Wicked Local
Brookline s May 4 town election is coming up fast, giving candidates just a few weeks to make their case to voters.
The Select Board race is a hot one, with two seats open and five candidates duking it out.
This week, the Select Board candidates told the TAB who they are, why they re running and what they bring to the table. Next week we ll feature part two, where we ask the candidates to discuss the issues facing Brookline today.
Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity. Names with an asterisk ( ) are incumbents:
We need real change in Brookline. We need a government that reflects our values, with a clear lens on equity, good governance and inclusivity. I am running to bring that kind of change, that kind of lens, to the work we do here in Brookline.
Activists with Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard â a student group calling for the University to divest from fossil fuels â filed a complaint with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura T. Healey â92 on Monday, alleging that Harvardâs highest governing board is violating state law through its continued investments in the fossil fuel industry.
The complaint claims the Universityâs fossil fuel holdings, valuated at less than two percent of the total endowment, represent the Harvard Corporationâs âfailureâ to comply with a provision of the 2009 Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act provision that stipulates that not-for-profit entities have a duty to invest with their charitable purposes in mind.