Category: Brookline.News
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Across three Seders, what ‘freedom’ meant to Brookline this Passover
Passover began as it always has, with an ornate, often hours-long Seder meal unfolding in homes, synagogues and community centers across Brookline. The rhythm and ritual of each Seder is as varied as the Jewish diaspora, at its core a…
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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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Wegmans will offer delivery service to customers of Chestnut Hill pharmacy after it closes
Wegmans is offering free prescription delivery services to customers of its Chestnut Hill pharmacy, which is closing Saturday. Jeff Freilich, who started a petition asking Wegmans to keep the pharmacy open, has been working with Julie Lenhard, the supermarket chain’s pharmacy services…
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Debbie Hatzieleftheriadis made history in Brookline, and hasn’t stopped giving back
Debbie Hatzieleftheriadis holds her Black Excellence on the Hill award. Photo by Eli Pekelny Everything fell into place after Debbie Hatzieleftheriadis saw an ad in the paper. The ad was recruiting people for the Brookline Police Department. At the time,…
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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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Brookline Village and Washington Square have plenty of parking, new studies say. So why can’t anyone find it?
Two new parking studies in Brookline Village and Washington Square revealed that both neighborhoods have more parking than most drivers realize — but that better pricing, shared access and clearer information are needed in order to make them more accessible.…
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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…