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Town Meeting preview: A trash fight, broker fees, democracy and foie gras

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.
Leslie Epstein, author, professor and longtime Brookline resident, dies at 87

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.
After heated neighborhood meeting, community remains divided over Chestnut Hill Avenue redesign

6 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?
Crossword capital: Brookline's solvers and constructors make it a puzzle powerhouse

1 week ago | brookline.news | Greg Levinsky

Some kids grow up peddling cold drinks on a summer day. Owen Bergstein was a little different. “Almost as long as I can remember, I was making crossword puzzles with pen and paper and selling them on the street corner for 50 cents,” the 16-year-old Brookline resident said.
Outside investigation confirms fiscal mismanagement in school admin, warns of future deficits

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.
After debate, libraries will restore Pride and BLM flags in June

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.
Superintendent's departure leaves big questions unanswered for Brookline's schools

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.
Here is every cut the School Committee has made to next year's budget

1 week ago | brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius

In March, the School Committee was tasked with closing a roughly $8.2-million budget gap for fiscal year 2026, which starts July 1. After weeks of deliberation — and not without controversy — the School Committee closed the gap on May 1. Beginning in March, administrators including Superintendent Linus Guillory and Brookline High School Head of School Anthony Meyer proposed $9.8 million worth of cuts to the School Committee, which they could vote to accept or reject.
New affordable senior housing building opens on Centre Street, with apartments still available

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.
Brookline High school science class creates Climate Change Time Capsule

1 week ago | brookline.news | Izzy Bryars

A chunk of coral, a deck of cards, a children’s book about dinosaur fossils, and a pair of bird watching binoculars. Those seemingly random objects were some of the items that local high schoolers chose to preserve for the next 25 years underneath the playground at Cypress Field on Tappan Street.