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Greetings everyone. This newsletter will be a little shorter than most, as we are composing it a little earlier than usual before the Rosh Hashanah holiday weekend begins. MBTA-CA Action/Register Now! On Monday, October 2, at 7:00 pm, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization(GBIO)/Brookline Housing Team will be hosting an “MBTA-CA Teach-in/Action” at Temple Sinai, 50 Sewall Ave, near Coolidge Corner.…

Greetings, everyone, and happy official summer! Let’s start today with a little history. I’ve been doing some research on Brookline’s zoning, especially the down zonings in the 1970s through the 1990s, and came across this great quote in the September 15, 1973 edition of the Brookline Chronicle Citizen. Celia Hozid, then a resident of the senior housing development 100 Centre…

Greetings everyone, Tomorrow (Monday, May 28) is Memorial Day, when we remember the ultimate sacrifice of our country’s veterans. While that solemn purpose often gets lost in the “long holiday weekend,” we encourage everyone to take time to remember. Brookline has a full Memorial Day Program which convenes at the American Legion Post at 386 Washington Street with a bus…

The big news this week, and for the next couple weeks, is Town Meeting, which begins on Tuesday, May 25 at 7pm. Most Town Meeting Members will return to the Brookline High School auditorium for the 1st time since 2019. Town Meeting will then continue for several more nights in the coming weeks - May 24 & 31, and if…

Greetings everyone, First, to all mothers, grandmothers, and step-mothers, we wish you a Happy Mothers Day! On this day we celebrate the mothers in our lives and thank them for their critical role in shaping who we are, and also remember the vision of Anna Jarvis who, in memory of her mom who had been a peace activist, campaigned for…

This past Tuesday, the hard campaign work of many on this list paid off as Brookline for Everyone endorsed candidates won Town Meeting races across many precincts. B4E endorsed 64 candidates across 16 of 17 precincts, and 52 of these candidates were elected, a rate of 81.25%! All 26 endorsed incumbents were re-elected, and we added 26 new pro-housing voices…

Greetings, After a long build up, we are here. PLEASE VOTE in Brookline’s Town Election this Tuesday, May 2. Polls are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Visit the town website for sample ballots, and here is information on where to vote. Finally, it’s not too late to volunteer to help us with our final push. We still need…