In wake of Brookline crash, some call for crackdown on illegal parkers

The 1st Light Festival of Brookline Steering Committee and the Brookline Commission for the Arts invite artists to submit their proposals for illuminated outdoor sculptures to light the town’s commercial centers (Brookline Village, Coolidge Corner, JFK Crossing, Washington Square, St. Mary’s Station, Washington Square, Putterham Village) for the Festival on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Say goodbye to the bright primary colors, flashing text and occasional dancing alligator that have graced Brookline’s town Web site for the last eight years. Gone, too, will be the dizzying menu options, unbroken pages of scrolling text and enormously complicated calendars.

The virtual face of Brookline is about to get a cyber makeover.

Summer is here. For most of us, it is a season to relax and have fun. Below is a list of things we can do to make the season safer for all.

Turning on the radio, I listened as my day — and the loving care of all my co-workers provided for this woman and her neighbors in our community — was smeared by an insulting advertisement touting that “nursing homes take money away from old people.”

Excuse me? I invite any of the ambulance-chasing attorneys at the firm who sponsored this ad to walk in my shoes for a day — just one — and see if they believe this outrageous claim holds water.