Author: Camille Bugayong
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Police officers again top the list of Brookline’s highest-paid employees in 2025
A child opens the car door of a Brookline Police cruiser in front of a member of the Brookline Police Department Animal Control at Brookline Day on Sept. 14. Photo by Kate Kotlyar Nineteen of the town’s 20 highest-paid employees…
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BiblioQuilts exhibit gives old books a new life at Brookline library
Maine artist Larry Clifford began creating BiblioQuilts during the COVID-19 pandemic after his wife called him out on hoarding old books in their basement. Photo courtesy Larry Clifford Worn-out books have found new life on town library walls as art…
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Duck on hand, a Brookline puppeteer tackles life, death and politics
Susan Linn with her longtime puppet, Audrey Duck. Photo by Sarah Nolen Audrey Duck will tell you about the hardships she’s survived: cancer, diabetes, homelessness and depressed parents. Then she will tell you that although she is not alive, her…
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Police reports reveal shooters movements on day of MIT professor’s murder
On the morning of Dec. 15, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente pulled a gray Nissan Sentra into a parking spot on Babcock Street and lingered in the neighborhood. Twelve hours later, he fatally shot MIT physicist Nuno F.G. Loureiro in the…
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Despite Pentagon order, Brookline Scouts embrace an inclusive troop
As patrol leader of Brookline’s Troop 6, 16-year-old Daphne Spunt guides her fellow Scouts through the presentation of the U.S. flag, the Pledge of Allegiance and the recitation of the Scout Oath. It’s an inherently patriotic thing, Spunt said of…
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Brookline sues property owner over unapproved windows in historic district
The town of Brookline is suing a local property owner, claiming she installed windows that violate historic district regulations and demonstrated “willful disregard” by ignoring demands to fix them for four years. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 29 in Norfolk Superior…
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Brookline resident and GBH producer recognized for dedication to youth education
A Brookline resident and GBH producer has been honored for her work creating public media projects that foster civic engagement and media literacy for students. Elizabeth Gardner, who oversees video production for the social studies, civics and history curriculum on…