Sam Mintz
Editor at Brookline.News
Editor at @brookline_news Get in touch: [email protected] Previously covering climate, energy and transportation in DC and Boston.
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1 day ago |
brookline.news | Leila Minkara |Vivi Smilgius |Sam Mintz
Brookline’s Annual Town Meeting starts on Tuesday, with the town’s fiscal challenges front and center. As with every spring session of Town Meeting, the budget is the biggest item on the agenda. This year, Town Meeting members will vote on whether to approve a $456.6 million budget that maintains town services, but includes millions of dollars in cuts to Brookline’s schools.
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5 days ago |
brookline.news | Sam Mintz
The town and community members are still wrestling with how to best redesign Chestnut Hill Avenue, with a heated neighborhood meeting on May 8 demonstrating a deep divide. The central tension remains the same: Should some of the curb space on the street be used for wider, protected bike lanes to give bicyclists some safety and separation from traffic, or should it stay as-is for parking and deliveries?
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1 week ago |
brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius |Sam Mintz
An outside auditor’s review of Brookline’s school finances and operations, released on Tuesday by the town, revealed that financial mismanagement by school administrators has contributed to budgetary crises in the district. According to auditing firm CliftonLarsonAllen, rising salaries and special education costs in the schools are “not sustainable” and will force more budget cuts in the coming years.
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1 week ago |
brookline.news | Sam Mintz
An apartment building which recently opened at 108 Centre Street includes 54 affordable units for seniors, and some of them are still available. The building, built and operated by the housing nonprofit Hebrew SeniorLife as part of its broader Center Communities of Brookline complex, opened earlier this year. It features 54 one-bedroom apartments designed specifically for seniors aged 62 and older, offering a mix of affordability levels to serve different income brackets.
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2 weeks ago |
brookline.news | Sam Mintz
If you’re a poet, writer or musician who lives in Brookline, you might be the town’s next Poet Laureate. The Brookline Commission for the Arts is seeking applications to serve a three year term in the literary position. The next Poet Laureate will be the town’s fifth, part of a program which began in 2012. The position comes with a $4,500 stipend.
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