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‘We definitely needed more room': Beloved Brookline theater opens expansion to movie fans
Grab your ticket and your bucket of popcorn. It’s a big day for film fanatics in the Boston area. After a lot of excitement, the Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Theatre opening expansion to movie fans in Brookline, Massachusetts, is set to roll out the red carpet for audiences Wednesday to its brand-new expansion. The expansion is combining the old with...
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Coolidge Corner Theatre expansion adds 2 new screens and over 200 seats
A beloved movie theater in Brookline, Massachusetts, unveiled a huge expansion at a Tuesday afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Coolidge Corner Theatre became the community’s first movie theater in 1933. A new 14,000-foot expansion grows its physical footprint as well as its programming. The expansion increases the number of screens from four to six. It adds more than 200 seats, as…
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Crash leaves car sideways on stairs next to Brookline synagogue
A crash left a car in a very tight space Friday in Brookline, Massachusetts. The vehicle ended up on its side and wedged in an alley next to Temple Beth Zion, a synagogue on Beacon Street. “We were sitting in the synagogue,” said Susan Kahn. “A car came flying by outside the windows, and we heard a huge crash, it…
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Court upholds Brookline's ban on tobacco sales to all born in 21st century
A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products. The bylaw — the first of its kind in the country — was adopted by Brookline in…
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Migrant family from Haiti shares experience finding host home in Brookline
A migrant family from Haiti spoke exclusively with NBC10 Boston about their experience in the Boston area. They recently found a host home in Brookline, Massachusetts, and they’ve been searching for jobs. It’s been an emotional few weeks for Wildande Joseph and her husband. First, they slept on the floor at Boston Logan International Airport and then in children’s...
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Authorities seek owner of emaciated dog found in Brookline
Investigators are looking to identify the owner of a golden retriever mix found emaciated in Brookline, Massachusetts. The dog, who is about 3 years old, was brought to MSPCA-Angell Wednesday after being found in the area of Newton Street and Clyde Street, the animal welfare organization said Monday. “This dog was in bad shape when she came to us,” Mike…
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Man arrested after allegedly selling cannabis to teens
Police in Brookline, Massachusetts, say a man was selling drugs that looked like candy to high school students.
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Brookline votes in favor of rent control
It may have not made it on to the 2024 ballot — but rent control is still top of mind for Brookline residents.
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Brookline OKs zoning changes aimed at increasing multi-family housing
Brookline OKs zoning plan, beyond MBTA Communities law mandate
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3rd man arrested in violent summer home invasion in Brookline
A third suspect has been arrested more than three months after an armed home invasion in Brookline, Massachusetts. The violent incident happened on Warren Street in the early morning hours of July 18. A 61-year-old resident suffered lacerations to his head and was taken to a hospital. Police in Brookline said Wednesday that 32-year-old Corey Buchannan of Lowell had been…
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4 USGA championships coming to The Country Club in Brookline
The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, will host four upcoming championships over the next quarter century, the United States Golf Association announced on Thursday. The Country Club, which hosted the U.S. Open in 2022, will be the host of the 2030 U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2034 U.S. Amateur, 2038 U.S. Open and 2045 U.S. Women’s Open, the USGA announced. The...
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Police look for suspect in Brookline home invastion
The two men under arrest, Manuel Alicea, a 31-year-old from Tewksbury, and Dominic Harden, a 34-year-old from Lowell, are facing charges of home invasion, conspiracy and larceny, as well as weapons charges, Brookline police said.
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2 men arrested, 3rd sought in violent Brookline home invasion in July
Two months after an armed home invasion in Brookline, Massachusetts, a pair of men suspected of the break-in were arrested and another is being sought, police said Wednesday. The two men under arrest, Manuel Alicea, a 31-year-old from Tewksbury, and Dominic Harden, a 34-year-old from Lowell, are facing charges of home invasion, conspiracy and larceny, as well as weapons charges,…
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How the Taylor Swift movie is paying off for Coolidge Corner Theater
Taylor Swift’s new movie version of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which took Boston by storm earlier this year, is already a blockbuster.
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Report of man with a gun causing disruptions in Brookline
There is a heavy police presence in Brookline, Massachusetts, after police received a report of a man with a gun. Few details were immediately available. Police are in the area of Washington Square investigating. This is a breaking story and NBC10 Boston has a crew headed to the scene. We will provide updates as they come into the newsroom.
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Brookline synagogue on alert after bomb threat described by police as swatting incident
A synagogue in Brookline, Massachusetts, is on alert after a man called police and claimed to have placed bombs in what authorities are calling a swatting incident. Terrifying 911 audio shared by the Brookline Police Department depicts the moments on the evening of Aug. 18 when the caller told police he had put two pressure cooker bombs at Temple Beth…
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Brookline ice cream shop expanding into Cambridge
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A Brookline ice cream shop is expanding across the river. According to a source, Jamie’s Ice Cream Co. is planning to open in Cambridge, with a Cambridge Day article saying that it will move into a space on Kirkland Street near the Somerville line. The owners of the original ice cream...
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Resident assaulted during armed home invasion in Brookline
The home invaders got into the house from the second floor balcony, and there were two people in the home at the time, according to Lt. Derek Hayes with the Brookline Police Department.
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Home invaders broke into Brookline house, assaulted resident, police say
Masked home invaders broke into a house in Brookline, Massachusetts, and assaulted a person inside during what authorities have described as an armed home invasion early Tuesday morning, according to the city’s police department. The Brookline Police Department said in a news release that its officers responded to the armed home invasion on Warren Street shortly before 2:30 a.m....
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Fire forces evacuation of Arcadian Hotel in Brookline
The fire has since been put out.