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4 Hospitalized After 'Chemical Irritant' Found At Brookline High School: Officials
Four people were hospitalized and students were dismissed early after a "chemical irritant" was detected at a Boston-area high school, officials said. Brookline High School was evacuated after the irritant was reported coming from a first-floor bathroom near the school's cafeteria on Thursday morning, Nov. 3, Brookline Public Schools said. At least tow students and two staff members were taken to a local hospital for treatment and anyone else impacted was treated onsite, BPS added. All other schools and facilities in the surrounding area were unaffected and classes ended early. Curre…
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GoFundMe Roundup: Help Your Neighbors Change The World
Your neighbors are out to change the world in big and small ways. Here is a list of local charities and local groups working with larger charities to make a difference. International Medical Corps Work in Ukraine Matthew Choumenkovitch is raising money for International Medical Corps (Brookline): Looking back at my family’s history, my grandfather and his family experienced what it was like for their country, formerly known as Yugoslavia, to be taken away by an authoritarian regime. When Yugoslavia became communist, they were forced to flee their country and lost ever…
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'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges
A Massachusetts State Trooper's quick eye and a Brookline man's poor hiding skills resulted in him getting slapped with several weapons and drug-related charges. Stewart Silvestri, age 24, was arrested after a Trooper spotted a gun "in plain sight" in Silvestri's car while at a weigh station on I-95 in Rowley on Saturday night, Oct. 15, State Police said. Not only did the Trooper see the handgun along with a 50-round drum magazine, he also saw another gun under Silvestri's driver seat. Silvestri was then pulled from the car, in which Troopers found seven polymer handguns and one AR-style…
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Malden, Haverhill Public Schools Closed As Teachers Strike
After not reaching agreements over the weekend, public schools in Malden and Haverhill were closed Monday, Oct. 17, as teachers in both towns are on strike. Both the Malden and Haverhill Teachers Associations held "rolling rallies" outside their town's city halls on Saturday, the Malden Education Association said in a Facebook post. School Committee and State Labor Board asking a Salem Superior Court Judge to issue an injunction against the union arguing teacher strikes are illegal @wbz https://t.co/BEmuKOGkvm — Nick Giovanni (@NickGNews) October 17, 2022 According to the post, the a…
Police & Fire
Brookline Fires Embattled Police Chief Following Sexual Harassment Probe
Brookline fired Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez on Friday, Oct. 14, after only months on the job after the town found he violated its policy against sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. The town hired Quincy-based Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting to perform an independent investigation into Gonzalez after they were made aware of several alleged violations of the town's sexual harassment policy in August. That review recommended firing the 33-year law enforcement veteran after investigators found "multiple admitted, corroborated, and sustained allegati…
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Brookline Bank Robber Caught After Officers Recognized Him From Earlier Bust: Police
The tip came from inside the house. When police started looking for a man they said robbed a Brookline bank, they didn't have to go far to find him. The officers remembered him from an arrest a few days earlier. Jerome Turner, a 47-year-old Boston man, is accused of entering the Brookline Bank in Harvard Square earlier this week, Brookline police said. Turner reportedly walked into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding cash, authorities continued. Shortly after the robbery police put out a security camera image of the suspect and two Brookline officers recognized him i…
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These Massachusetts Public High Schools Rank In Top 5 Statewide, New Report Says
A publication has shared a new ranking of the best public high schools in Massachusetts. Niche, a website that creates ratings and reviews of schools and colleges across the United States, released its ranking of the "2023 Best public high schools in Massachusetts." Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science, located in Worcester, was ranked the best public high school in the state. The website gave the school an overall grade of A+, reporting that the school has an overall graduation rate of 98 percent. The school was also ranked as the public high school with the best teachers in the st…
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Typo Sends Man To Jail During Martha's Vineyard Vacation On Brookline Charge
A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports. Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them. The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …
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United Parish In Brookline Condemns Destruction Of Their Trans Pride Flag
A parish in Brookline is spreading messages of positivity after their Trans pride flag was vandalized on their doorstep last month. "The hate and violence shown on our lawn has no place in the kind of world that Jesus imagined and God created," United Parish said in a Facebook post. "We at the United Parish in Brookline believe that all people are made in the image of God and embrace and cherish every person and every kind of family." We are sad to report that on Thursday, August 25, someone burned and destroyed the Trans pride flag on our front lawn.... Posted by United Parish in Bro…
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Boston Area Robber Charged For Stealing Over $6,000 From 4-Bank Heist: Feds
A Boston man could be spending even more time behind bars after being charged with several bank robberies in the Boston area, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Jacob Pimentel, who was indicted on four counts of bank robbery, is already serving time for a related offense in Middlesex County, the office said on Monday, Aug. 29. According to a new indictment, Pimentel allegedly stole more than $6,000 from four banks in Allston, Brighton, Brookline and Cambridge between April and May 2022. He was eventually apprehend in late May, according to a Facebook post from Brookline p…
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Second Season Of HBO Series On Julia Child Filming In Brookline
An HBO series based on the life of celebrated chef Julia Child will film in Brookline this week, a note from the production team says. Several residents in Brookline received a note this week that explained the "Julia" filming schedule and how it could affect them. Though, the neighborhood for the shoot was blocked out. Crew members set up locations for the season 2 episodes on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 22-23. Filming began on Wednesday and will finish on Thursday, the note says. "Julia," about the improbable rise of the French cuisine connoisseur, chef, and kitchen educator Julia Child, s…
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Brookline Police Chief Placed On Leave Amid Alleged Policy Violations
Brookline's Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez has been placed on paid administrative leave for allegedly violating several policies, the Town said in a statement. “Last week, we were made aware of multiple allegations that Chief Gonzalez violated the Town’s Policy Against Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation," the statement read. “The Town has a strict zero-tolerance policy against discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation committed by or against its employees," the Town continued. "We are committed to supporting the investigation, which will determine the facts,…
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