WOW: Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak have the memos that describe the origins of SCOTUS shadow docket - the 2016 order halting Obama’s Clean Power Plan @jodikantor.bsky.social @adamliptak.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Jake Auchincloss is a heavy favorite to win reelection in the MA 4th, but he's not without challengers, including two progressives and a Brookline Republican who is also a Bernie fan. Shoutout to BU student reporter Nathan Metcalf for helping us cover this race! brookline.news/two-progress...

Sometimes you look up a Facebook troll you've been arguing with and you find their prior federal prison sentence for trying to sell corporate secrets from the company they worked for to the Israeli government. Then maybe you just blink a couple times and move on with your day

One candidate's past Town Meeting votes to abstain from LGBTQ+ resolutions take center stage in the Brookline School Committee election. She's also been criticized for comments on the deaths of children in Gaza that she says were taken out of context. brookline.news/school-commi...

New at Media Nation: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will go nonprofit after being acquired by The Baltimore Banner's owner. #journalism dankennedy.net/2026/04/14/t...

Our reporter visited three Passover seders last week in Brookline, at a senior living residence, an Orthodox temple, and with an activist group. On display were different views, in this time of global conflict and local strife, about how to think about freedom. brookline.news/across-three...

This is a really nice piece of local political reporting about changes at Quincy City Hall from the Globe's great Brian MacQuarrie www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/13/m...

Three candidates are running for two seats on the Brookline Select Board, its executive body and highest elected office. Read more about John VanScoyoc, Anthony Buono and Amanda Zimmerman: brookline.news/meet-the-thr...

Still have questions about the override? Join Brookline.News and Brookline Interactive Group for a live, online discussion next Wednesday at 7 p.m. Learn more, register and send us questions: tally.so/r/MeYAlY

Help from the state legislature doesn't appear to be coming anytime soon for Brookline and other MA communities facing a budget squeeze because of Prop 2 1/2.

Today is Local News Day which focuses on outlets/writers that keep communities informed. Many rely on readers to help keep them afloat. Please support Boston Restaurant Talk by giving a donation; the donation button is in any article at this link. Thanks! bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

Celebrate the first annual #LocalNewsDay by supporting #journalism in your community. dankennedy.net/2026/04/09/c...

We've also updated our in-depth explainer with information about the calculator and the tax impact on some typical properties. brookline.news/explainer-an...

The town's calculator is out: Here's how much your taxes will go up next year if the override passes. brookline.news/heres-how-mu...

Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome.

With interwoven story lines of the Artemis flight and Trump's increasingly insane threats against Iran feels like we're in a bizarro world West Wing today

What a beautiful moment.

#Artemis crew to Mission Control, after seeing and attempting to describe the eclipse: "And if you could give me about 20 new superlatives in the mission summary tomorrow, that'll help my vocabulary out a bit. Thank you."

13 of the 14 elected officials on Brookline's Select Board and School Committee have endorsed the override on the ballot in May. The one outlier explains his position to Brookline.News: brookline.news/select-board...

A plan to repave Harvard Street this spring has brought criticism from bike advocates who say the current plan does not go far enough to make the major corridor safer. brookline.news/harvard-stre...

Great reporting, but I think Max is understating how seriously ominous this is. The Sun's right wing owner is using staff from his famously partisan TV company Sinclair to go after the most prominent Democratic politician in the state. He's also directly involved himself in the reporting process.

In 2019. This account continues to suck. Pure engagement bait, zero substance

Parking tickets in Brookline could be getting more expensive soon as the town looks for ways to improve its budget situation, alongside the tax override on the ballot this spring. brookline.news/town-conside...

Here's an interesting one for any MA politics followers: If you've seen a question on the statewide ballot in the last few decades, the odds are pretty good that he helped it get there through his signature-collecting company.

Evergreen!

“free to read does not mean free to produce”

I don't know much about the business implications for the paper but I think in general moving towards treating news like a public service or utility rather than a commodity or product is a very good thing

I don't know much about the business implications for the paper but I think in general moving towards treating news like a public service or utility rather than a commodity or product is a very good thing

The Salt Lake Tribune takes a bold step. No more paywall. "Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required. Additional benefits will be available to those who donate..." www.sltrib.com/news/busines...

Rooting for the US men's soccer team is one of the weirdest and most humiliating experiences in sports fandom. Geopolitically you're a hated Goliath. Competitively you're David with no slingshot. The team's potential is not very high and somehow they still inevitably fail to live up to it.

Last month, I had two job offers in hand: one with a national news org writing about national politics and one centered on boosting local reporting. I wrote about why I chose the latter. pbump.net

Have questions about the override and town finances? We've got answers. brookline.news/explainer-an...

In court covering a civil case and listened to another case which was a beautifully insane condo association trustee election denial lawsuit which included a pro se plaintiff and had like 30 people coming to the courtroom

Next time you're having an argument about parking in Brookline, here is some hard data to turn to. You probably won't, but here it is anyway.

After controversies including the Karen Read case, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey isn't running for reelection, and it's an open race for his seat. Meet the six Democrats who will be on the ballot in Brookline and 27 other towns in September: brookline.news/candidates-l...

Story to watch here: A Brookline institution struggling as its funding model gets less and less feasible. A story being repeated across the country. I wrote more about the big picture a few years ago: brookline.news/brookline-in...

I am sponsoring a racecar in Vermont, driven by a young woman from my town. The entire hood and back bumper have been reserved for whatever pro-library message I'll put on there. $600 total. 🏎️ I crowdsource this fun project every year. Chip in? Venmo: @iamthebestartist or DM me for other options.

When you see that combined with subject matter perfectly aimed at clicks from readers in one political direction...I think it's fair to have a healthy amount of skepticism about the reporting

An absolute classic of Politico / Lippman sourcing with no fewer than seven anonymous sources making up the core of this story. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

New from 404 Media: police used Flock to give a man a traffic ticket. This is notable because many police departments around the country explicitly say they will not use the cameras for traffic enforcement, instead the cameras are used to solve serious crimes www.404media.co/police-used-...

It's official: Brookline voters will be asked to approve a $23.25 million property tax override in May. If approved, the override would include $5.31 million for town departments and $17.94 million for Brookline’s schools, to maintain services over the next three years.

Actually very funny that if you're a big TV anchor right now your choices are now right wing propaganda at CBS or utterly banal hashtag resistance slop at Meidas Touch. Perfect encapsulation of ongoing political enshittification of TV news.

Remarkable reporting and stunning photos by student journalist Milena Fernsler, working with us at @brooklinenews.bsky.social through BU. I highly recommend reading her photo essay, which follows several Muslim families in Brookline during the end of Ramadan. brookline.news/scenes-of-co...

RE Boston police shooting, I find it hard to think of any reason to delay putting out body cam footage other than political / PR ones. There are so many people speculating and picking sides without the single key piece of evidence.

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

Potentially unsalvageable country.

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The company that owns the Hilton Garden Inn on Brookline Ave wants to build a 12-story building next door with 150 apartments, more than half of which would be "micro units" under 500 square feet. brookline.news/developer-fl...

This story has been repeated over and over, in every place you can think of, and with every type of victim. I've covered some of them. It's almost always the same result, and it's maddening and hard to wrap your head around. Our judicial system is bizarrely, tragically skewed on this kind of crime.

In 2024, an older driver killed a couple, their toddler and their baby as her vehicle sped through San Francisco. A judge has indicated that he intends to let her avoid prison, home detention and community service. But residents ask, how should a driver be punished for killing four people?