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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...
Brookline Police Blog

Police Reports 5/16-5/19

Larceny: Between 5/16 and 5/18- Cedar Rd.An individual reported the larceny of eight plants worth 5 from the front of his residence on Cedar Rd ...
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2013 Bike Parade on Sunday, May 19th

This year’s bike parade will be on Sunday, May 19th, at Amory Park ...
Your Town

Boston OKs building with 104 apartments in growing 'Green District' near Allston, Brookline border

The city’s redevelopment authority board on Thursday evening unanimously approved a developer’s plan to build a 104-unit apartment building in Allston along the same block of Brainerd Road where the company opened a 100-unit apartment building last summer and is preparing to soon finish construction on another 79-unit complex.
Brookline.com

SkinCare Physicians Launch “Boston Marathon Project Heal”

Dermatologic surgeons in Chestnut Hill offer pro bono laser treatment of scars to anyone injured in the Boston Marathon bombings ...
Brookline.com

Group seeks National Holiday to thank our Troops

As Memorial Day approaches, Group seeks National Holiday to say Thanks to our Troops and their families ...
Brookline Police Blog

Police Reports 5/14-5/16

Not Duly Licensed: 5/16 at 12:30 AM- Boylston St.An officer observed a vehicle travel through a solid red light ...
Your Town

MBTA to launch faster, more informative 'T-Alerts' system; old system to be discontinued

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.
Brookline Hub

Support Brookline’s Sarah Gladstone and 'Throw Back a Starfish' on May 20

Brookline High School Freshman, Sarah Gladstone, is more than a little amazing ...
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Remembering fallen cyclists

The cyclist community is coming together to honor the fallen after a string of tragic deaths in Boston this year ...
Your Town

One month later, bombing victims' supporters walk to finish Marathon route

One month after the Boston Marathon bombings changed their lives forever, family and friends of the Norden brothers gathered Wednesday morning in Hopkinton to walk the 26-mile route to Boston that so many were unable to finish.
Your Town

Brookline ramps up talks on property tax increases

Brookline is ramping up consideration of what could potentially be multiple property tax increases as selectmen Tuesday night approved the formation of an override study committee.
Brookline Hub

BrooklineHub.com Youth of the Year Ben Hoff : Our Next Ambassador From Brookline

On May 9th, Ben Hoff became the 3rd BrooklineHub.com Youth of the Year, and the event's first unanimous choice ...
Your Town

On Biking: Bike to Work Day is this Friday

On a good day, it seems like the lions and the lambs (also known as the motorists and the cyclists) have found a way to get along ...
Your Town

Brookline cyclist organizing 'Ride of Silence' in Boston Wednesday

Brookline’s Joel Feingold doesn’t know how big the group of cyclists will be hitting the road at Boston’s City Hall Plaza Wednesday night, but he knows they will be thinking about their fallen fellow cyclists.
Brookline Hub

What I Saw At The Feed Brookline Dinner

Our annual Feed Brookline Drive to benefit the Brookline Emergency Food Pantry concludes with a dinner at the Fireplace ...
Boston Globe

Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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