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By adamg - 8/11/20 - 12:37 pm

WBZ reports on the lawsuit by the family of Justin Root, fatallly shot in Chestnut Hill after threatening police with what turned out to be a fake gun outside Brigham and Women's Hospital. A valet was injured by a bullet shot at Root by an officer.

Complete complaint (3M PDF).

By adamg - 8/5/20 - 10:46 pm

Brookline Town Administrator Mel Kleckner reported tonight that at least 30 Brookline voters got the wrong ballots mailed to them for the Sept. 1 primary. Read more.

By adamg - 7/24/20 - 10:15 am

Brookline Police report arresting a nursing assistant at CareOne Brookline on charges she repeatedly used a resident's credit card to buy groceries, meals and other stuff for herself. Read more.

By adamg - 7/20/20 - 6:08 pm

Brookline Police report that Larz Anderson Park will be open until 11 p.m. for the next few nights.

By adamg - 7/5/20 - 10:41 pm

felly fel captured the approaching storm tonight: Read more.

By adamg - 6/29/20 - 11:44 am

At 11:18 a.m., Derek Lumpkins reported his lights flickered twice in Roxbury. Nicole Levay reported same, in downtown Boston, at 11:15 and 11:16. Reports of double flickering also came in from Hyde Park, JP and Brookline.

By adamg - 6/21/20 - 3:13 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports that O'Leary's, 1010 Beacon St., has shut down, with Covid-19 not being the only reason, though.

By adamg - 5/29/20 - 1:00 pm

Brookline school officials announced today they have sent notices of potential layoffs to teachers and staffers in an attempt to patch a $6.3-million hole in its budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 - but that it is still looking at ways to bring the workers back in time for the start of school this fall. Read more.

By adamg - 5/28/20 - 9:41 am

Brookline announced this morning it's going back to being a stern parking taskmaster, now that offices and stores are, even if slowly, re-opening. Read more.

By adamg - 5/16/20 - 12:20 pm

Mandarin Gourmet, at the Putterham rotary, announced today it's re-opening Monday, for takeout only. It had closed last month for Covid-19 reasons.

By adamg - 5/13/20 - 11:27 pm

The BC Heights reports.

H/t WIll Kilburn, who predicted this last week, although did Ye UHub listen?

By adamg - 5/8/20 - 6:18 pm

Brookline Town Administrator Mel Kleckner announced today the town has furloughed 95 more employees, bringing the total out of a job since the coronavirus crisis started in March to 196. Read more.

By adamg - 5/6/20 - 10:58 pm

A federal appeals court today reinstated a lawsuit by a Brookline woman who sued because she was very put out upon finding that "100% natural" Wesson Oil may be derived from genetically-modified plants, which she claims makes it anything but natural. Read more.

By adamg - 5/6/20 - 4:55 pm

Brookline officials announced today that the town will select 400 random residents to test for antibodies to Covid-19, to help gauge just how far the virus has spread through the town. Read more.

By adamg - 4/15/20 - 6:07 pm

Update: Headline changed, since the town is mandating you cover your face with something, not necessarily an N95 mask.

The town announced today that: Read more.

By DaMoGan - 4/9/20 - 2:25 pm

As the COVID stay-at-home orders continue, Boston Magazine presents a case study on the fowl behavior happening on the deserted streets of Brookline.

By adamg - 4/8/20 - 10:40 pm

The Brookline Transportation Division reports both the Select Board and the Transportation Board have approved an "open streets" plan to reallocate some of the asphalt along Harvard Street, Longwood and Brookline avenues and part of Beacon Street for use by people not in cars so that they can get around while maintaining social distance, at least during the current Covid-19 emergency. Read more.

By adamg - 4/8/20 - 8:23 pm

Brookline Police report a judge yesterday issued a warrant for the man they say defaced the Chabad Center at 496 Harvard St. with antisemitic graffiti in Russian and a poor attempt at a swastika early Sunday - now they just have to find him. Read more.

By adamg - 4/3/20 - 12:35 pm

The Brookline selectboard has voted to delay the town election from May 5 to June 9, due to Covid-19 concerns. But officials don't want voters to go to the polls - get an absentee ballot instead. Also: Read more.

By adamg - 4/3/20 - 9:03 am
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Mandarin Gourmet announced last night that after serving its last takeout on Sunday, it will be closed until April 20: Read more.

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