• S1E11 - Episode 11
    Dec 11 2025
    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.

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    18 mins
  • S1E10 - Episode 10
    Nov 21 2025
    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.

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    16 mins
  • S1E9 - Episode 9
    Nov 6 2025
    Episode Notes

    Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including a community mobilization in response to food benefit cuts, a change to a key town climate goal, and a Brookline soccer star's meteoric rise.

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    14 mins
  • S1E8 - Episode 8
    Oct 23 2025
    Episode Notes

    Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including a new form of surveillance, a No Kings rally in Coolidge Corner, and a Brookline boy's rise to start a successful shaving company.

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    15 mins
  • S1E7 - Episode 7
    Oct 8 2025
    Episode Notes

    Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news, including an FBI investigation in Brookline that never was, the closing of several local Starbucks locations, and a feel-good brain surgery story.

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    14 mins
  • S1E6 - Episode 6
    Sep 23 2025
    Episode Notes

    Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news, including the collapse of a key equity program at Brookline High School and two new restaurants in Brookline. Reporter Vivi Smilgius joins as a special guest.

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    13 mins
  • S1E5 - Episode 5
    Sep 10 2025

    **Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Brookline Interactive Group executive director Jessica Smyser talk about the latest news in Brookline, including sinking sales in the cannabis industry, toxic chemicals found at the Pierce School construction site and a new restaurant which is a love letter to empanadas. **

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    13 mins
  • S1E4 - Episode 4
    Aug 7 2025
    Episode Notes

    Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Jessica Smyser of Brookline Interactive Group discuss the latest news, including protests at a popular local bookstore, controversy over a transitional housing program and an introduction to Brookline's new school district leader. re

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    14 mins