Brookline|News|
Nicole Gittens Named Acting Superintendent of Brookline Schools
After Superintendent Andrew Bott resigned, the district is left searching for an interim Superintendent to start this school year.
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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Boston, MA|News|
Latest MBTA Plan: Stop Weekend Service For $8B Repair Work
There's about to be a lot of weekends involving shuttle buses for riders of the Green, Red and Orange lines.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham High School Project Edges Forward
The city council had a first look at the latest proposal. They'll see it again two more times this fall before approving funds.
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Newton, MA|News|
Algae Levels Low, But Still No Swimming At Crystal Lake In Newton
You might yet be permitted to get that dip in before the end of the swim season, which is Aug. 18.
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Brookline|News|
Coming Soon To Brookline: Soofa Signs
Digital marquee signs are coming to commercial districts around Brookline. There are already a dozen around Boston.
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Newton, MA|News|
Storm Damage: Flooding, Outages, Trees Down In Newton
Storm Damage: Flooding, Outages, Trees Down In Newton
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Brookline|News|
Storm Damage: Trees Down, Power Out In Brookline
Some 132 customers were without power Thursday morning after the storm.
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Newton, MA|News|
A Look At Newton's Second Annual Night Out Event [Photos]
A few hundred people turned out to join in the city's National Night Out event.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Old Waltham Watch Face Factory Building To Be Demolished
It sat vacant for some 40 years. Despite some plans to build condos there a decade ago, nothing ever came of it to the chagrin of neighbors.
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Newton, MA|News|
Crystal Lake Is Closed: No Swimming, No Pets In The Water
Blue-green Algae can be toxic if it comes into contact with human or pets.
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Boston, MA|News|
'Storrowed' In August, Stuck Box Truck Causes Backup
This evening traffic on Soldiers Field Road was backed up on account of a truck and a bridge.
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Boston, MA|News|
2 City Hall Employees Convicted Of Conspiring, Extortion
They were accused of pressuring the company behind the Boston Calling Music Festival into hiring union employees.
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Brookline|News|
Coming Soon To Old Emack & Bolio's Spot In Washington Square
After about two years sitting empty at the corner of Beacon Street and Winthrop Road a new sign has popped into the window.
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Charlestown, MA|News|
Hazmat Team Called To Oil Reclamation Truck Spill In Charlestown
Wednesday morning a truck overflowed, prompting a Level 2 Hazmat response in Charlestown.
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Brookline|News|
'Are You From This Country?' Woman Asks Man With Dog
Mohamed said he was playing with his dog off-leash in Brookline, Massachusetts, when a woman approached and hurled racial insults.
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Brookline|News|
Controversial Brookline Police App Reports Stays For Now
The Select Board said they wanted the Chief of Police to address some concerns and report back.
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Brookline|News|
New Taqueria Opens On Brookline, Boston Border
They also have churros.
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Cambridge, MA|News|
Murder Suspect Arrested At Ben & Jerry's In Cambridge
Sohan Panjrolia was arrested near Harvard after shooting and killing his father, Mahendra B. Panjrolia, in Philadelphia, police said.
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Boston, MA|News|
Low-Flying Helicopter Over Boston Bewilders
Law enforcement are investigating after receiving several calls, but it might just be a production company filming for a movie or show.
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Newton, MA|News|
Public Health Advisory: Algae Bloom At Crystal Lake
Public health officials are advising folks to stay out of Crystal Lake if you're not swimming in the swimming area, and to keep pets out.
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