Affordable Housing Overlay District for Brookline. Action Item No. 1: The significant remaining item from B4E’s Town Meeting endorsements is Warrant Article 41, asking that the Housing Advisory Board establish a committee to explore what…
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