Sam Mintz
@samjmintz
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Editor at @brookline_news Get in touch: [email protected] Previously covering climate, energy and transportation in DC and Boston.
Boston, MA
Joined October 2011
I'm hanging on to this account to keep an eye on what's happening on Twitter (aka search "Brookline" once a day) but I don't plan on posting here anymore (because it sucks!) I'm posting more on bsky, with a similar username
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@NHSRockets @bhs_warriors @brookline_news Vaivars crushes it off the block, and the Brookline @bhs_warriors are your division 1 boys volleyball state champions! Brookline wins the fourth set 25-15 for its first title since 1992! @brookline_news
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We are hiring a part-time reporting intern for the summer at @brookline_news . This is a general assignment position in a great news town, and you'll be a key member of our small newsroom right away. Learn more and see how to apply at the link: https://t.co/tGAaCefPNb
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let's not forget what matters, which is David Sirota's movie
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that people now feel less inclined to drive from 61st street to 79th street seems to be a pretty good argument for congestion pricing...
CONGESTION PRICING: Upper East Side resident Andrew lives on 61st street and 5th Avenue, in Congestion "Relief" zone, the second he moves his car, he’s hit with a toll. His kids live on 79th street and he will have to pay congestion price every time he goes to see them.
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Current plans for a $29m reconstruction of Washington St in Brookline call for separated bike lanes along the corridor, a major boost for bicycle safety. But local biz owners say resulting loss of 64 parking spaces too big a blow for their storefronts https://t.co/u9m1zmYxXd
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A plan for a massive reconstruction of Washington Street between Beacon Street and Route 9 is slowly moving forward, amid tensions between prioritizing bicycle safety or parking. One of the largest...
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🧵[3/10] | Otro mensaje de optimismo. Éste es de @samjmintz (@brookline_news), quien confía en el cambio de hábitos de las comunidades locales: recuperar la confianza, ser útiles para los lectores y poner en valor la información de calidad. 🔗 https://t.co/ZX2E4tuLRW
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Breaking news: An oil spill in the Muddy River near Longwood Station today has left a sheen on the river's surface and coated ducks and geese in oil on either side of the bank. Emergency responders still working to figure out the source and cause. https://t.co/3aemTS6VUt
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Editor’s note: For the latest information as of Monday, Dec. 9 please see our most recent coverage by clicking here. Cleanup efforts are underway after an oil spill in the Muddy River on Sunday left...
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Property taxes on apartment buildings in Brookline are going up 8%, the biggest jump in a decade. Renters could end up on the hook. Plus, how your property taxes are set to change if you own a single-family or condo in Brookline. https://t.co/uDaglG90hg
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Property taxes on apartment buildings in Brookline are set to increase more than taxes on other forms of housing following the town’s latest assessments, potentially leading to higher rents for local...
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The Country Club, an exclusive and elite golf club in South Brookline, was fined and cited by the state attorney general for violating child labor laws this August, according to state records obtained by @brookline_news
https://t.co/peCzHmRx0S
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Hey capitol press corps: It's not that hard to say "trans women" instead of adopting the transphobic dog whistle that Nancy Mace is using.
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80’: Brookline 1, Wellesley 1 Oh my goodness. @bhs_warriors equalizes with two seconds to play. Literally two seconds. Sydney Freese, who had two goals in the quarterfinals, heads home Anna Leschly’s free kick from 55 yards out. OT upcoming. @GlobeSchools
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The "DEI is making aviation less safe" thing remains one of the more transparently and infuriatingly bullshit right wing talking points out there. (I'm allowed to say this now that I don't cover FAA or aviation, right?)
NEWS - Trump picks former congressman Sean Duffy as transportation secretary. Trump statement says Duffy "will make our skies safe again by eliminating DEI for pilots and air traffic controllers."
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Town leaders in Brookline including the police chief, Select Board and a number of school principals are pushing to restore the practice of placing police officers in schools. https://t.co/FzbuewVaBA
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A group of Brookline town leaders — including the police chief, Select Board members and several school principals — is pushing to restore the practice of assigning police officers to schools. If...
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The supposed smartest guys out there pretending that it takes time and effort to remember when someone wants to be called by different pronouns than the (also made up) ones they were using before. Give me a break. Also the AOC tweet he's responding to is misinfo lacking context
Pronouns probably weren't sustainable because they were a demand on people's time and effort. Suddenly everyone was expected to do this thing that they never had to do before, just to...signal solidarity or something? Americans' default answer to demands on their time is "No".
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I did about a half dozen front page stories about Trump’s tariff in The Washington Post during the campaign. It is true that I can’t literally go around and hold people’s eyeballs open Clockwork Orange style and force them to consume what I write
@JStein_WaPo @AEiffel95 Then why is it that AFTER the election, people who voted for Trump are just learning what tariffs will do to the economy? Why was there barely any reporting disputing Trump’s claims about them & allowing him to lie and say he’d create a great economy? I truly want to understand.
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Wondering what Town Meeting is or does? Start with our guide to Brookline town government: https://t.co/LEP14byobQ
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Within the next few years, Brookline voters could be in a position to change the way the community’s government operates, in subtle or radical ways. A group of residents is gathering signatures and...
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Town Meeting starts next week. Read about some of the zoning proposals which elected members will consider, plus brief descriptions of every article to be debated. https://t.co/bmvWtLxfa5
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When Brookline’s Town Meeting begins on Nov. 19, elected members will consider several proposals that could change zoning rules for large portions of the town. Wondering what Town Meeting even is?...
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Pretty confident that some public records officers find the stuff and redact it in a few hours or days and then schedule their response to go out at 5 p.m. on the 10th business day after their request
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