Brookline School Committee Meeting – March 27, 2025
Meeting notes and agenda can be found here:
https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com/event/10458/files/agenda/24050
2025 Brookline Women of the Year
TV on TV Candidates Series 2025 – Liz Linder
Representative Tommy Vitolo closes his 2025 Select Board Candidate interviews with Liz Linder, Town Meeting member, Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee member, and local business owner. Liz Linder has a passion for photography and via her business has worked locally with Brookline’s Housing Authority, Community Foundation, parks and forestry and, nationally and internationally, with health, education, and other sectors. Tommy and Liz discuss her plans for Brookline, including how she would approach managing its growing business and mixed use districts.
To learn more about Liz Linder’s campaign, visit https://www.lizlinder4brookline.org/
Brookline residents must register to vote by April 26th 2025, ahead of election day on May 6th. Visit https://www.brooklinema.gov/138/Election-Information for more election information.
Brookline Select Board Meeting – March 25, 2025
Meeting notes and agenda can be found here:
https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com/event/13536/files/agenda/23939
Brookline School Committee Meeting – March 20, 2025
Meeting notes and agenda can be found here:
https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com/event/10456/files/agenda/23869
Age Friendly Cities Ep 52 – Jessica Smyser
Host Matt Weiss interviews Jessica Smyser, Executive Director of Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) about the important role it plays in keeping democracy transparent, telling community members’ stories, and educating the public about how to have a voice.
TV on TV Candidates Series 2025 – Carlos Ridruejo

Representative Tommy Vitolo continues the 2025 election series with Carlos Ridruejo, candidate for Select Board. Carlos, who has experience on Brookline’s Advisory Committee, details how his sense for civic duty grew after immigrating from Spain. He also explains how he would use his expertise in architecture to think abstractly about space and concretely about cost when addressing, for example, the Comprehensive Plan in Brookline.
To learn more about Carlos Ridruejo’s campaign, visit https://www.electcarlos.com/
Brookline residents must register to vote by April 26th 2025, ahead of election day on May 6th. Visit https://www.brooklinema.gov/138/Election-Information for more election information.
Select Board Work Session – March 18, 2025

Meeting notes and agenda can be found here: https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com/event/910/files/agenda/23855
Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Demo Sign Ups 2025

In anticipation of AANHPI Month in May, we want to help share the breadth of these cultures with the Brookline Community. Have an art form, craft, or story to tell? Sign up for a spot in March or April and capture it on video! Contact Dom@brooklineinteractive.org for more info.
Is There Something Missing In Your Life | March 2025

Join Missionary Lois Green as she starts your day off with some inspirational thoughts.
Brookline School Committee Meeting – March 13, 2025

Meeting notes and agenda can be found here: https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com/event/13690/files/agenda/23744
TV on TV Candidate Series 2025 – Michael Rubenstein
Representative Tommy Vitolo kicks off the 2025 election series with Michael Rubenstein, candidate for the Brookline Select Board. Michael, who founded and grew a global software company before pivoting to public service, explains how he would apply the skills he acquired in the business, healthcare, education, and housing sectors to uncover solutions for Brookline, especially addressing its high housing costs.
To learn more about Michael Rubenstein’s campaign, visit https://www.michaelforbrookline.com/
Brookline residents must register to vote by April 26th 2025, ahead of election day on May 6th. Visit https://www.brooklinema.gov/138/Election-Information for more election information.