Author: Nathan Metcalf
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ICE fears spark Town Meeting proposal to weigh leaving regional intelligence network
The Brookline Public Safety Building. Photo by Zoe Zekos A proposal urging Brookline to consider re-examining the town’s relationship with a regional intelligence-sharing network has drawn sharp criticism from local law enforcement, setting the stage for an intense debate when…
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‘A two-tiered system’: Norfolk DA candidates debate future of embattled office
NEWTON — Candidates for Norfolk County district attorney laid out competing visions for the future of a controversy-ridden office during the first public forum of the race last Wednesday at Boston College Law School, hosted by the Rappaport Center for…
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The man behind the clipboard: How one Brookline residentquietly shapes which questions appear on ballots acrossMassachusetts
A voter cast a ballot in a previous election in Lee. Voters annually are asked to weigh in on measures that often makeit to the ballot thanks to large-scale signature drives. STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE Harold Hubschman’s humble…
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Two progressives and a Brookline Republican will try to unseat Auchincloss in 4th District race
The race for Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District is ramping up as Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Newton Democrat first elected in 2020, seeks reelection while facing challenges from two progressive Democrats and a Brookline candidate running an unconventional Republican campaign. Brookline…
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A decades-old state law is squeezing budgets in Brookline and beyond. Local legislators aren’t eager to change it.
As Brookline voters go to the polls next month for the second time in three years to vote on a property tax override – this time for roughly $23 million, the largest in state history if approved — local legislators don’t appear…
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The man behind the clipboard: How one Brookline resident quietly shapes which questions appear on ballots across Massachusetts
Harold Hubschman’s humble attire – sneakers, blue jeans, and a red McGill hoodie projects an air of understatement as he strides into the Caffe Nero minutes away from his Brookline Village condo. Few would guess that the 69-year-old with a…
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Candidates line up to replace Morrissey as Norfolk County DA
After years of controversy surrounding the Norfolk County district attorney’s office, voters will choose a new top prosecutor this fall as a crowded field of candidates begins to take shape. District attorneys serve as the chief law enforcement officials in…