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120 candidates, 17 precincts: The Brookline.News guide to the 2025 Town Meeting election

1 week ago | brookline.news | Sam Mintz

In the local election on May 6, many of the names on your ballot will be running for Town Meeting. With 120 candidates across 17 precincts, it can be hard to keep track of who is who in the race for Brookline’s legislative branch. Our new guide aims to help.
Meet the candidates for Select Board, in a race dominated by debate over development

1 week ago | brookline.news | Sam Mintz

Three Town Meeting members are running for an open seat on the Select Board, the five-member executive branch of Brookline’s town government. Architect Carlos Ridruejo, photographer Liz Linder and entrepreneur Michael Rubenstein are vying to replace Michael Sandman, who decided not to seek reelection after serving one three-year term. Election Day is May 6, but early voting begins April 26 and mail-in ballots are available now.
Major league talent, neighborhood feel: Northeastern brings elite baseball to Brookline's backyard

1 week ago | brookline.news | Greg Levinsky

The fastballs reach 90-plus miles per hour, home run blasts exceed 350 feet, and it’s not impossible to catch a future Major League Baseball regular right in Brookline. Fenway Park may sit just an MBTA Green Line stop or two away, but there’s some high-quality baseball even closer to home. Northeastern University’s Division I baseball team consistently ranks as one of the best college baseball teams in the region, and plays its home games right off Kent Street at Friedman Diamond.
Fire that destroyed Craig Place home and injured firefighters was caused by 'smoking materials,' officials say

1 week ago | brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius

Six Brookline residents were displaced after an apartment fire caused by discarded smoking materials destroyed their Craig Place triple-decker, according to state and local authorities. The March 28 fire, which turned into a three-alarm blaze that injured two firefighters, was caused by “careless disposal of smoking materials,” according to Brookline Fire Chief John Sullivan, citing an investigation by the Brookline Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police.
Five candidates face off for Board of Library Trustees, aiming to address library system upheaval

1 week ago | brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius

This year’s election for the Board of Library Trustees is contested for the first time since 2017, as turmoil in Brookline’s public libraries pushes new candidates and incumbents to step up. In Brookline, the Board of Library Trustees is a 12-person elected body with four seats up for election each year. Trustees are responsible for hiring and managing the library director and overseeing the library’s budget, services and policies.
School Committee notes: FY26 budget gap reduced to $1.7 million

1 week ago | brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius

The School Committee continued to reduce Brookline schools’ fiscal year 2026 budget gap on Thursday, but some of the most controversial cuts were rejected or postponed. By the end of Thursday’s School Committee meeting, the district’s projected budget gap was reduced to about $1.7 million, down from roughly $8 million earlier this year.
Meet the candidates in a crowded race for School Committee

2 weeks ago | brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius

This year’s race for Brookline’s School Committee is the most competitive since 2018, with six candidates, including two incumbents, running for three open seats in the May 6 election. Most new candidates cited the district’s cyclical fiscal problems as a top reason for running — particularly the $8-million budget gap for fiscal year 2026, which the School Committee is currently working to close. So far, the School Committee has made significant cuts and rejected most student-facing reductions.
Kitty Dukakis, long-time Brookline resident, former Mass. first lady and advocate who fought mental health stigma, dies at 88

1 month ago | brookline.news | Irene Sege |Sam Mintz

Katharine “Kitty” Dukakis, wife of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis and an advocate known for her efforts to destigmatize mental illness and addiction, died on March 21 at the age of 88. The cause of death was complications from dementia, her son John told the New York Times.
Brookline group plans to fund equity positions cut by School Committee

1 month ago | brookline.news | Vivi Smilgius

A coalition of Brookline groups is raising money to fund equity-focused positions across the district that were eliminated by a divided School Committee on March 13. Jodi Fortuna, the district’s deputy superintendent of teaching and learning, announced at a School Committee meeting Thursday that the coalition, coordinated by the Brookline Community Foundation, has raised about $85,000 so far.
Group pushes to memorialize Aaron Feuerstein, long-time resident and CEO who put workers first

1 month ago | brookline.news | Sam Mintz

Aaron Feuerstein died in 2021 a national hero, celebrated for his efforts to support workers when his textile factory burned down in 1995. Now, a group of Brookline residents wants to make sure his legacy is enshrined here, where he lived most of his life. As CEO of Malden Mills, the Lawrence based firm that created Polartec, Feuerstein became known for acts of generosity that defied the norms of modern capitalism.