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Brookline Town Counsel Joslin Ham Murphy retired suddenly this week after 28 years in office, first as associate town counsel and then as head of the town’s legal department.
Her retirement was effective July 1, Town Administrator Mel Kleckner confirmed in an email to the TAB.
Kleckner said he will recommend a transition plan to the Select Board next Tuesday to bridge the gap while the town initiates and completes the hiring process for Murphy’s replacement.
Murphy, a lifelong Brookline resident, was a Brookline Police officer before her legal career, later working as an assistant district attorney for Middlesex County and then as an assistant attorney general in Massachusetts. She also served as the interim chief of police in Chelsea for a time.
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New England Treatment Access is considering moving its medical marijuana operations further down Route 9, dispensary representatives said at NETA’s license renewal meeting Tuesday.
Currently housed at 160 Washington St. in Brookline Village, NETA which sells both medical and adult-use marijuana is looking to move its medical operations to 1280 Boylston St., NETA attorney Jennifer Dopazo Gilbert told the Select Board.
NETA opened in Brookline as a medical marijuana dispensary in 2016 and began adult-use sales in 2019. The company also has a location in Northamption. The proposed building on Route 9 would be a good site for serving medical patients, especially given the abundance of parking, Gilbert said.