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26 Jun 2023

GBIO Rally Monday and MBTA-CA Updates

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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…
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11 Jun 2023

MBTA Communities Update, Community Preservation Committee Housing Focused Meeting, & Mothers Out Front on Climate & Housing

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Hello all. With the Spring Annual Town Meeting in the rear-view mirror, the town housing agenda shifts to two very important fronts - the Select Board and Planning Department’s development of a MBTA Communities Act (MBTA-CA) zoning proposal that will meaningfully comply with the law and the ongoing discussion with the Community Preservation Act Committee on how to allocate new…
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28 May 2023

Town Meeting Continues, MBTA-CA Updates, and More

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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…
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21 May 2023

Town Meeting Starts Tuesday!

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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…
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14 May 2023

Happy Mothers Day

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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…
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07 May 2023

ELECTION RECAP!

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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…
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30 Apr 2023

ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 2

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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…
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23 Apr 2023

ELECTION + Pizza Social + MBTA-CA Options Workshop

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Greetings. We hope everyone has survived (or even enjoyed!) this rainy Sunday. Before we get to the week’s events, we want to make an editorial comment on a recent vote by Brookline’s 30-member Advisory Committee (AC), which is appointed by Town Meeting Moderator Kate Poverman and is charged, among other things, with reviewing and advising Town Meeting on the Town's…
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16 Apr 2023

Happy Patriots and Marathon Day — AND, We Still Need Your Help to Elect Pro-Housing Candidate on May 2

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Greetings everyone, and Happy Patriots Day and Marathon Day! Congratulations and good luck for anyone who is running, and for the rest of us, let’s take advantage of Brookline’s prime location to enjoy the party as we cheer the runners on. Now, on to the week. Action Item Number 1: There is still plenty of time to help B4E elect…
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09 Apr 2023

Help Elect Pro-Housing Candidates, the Planning Department’s MBTA Communities Act Compliance Meetings, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s Housing Justice Campaign, and more

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We hope all who celebrate have had a happy Easter and Passover, and a blessed Ramadan. Spring is always a busy time of year in Brookline, between the May election and Annual Town Meeting, and this year is no different. Let’s dive right in. Action Item Number 1: We need your help to elect pro-housing candidates in Brookline. On May…
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