News Archive

Greetings, everyone. A week ago we were pleased to see many of you at B4E’s summer garden party, a chance to celebrate our progress, lament some setbacks, and mostly to enjoy a moment of low-key solidarity. Thanks for coming! Crucial meetings this week Actually, there aren’t any that I know of. It must really be summer. Two town surveys on…

Greetings, everyone. We hope everyone enjoyed the long Independence Day weekend as we now begin our 250th year as a nation. First, let’s start with follow up notes on two of the stories we covered last week in our “news” edition: The Town released a formal Request for Information (RFI) for potential sponsors/owners to acquire the single room occupancy property…

Greetings everyone, Summer’s on the calendar: school’s almost out and the weather’s hot. Some Town matters will slow down or take a break, but many of our Town Staff and Committees will keep working. Meetings of interest this week On Monday, June 23, the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee meets at 7 pm on Zoom to continue its work. It will…

Before reminding folks about the Town’s Juneteenth Block Party and the Chestnut Hill meeting, we want to condemn the violent anti-semitic attack in Brookline this weekend, when someone threw a brick labeled “Free Palestine” through the window of the Butcherie on Harvard Street. We join our Town government, many Town Meeting Members, and Representative Vitolo in condemning this act of…

Greetings everyone, Brookline’s 2025 Spring Town Meeting has now ended after four (long) nights at the Brookline High School Auditorium -- and we are delighted to report that all our priorities were approved! We are especially thrilled that Warrant Article 24, the Home Rule Petition (HRP) for a Real Estate Transfer Fee sponsored by several B4E activists, including lead petitioner…

Greetings everyone, Town Meeting held two lengthy sessions this past Tuesday and Wednesday and made it partway through its agenda. As we hoped, it approved the projects funded by the Community Preservation Act, including much-needed renovations at the Brookline Housing Authority’s Egmont Street complex; and it approved new bylaws easing the way through zoning and preservation rules to make reasonable…

Town Meeting starts on Tuesday, May 27 at 7pm. This year’s Town Meeting will be in-person only in the High School Auditorium (other than for those who need reasonable accommodation), and will continue for up to five additional nights (May 28, and June 4, 5 and if needed, June 10 and 11). Members of the public are welcome to attend…

Greetings everyone, Next on the calendar is Spring Town Meeting, which will be in-person only in the High School Auditorium (other than for those who need reasonable accommodation). Town Meeting begins in a little more than one week on Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 PM, and will continue for up to five additional nights (May 28, and June 4, 5…

Greetings everyone, This Mother’s Day, we honor all the mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, and caregivers who nurture families and communities — and we recommit to the fight for a town where every family can thrive. Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day not as a commercial holiday, but as a call to honor her mother’s work for peace and justice. Today, we carry…

Greetings everyone! This is it: Tuesday is Election Day. Many of you have worked hard to make a difference in Brookline, and every vote will matter in this election. Early voting has ended and the deadline to request a mail ballot has passed. Everyone who has not yet cast a ballot needs to vote in your precinct on Election Day. Polls are open…