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With election day less than 48 hours away let’s dive right in to how you can make an impact! Election day is Tuesday, May 7th! There’s still time for you to help make sure we elect pro-housing, pro-climate, and pro-transit candidates across Brookline. Here’s how: Email everyone you know and remind them to come out to vote, recommend votes for…

We want to start this week by thanking State Representative Tommy Vitolo for his work on the State’s FY25 Budget. In particular, his co-sponsorship of Amendment No. 1028 to increase financial operating support for the State's public housing and his support for amendment no. 592 to increase housing support for people reentering society from incarceration. Both of these are priorities…

We hope everyone connected to the schools has enjoyed spring vacation week. The election is only 2 weeks away and mail-in ballots are being received, so we’re focused on talking to voters about electing pro-housing candidates while keeping up with important ongoing legislative and planning discussions. Here’s how you can join in: Election Day is May 7th -- and We Need Your…

Monday is Patriots Day and Marathon Day, and it all runs right through Brookline. Good luck to anyone who is running, and for the rest of us, we can take advantage of Brookline’s prime location to enjoy the party as we cheer the runners on. It is also “School Vacation Week,” so the Brookline Town schedule is very light on meetings. (For anyone interested,…

There’s lots of excitement across the country -- and in Brookline -- as the (partial) Solar Eclipse approaches Monday afternoon, starting at 2:16 pm, with maximum coverage (93%) at 3:30 pm. Amazingly, it looks like we will have a sunny day here in Brookline, and many of us will be gathering in Larz Anderson Park for the viewing. You can…

This past Thursday, Brookline for Everyone was delighted to release our endorsements (which you can find on our website here) for the upcoming May 7, 2024 Town Election. For the Select Board, Brookline for Everyone has enthusiastically endorsed Alec Lebovitz, currently a Town Meeting Member from Precinct 8 who has shown a commitment to affordability, housing abundance, equity, climate sustainability,…

Let's start with some very good news this week: 50 very affordable, income-restricted rental apartments will soon be available in Brookline! Known as Puddingstone at Chestnut Hill, these are part of a brand-new 250-unit Chapter 40B development at Hancock Village, and include 8 units for households with incomes up to 30% of area median income (AMI) and 42 units at up to…

Thank you to all of you who heard our call and have stepped up as a candidate for Town Meeting! Remember, the deadline to submit your petition to the Town Clerk is this Tuesday at 5:00 PM. If you need help collecting your signatures, or with anything else, please contact us right away at BrooklineForEveryone@gmail.com. It will be a busy campaign…

Greetings, we hope you all remembered to set your clocks ahead last night and survived the time change. It’s another sign that Spring really is around the corner, and we are looking forward to enjoying the evening light as we keep getting more daylight every day. Let’s start out with a shout out and big THANK YOU to everyone who…

Greetings, and welcome to “Meteorological Spring”! Yes, that is a real thing which I just learned about this year. While “Astronomical Spring” (based on the vernal equinox) doesn’t start this year until March 19, apparently meteorologists (and isn’t the weather what we REALLY care about) have decided on a different scheme, and consider March/April/May as “Spring.” Makes sense to me;…