Episode Notes On this episode of the Brookline.News podcast, Brookline.News Editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group Executive Director Jessica Smyser talk Town Meeting, union strife at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, and a good news story about food deliveries gone amok.

Episode Notes On this episode of the Brookline.News podcast, Brookline.News Editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group Executive Director Jessica Smyser break down the results of last week's local election, from the override to Town Meeting.

Episode Notes Moderated by Sam Mintz of Brookline.News and Jessica Smyser of BIG, our guests are three members of the Expenditures and Revenues Study Committee: Sadaf Kazmi, Janet Gelbart and Cliff Brown. They have spent the past year studying the town’s financial situation and preparing a comprehensive report. We hear the report and answer questions submitted ahead of time, as well as questions from those watching the live stream. This episode was originally a live streamed discussion held on April 15, 2026. To watch the video go to https://youtu.be/4pwt8cXI-jg?si=JB6KCUmy0HlHAwAy

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including an impending override vote, a change at the Brookline Chamber and a new development project with micro apartments

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including a controversial development project in Chestnut Hill, plans to bring more bikeshare stations to town, and how pastry magic happens at Lakon Paris Patisserie.

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including school budget cuts, the numbers behind January's winter storm and a local dog walker and unicycle rider.

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including an investigation into housing costs, a school official's lawsuit and the town's new deal with Comcast.

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including a high-profile tragedy, a final push for a big new development, and a wrap-up of the year in news.

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including a blow to the city charter campaign, a lawsuit over a pedestrian's death and why 53 Brookline residents are getting $750 a month.

Episode Notes Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including the death of former firefighter Gerald Alston, the opening of a new Verizon store in Coolidge Corner, and a key hire in Brookline schools. Plus, a special segment from the field, with reporter Ashley D'Souza taking a look at Brookline's mini-forests.