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News and commentary (mostly commentary) on events in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Archive for August, 2007

The Shameless and the Shameful.

By Jim Conley • Aug 2nd, 2007 • Category: Brawl at Town Hall, Brookline Farmer's Market, Brookline Selectmen, St. Aidan's

Archie raises a good point in the comments below on the subject of the Brookline ZBA’s decision on One Somerset Road. It’s hard to see the decision as much more than a general transcript of the proceedings conducted by the Board, including those of May 24th. And with that, there is no indication [...]



Great Moments in Transparent Government.

By Jim Conley • Aug 1st, 2007 • Category: Brookline Selectmen, Brookline, MA Politics, Campaign Finance, Campaigns, St. Aidan's

It really was a simple idea. You know, to take the local campaign finance reports that are filed with the Brookline Town Clerk and post them on the Web…for the public to see and all.
In fact, the idea was so simple the by-law passed to bring it about simply says:
“Each campaign finance report filed [...]



Uh, Never Mind.

By Jim Conley • Aug 1st, 2007 • Category: Brawl at Town Hall

Here’s the decision by the Brookline Zoning Board of Appeals regarding property at One Somerset Road [click here to read]. The May 24th hearing referred to in the decision led to Board member Lawrence Kaplan popping off on a 5-foot grandmother.
Read the decision and see if you don’t agree that Brookline is a banana [...]