Author: Maddie Bockus
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A historic home’s impending sale sparks debate about preservation, housing
The imminent sale of a historic home on a nearly half-acre lot at 19 Linden St. has raised concerns among neighbors that it could be torn down and replaced with a large multi-unit development. Rebecca Moroski, Brookline’s senior preservation planner,…
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After a rare condition caused her kidneys to fail at 22, Sara Platz is still searching for a ‘perfect match’ donor
Sara Platz’s story begins before she was born. She’ll tell you so herself. At 27 years old, she has her story down to a science, literally. The story has been ingrained from repeating it to doctors. Platz, a Brookline resident…
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At 102 years old, local artist showcases ‘one-of-a-kind’ prints at Gallery 93
Nyna Brael Polumbaum’s life has been filled with firsts. She was in the first class of graduates from New York’s High School of Music and Art in 1940. She was one of the first families to form a utopian, cooperative…
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Five months after fire, Washington Square businesses still wrestling with insurance, electrical issues
Two businesses remain shuttered five months after an electrical fire broke out at a commercial building in Washington Square. Heat and smoke damage forced the Painted Burro, a Mexican restaurant formerly known as Burro Bar, and Vinodivino, a wine shop, to close…