Author: Hazel Nystrom
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‘People are starting to boil over’: Police link increasing assault arrests in Brookline to domestic violence
Brookline police cruisers. Photo by Zoe Zekos. Brookline police have been arresting people on assault charges at rates significantly higher than the statewide average, a stat that Brookline police officials attribute in part to domestic violence. From 2023 to 2025,…
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‘The need is huge’: Retired Brookline attorney fights to protect immigrant children amid changing legal system
Jacob Walters started the most gratifying work of his life after he retired. At 76, the former zoning attorney and longtime Brookline resident now spends his hours volunteering in local probate courts representing immigrant children as he seeks to secure…
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Children’s bookstore Turtle Books comes out of its shell in Brookline Village
Illustrations from classics such as “Winnie the Pooh,” “The Snowy Day” and “The Dot” cover the arched mural above stacks of books. Standing beneath the mural was Bruce Jacobs, one half of the retired married couple who opened the new…
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As delivery apps boom, town still wrestling with safety and enforcement on the streets
By Hazel Nystrom Getting takeout has never been easier. But many Brookline residents say that convenience is increasingly posing a danger to pedestrians and bicyclists. Delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub can bring your favorite restaurants to your…
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Coolidge Corner Theatre dives deep with ‘A Life Illuminated’ for GlobeDocs opening night
By Hazel Nystrom A stark blue hue illuminated a crowd of faces as the lights dimmed in Theatre 1 at Coolidge Corner Theatre. On the screen, waves crashed over a submersible bobbing on the ocean surface, ready to descend 3,000…
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53 oil paintings in a Palestinian exhibit were lost in the 1940s. A new exhibit on display in Brookline reimagines what could have been.
By Hazel Nystrom On November 29, 1947, Palestinian-Lebanese Maroun Tomb’s art exhibit opened in Haifa, a Palestinian city at the time. The exhibit featured 53 oil paintings lining the walls of a Maronite church. That same day, the United Nations…
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In new exhibit, local artist Michael Berger captures Brookline’s character
By Hazel Nystrom Michael Berger remembers the moment well. It was 10 degrees in Coolidge Corner. A few stragglers stood shivering, waiting for the T. It hardly seemed like a good photo opportunity. But as his eyelashes frosted over, the…