Tag: Brookline
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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 65 bus route is changing. Here’s what Brookline riders need to know.
Brookline officials say upcoming route and service changes to the MBTA Route 65 bus will improve connections to employment hubs such as the Longwood Medical Area and locations accessible by the Orange Line and the Commuter Rail, though some riders…
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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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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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Town Meeting approved a property tax relief program for veterans in 2024. Why hasn’t it been launched?
When Town Meeting unanimously approved a property tax work-off program for veterans in November 2024, co-petitioner Alec Lebovitz said he was excited to spread the word to the community. “It provides some much-needed relief to a very small number of…