Tag: Brookline
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Brookline officials urge ‘yes’ vote on Question 9 to keep 2024 gun law
State Rep. Tommy Vitolo and Brookline officials launched a local push Saturday for a “yes” vote on Question 9, the ballot measure about whether Massachusetts should keep its 2024 gun law. The measure asks voters whether to maintain or repeal…
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Walnut Hills Cemetery needs a new caretaker. No one is dying to have the job.
Walnut Hills Cemetery needs a new caretaker — but no one wants the job. The town has been advertising the position since August and hasn’t received a single application. At an open house for the South Brookline property Wednesday, only…
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A new animal hospital is coming to Harvard Street
Massachusetts’ first branch of the national veterinary chain Livewell Animal Hospital is slated to open November 2 on Harvard Street. Livewell’s parent company, Mission Pet Health, partners with local veterinarians to give them the business backing to operate local animal…
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What do you want the old Newbury College campus to be? The town wants to hear from you.
Pool, community center, new housing — residents on Monday can pitch ideas for what they want at the former Newbury College west campus on Fisher Hill. Brookline purchased the western half of Newbury College, now called Fisher Hill West, in…
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A Catholic seminary on Route 9 is getting a $5.5 million upgrade and a new chapel
Redemptoris Mater Seminary is undergoing a $5.5 million renovation to provide more space for the 20 men who live, study and work there. The construction of a new chapel and basement space in the Catholic seminary at 774 Boylston St.…
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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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Want plastic utensils and napkins with your takeout? Starting next year, you’ll have to ask for them in Brookline
A new Brookline policy aimed at reducing single-use waste will prohibit restaurants from providing utensils, napkins, straws, condiment packets and other disposable items for takeout and delivery orders unless customers request them. Local advocates, public health officials and some restaurant…