Category: Brookline.News
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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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How a Brookline artist makes her dreams come true – literally
Artist Sloat Shaw in her home studio in Brookline. Photo by Milena Fernsler Sloat Shaw isn’t sure how she first noticed the zoomorphic shape in the slab of green granite. She had been renovating her kitchen and was on the…
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Bringing her new film to the Coolidge, Olivia Wilde wants you to have the scary conversation
Actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde speaks about her new film “The Invite” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on April 29, 2026. Photo by Camille Bugayong The Independent Film Festival Boston concluded its annual run at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on…
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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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What’s that smell? Sewer pipe work in South Brookline prompts complaints of odor, blocked parking
Insituform is a construction company that specializes in cured-in-place pipe refurbishment method, or CIPP. Some of its workers can be seen applying the technique on Larkin Road. Photo by Eli Pekelny. Some residents are complaining about the smell and steam…
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How a Brookline pediatrician’s positive take on trauma care went national
What is it that allows some children to flourish despite everything stacked against them? It’s a question that has long puzzled researchers, and one that helped define the work of Brookline pediatrician Dr. Robert Sege. As a pediatric resident in…
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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…