Vivi Smilgius
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2 days 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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6 days ago |
brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius
Leslie Epstein, an author and professor of creative writing at Boston University who lived in Brookline since the 1970s, died on May 18 of complications from a stroke he suffered while undergoing heart surgery. He was 87. He leaves behind his wife, Ilene, his brother, Ricky, his three children, Paul, Theo, and Anya, and six grandchildren. The family will sit Shiva in the family’s Brookline home and is planning to announce a celebration of Epstein’s life and work.
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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 | Vivi Smilgius
After a tense debate and a public comment campaign, Brookline’s Board of Library Trustees authorized the town’s libraries to display Pride and Black Lives Matter flags in June. Pride, Black Lives Matter, and other flags — Stop Asian Hate flags and flags condemning antisemitism — were displayed outside the library’s three branches for years until May 2023, when former Library Director Amanda Hirst implemented a facility and grounds policy that led to their removal.
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1 week ago |
brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius
Another superintendent is leaving Brookline, and the community is torn about why. Linus Guillory, who made history as Brookline’s first Black superintendent, announced in April that he will leave the district on June 30. He forfeited the remainder of his contract, which was slated to run until 2029, and will not receive any settlement or additional compensation, according to a separation agreement obtained by Brookline.News.
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A coalition of Brookline groups has raised about $85,000 of $205,000 necessary to fund equity-focused positions across the district. The fundraising comes in response to cuts made last week to Brookline's equity office and school-based equity leads. https://t.co/aoJX8J7vHg
A Brookline resident was hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by a car on University Road on Saturday night, according to Brookline police. https://t.co/QhuG50KVle
NEW: Brookline's School Committee voted 5-4 to eliminate the district's Office of Educational Equity. It's the latest of many cuts made to address the district's $8 million budget gap for FY26. Read more: https://t.co/8M4gO8FbcB
