Category: Elections

The fight over the Pierce School project isn’t quite over. In the wake of voters’ narrow approval of a ballot question allowing the town to raise property taxes to rebuild the Brookline Village K-8 school, the debate has shifted to Town Meeting, which convenes later this month. For the process to move forward, Brookline’s 255-member… Continue reading Voters decided, but Pierce project opponents continue their campaign

Every vote counted in Brookline’s town election May 2, which featured some close races for key townwide positions and major ballot questions. A Select Board seat was decided by just 26 votes out of nearly 12,000 cast. One of the ballot questions was decided by just 54 votes. And despite rainy weather on Tuesday, voters… Continue reading A closer look at Tuesday’s election

Brookline voters today approved Question 1, which would raise property taxes to rebuild the Pierce School. Voters also approved Question 2, an operating override that town officials say will help fill gaps in the budget. Question 3, which would cap the number of cannabis stores in Brookline at four, also prevailed. Paul Warren and John… Continue reading Pierce School and operating override questions win; VanScoyoc, Warren elected to Select Board

More than $150,000 in political fundraising has flowed into the coffers of candidates and causes competing on the May 2 ballot. Some comes from donors and some from the competitors themselves looking to get a leg up by self-financing their races. As the election entered its final week, campaigns reported their financial activity to the… Continue reading Following the money in Brookline’s election

There’s a huge crowd on the May 2 ballot: 129 people vying to become Brookline Town Meeting members and to play a significant role in determining the town’s future housing landscape. Eighty-seven seats are up for grabs in Brookline’s legislative branch, more than a third of the total 255 seats in the body. Town Meeting… Continue reading The MBTA Communities Act is shaping the Town Meeting election

Voters in South Brookline’s Precinct 16 will choose their new state representative on May 2, when they vote on a Democratic nominee to represent the 10th Suffolk District in the State House. The open seat in the district, which covers South Brookline, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury and Roslindale, follows former State Rep. Ed Coppinger stepping… Continue reading Meet the candidates in the 10th Suffolk District

It’s yard sign season in Brookline. In addition to fiercely contested ballot questions, there are a number of names and faces dotting porches and yards across town, as candidates compete for open seats on the Select Board, School Committee and Brookline Housing Authority Board. Select Board The highest-profile race is for the Select Board, the… Continue reading Seven candidates running for leading roles in Brookline’s town government

Brookline is asking voters to approve a 4.2% increase to their property taxes to pay for growing operating expenses. State law caps property tax increases at 2.5% of the prior year’s collection, plus a dollar amount connected to new construction and growth, but allows communities to raise taxes above that limit if voters approve. Brookline… Continue reading Brookline voters to decide on operating override, cannabis store cap

[metaslider id=”15042″] When Brookline voters head to the polls on May 2, they’ll have the future of the Pierce School on their ballots. Question 1 asks voters whether to raise property taxes by around 4.5 percent to finance the town’s share of a $212 million razing and rebuilding of Pierce, which currently serves around 700… Continue reading Ballot question puts Pierce School’s future to a vote