Brookline|News|
Brookline School Budget: Cuts Anticipated Amid Coronavirus Crisis
School officials said the district is likely to have a deficit in the $120 million school budget for 2021.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
- Brookline, MA
Jenna covers Brookline, Newton and Waltham. She is also the field editor for Charlestown, Chelmsford and Westford.
After graduating from Columbia Journalism School she moved to Boston in 2007 to work for The Christian Science Monitor for several years, including as Asia desk editor. She eventually made the switch to local journalism where she covered Brookline and Newton for GateHouse Media. She joined Patch in 2017. She's a runner, swimmer and loyal flip-flops fan. She knows how to throw a frisbee and has a love-hate relationship with coffee.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Heroes: Help Patch Recognize People Making A Difference
We all know someone who's making a difference in Waltham amid pandemic. Let's give them some of the recognition they deserve.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Heroes: Help Patch Recognize People Making A Difference
We all know someone in Newton who's making a difference amid this coronavirus crisis. Let's give them some recognition they deserve.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Heroes: Help Patch Recognize Those Making A Difference
We all know someone in Brookline who's making a difference in this difficult time. Let's give them some of the recognition they deserve.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Rallies, Raises $650K For People In Need Amid Coronavirus
Businesses, nonprofits and hundreds of people have contributed to the Newton COVID-19 Care Fund.
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Westford, MA|News|
March Students Of The Month At Nashoba Valley Tech
Abigail Bernier of Chelmsford and Alyssa Mayer of Pepperell were named "Students Of The Month" for at Nashoba Valley Technical High School.
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Chelmsford, MA|News|
Celtics, Chelmsford Restaurant Help Deliver Meals To Families
The Celtics, Vistaprint and The Establishment helped get food to local families in need as part of the "Food for Heroes" campaign recently.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton City Hall Furloughs 100 Employees Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Approximately 100 part-time city hall employees were put on "standby status" April 20, according to Mayor Ruthanne Fuller.
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Newton, MA|News|
Coronavirus In Newton: More Than 540 People Test Positive
Newton city hall has also released a graph to show when people who later tested positive for the virus first started showing symptoms.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Coronavirus In Waltham: 'The Surge Has Not Ended,' Mayor Says
"There's some very serious news right now with our numbers," Mayor Jeannette McCarthy in her Sunday night update.
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Brookline|News|
Coronavirus In Brookline: Town Releases Demographic Data
The highest number of positive cases are among those who are between 70 and 89 in town, according to Brookline Health Data.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Grassroots Volunteer Group Offers Neighbors Help Online
Mutual Aid Waltham launched its own website to help connect residents requesting and offering assistance.
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Newton, MA|News|
Coronavirus In Newton: 8 Die At Senior Living Facility
Eight residents at Stone Rehabilitation & Senior Living in Newton Upper Falls have died and another 32 have tested positive for the virus.
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Brookline|News|
Civil Service Commission Rules In Favor Of Brookline Officer
Officer Amy Hall went to the Civil Service Commission to appeal an unpaid suspension, citing workplace retaliation.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Businesses Help Get Homeless Women To Coronavirus Testing
Officials at the Bristol Lodge Women's Shelter worked with the mayor to get the women staying there tested, they said.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Power Outage: 155 Without Power
There was equipment failure this afternoon in South Waltham.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline's 100-Year-Old Davis Path Pedestrian Footbridge Closed
Davis Path Pedestrian Footbridge has been closed because of "structural deficiencies," according to the town.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Police Officers, MBTA Snap Into Action To Save Man
After a man had a heart attack on the bus, the driver found police officers who jumped up to help save him.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Coronavirus: 16 Deaths At Senior Care Facilities
Fourteen residents at one nursing facility and two residents at a separate assisted living facility in Brookline have died.
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Newton, MA|News|
Car Rolls Over Into Yard In Newton
At least one man was thrown from the car, according to early reports.
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