Editor at @brookline_news Get in touch: [email protected] Previously covering climate, energy and transportation in DC and Boston.
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Accountability for the wealthiest people on Earth is hard to come by.
Thank you for believing in the power of independent journalism to accomplish it.
(And, yes, more to come.)
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Shuttering E&E News goes directly against what management told staff earlier this year, when our colleagues were asked to consider buyouts. A message from PEN Guild leadership 👇
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Vaivars crushes it off the block, and the Brookline @bhs_warriors are your division 1 boys volleyball state champions! Brookline wins the fourth set 25-15 for its first title since 1992! @brookline_news
We are hiring a part-time reporting intern for the summer at @brookline_news .
This is a general assignment position in a great news town, and you'll be a key member of our small newsroom right away. Learn more and see how to apply at the link:
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Oh shit — the meteor was a metaphor for climate change?!
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let's not forget what matters, which is David Sirota's movie
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that people now feel less inclined to drive from 61st street to 79th street seems to be a pretty good argument for congestion pricing...
Current plans for a $29m reconstruction of Washington St in Brookline call for separated bike lanes along the corridor, a major boost for bicycle safety.
But local biz owners say resulting loss of 64 parking spaces too big a blow for their storefronts
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🧵[3/10] | Otro mensaje de optimismo. Éste es de @samjmintz (@brookline_news), quien confía en el cambio de hábitos de las comunidades locales: recuperar la confianza, ser útiles para los lectores y poner en valor la información de calidad.
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Breaking news: An oil spill in the Muddy River near Longwood Station today has left a sheen on the river's surface and coated ducks and geese in oil on either side of the bank.
Emergency responders still working to figure out the source and cause.
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Property taxes on apartment buildings in Brookline are going up 8%, the biggest jump in a decade. Renters could end up on the hook.
Plus, how your property taxes are set to change if you own a single-family or condo in Brookline.
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The Country Club, an exclusive and elite golf club in South Brookline, was fined and cited by the state attorney general for violating child labor laws this August, according to state records obtained by @brookline_news
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80’: Brookline 1, Wellesley 1
Oh my goodness.
@bhs_warriors equalizes with two seconds to play. Literally two seconds.
Sydney Freese, who had two goals in the quarterfinals, heads home Anna Leschly’s free kick from 55 yards out.
OT upcoming.
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The "DEI is making aviation less safe" thing remains one of the more transparently and infuriatingly bullshit right wing talking points out there.
(I'm allowed to say this now that I don't cover FAA or aviation, right?)
Town leaders in Brookline including the police chief, Select Board and a number of school principals are pushing to restore the practice of placing police officers in schools.
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The supposed smartest guys out there pretending that it takes time and effort to remember when someone wants to be called by different pronouns than the (also made up) ones they were using before. Give me a break.
Also the AOC tweet he's responding to is misinfo lacking context
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I did about a half dozen front page stories about Trump’s tariff in The Washington Post during the campaign. It is true that I can’t literally go around and hold people’s eyeballs open Clockwork Orange style and force them to consume what I write
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Wondering what Town Meeting is or does? Start with our guide to Brookline town government:
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