Brookline is a town in Norfolk County,Massachusetts,United States,and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods:Brighton,Allston,Fenway–Kenmore,Mission Hill,Jamaica Plain,and West Roxbury. The city of Newton lies to the west of Brookline. Brookline was first settled in 1638 as a hamlet in Boston,known as Muddy River;it was incorporated as a separate town in 1705.
Newton is a city in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Boston,and comprises a patchwork of thirteen villages without a city center. It is home to the Charles River,Crystal Lake,and Heartbreak Hill,among other landmarks. It is served by several streets and highways,as well as the Green Line D branch run by the MBTA.
West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston,Massachusetts bordered by Roslindale to the northeast,the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north,the city of Newton to the northwest,the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest,and Hyde Park to the southeast. West Roxbury is often mistakenly confused with Roxbury,but the two are separated from each other by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain.
Washington Street is a street originating in downtown Boston,Massachusetts,which extends southwestward to the Massachusetts–Rhode Island state line. The majority of its length outside of the city was built as the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike in the early 19th century. It is the longest street in Boston and remains one of the longest streets in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Due to various municipal annexations with the city of Boston,the name Washington Street now exists 6 or more times within the jurisdiction(s) of the City of Boston.
Boston's diverse neighborhoods serve as a political and cultural organizing mechanism. The City of Boston's Office of Neighborhood Services has designated 23 Neighborhoods in the city:
The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history. As of 2023,this is the most recent election in which Boston,Somerville,Lawrence,Chelsea,Brookline,Northampton,Provincetown,Monterey,Great Barrington,Ashfield,Williamstown,Williamsburg,Shelburne,Sunderland,and Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
Marian Walsh is an American author,consultant,lawyer and former politician. She is a former State Senator in the Massachusetts Senate where she served nine terms,and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives where she served two terms. She was the first woman to serve in the Massachusetts State House and the State Senate from her district. Walsh began her own consulting and coaching firm upon leaving public office. She also authored Run,a book about running for political office as well as started a campaign school at the Kennedy Library.
Martin Michael Lomasney was an American Democratic politician from Boston,Massachusetts.
Michael F. Rush is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate,representing the Suffolk and Norfolk district. This includes Boston,ward 18,precincts 7 to 20,inclusive,22 and 23,ward 19,precincts 10 to 13,inclusive,and ward 20,in the county of Suffolk;and Dedham,Norwood and Westwood,in the county of Norfolk.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway is a historic parkway in Boston,Massachusetts. The southern terminus of the parkway is at Washington Street at the Dedham-West Roxbury border,from where it travels north and then east,ending at a junction with Centre Street,near the Arnold Arboretum. The highway is almost entirely contained within the West Roxbury neighborhood,although it passes through part of the Chestnut Hill neighborhood near its junction with the West Roxbury Parkway. Most of its length,from Spring Street in West Roxbury to its eastern end,is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR),a successor to the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) which oversaw the road's construction. The parkway was built in stages between 1930 and 1942,and was designed to provide a parkway connection from the Upper Charles River Reservation to other MDC parks via the West Roxbury Parkway. The DCR portion of the road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The road formerly carried the designation for U.S. Route 1.
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Malia is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from March 1998 to January 2023. She represented the Eleventh Suffolk district,which includes parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain,Roslindale,Roxbury and Dorchester.
West Roxbury Parkway is a historic parkway running from Washington Street in Boston,Massachusetts,where the Enneking Parkway runs south,to Horace James Circle in Chestnut Hill,where it meets the Hammond Pond Parkway. The parkway serves as a connector between Stony Brook Reservation and Hammond Pond Reservation. West Roxbury Parkway was built between 1919 and 1929 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The parkway is distinctive in the roadway system developed by the Metropolitan District Commission beginning around the turn of the 20th century in that it was built in collaboration with the City of Boston,and is maintained by the city.
Peter Francis Hines was an American attorney and politician who served on the Boston City Council from 1958 to 1968. He was the council president in 1963.
Parkway is a section of the West Roxbury and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston,Massachusetts. Parkway takes its name from the parkways that pass through West Roxbury,specifically West Roxbury Parkway and VFW Parkway. Much of the land that makes up Parkway was once owned by the Weld family,as evidenced by Weld Street that runs through the area.
Francis X. Coppinger was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977.
Elizabeth Miranda is a Cape Verdean-American community organizer and politician. She is a state senator representing the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district after winning a five-way Democratic Primary Election,and advancing to an uncontested race in the 2022 Massachusetts general election. Prior to that,since January 2019,Miranda had served as the Democratic Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Suffolk district. Her district comprises parts of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. She is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
James J. Craven Jr. was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 12th Suffolk District starting in 1957. Craven was found guilty the state's conflict-of-interest law. Upon appeal,the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirmed they lower court’s decision in Craven’s case against the State Ethics Commission.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Suffolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Brookline in Norfolk County and part of Boston in Suffolk County. The district is currently represented by Democrat Bill MacGregor of West Roxbury.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Suffolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Boston in Suffolk County. Democrat Angelo M. Scaccia has represented the district since 1995. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Gretchen Van Ness.
Bill MacGregor is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
