Government · Select Board
Council tables Flock camera review after questioning
Braintree councilors grilled the police chief over years of undocumented Flock camera audits before tabling the discussion.
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Jake n Joes helps Scout troop reach Utah
Jake n Joes Sports Grille is helping a Braintree Boy Scout troop fund a summer trip to Utah. Also in today's brief (3 items): Jake n Joes backs Scout troop's Utah trip; Town Council holds regular session Tuesday; Conservation Commission holds monthly meeting Thursday.
Sports
Braintree Youth Hockey opens registration for the 2026-2027 season.
Braintree Youth Hockey has opened USA Hockey registration for the 2026-2027 season, the South Shore Conference club's website confirms. The organization is also running a Learn to Skate program this fall and has a scholarship opportunity posted for families who need financial assistance…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
Three Braintree obituaries were published this week: Leo, Mary Frances (Orourke), 89; O'Hare, Janice Ann (Hansen), 68; and Rull, Carol Ann (Crane). Leo and O'Hare both died Monday, September 28, with arrangements handled by Cartwright Funeral Homes. Rull, who was born in South Boston an…
Morning Brief
Town Council meets Tuesday night
Braintree Town Council meets Tuesday as fall sports and town boards fill the week. Also in today's brief (7 items): Thayer Academy hosts Roxbury Latin in soccer; Framingham JV field hockey travels to Braintree; Historical Commission holds monthly meeting Monday; Commission on Disabiliti…
Morning Brief
Spazio unveils new fall special
Spazio Bar & Restaurant rolls out a new fall special at its Quincy Avenue location in Braintree. Also in today's brief (4 items): Spazio Bar & Restaurant debuts fall special; Historical Commission holds monthly meeting Monday; Commission on Disabilities meets Monday evening; Conservatio…
Morning Brief
Mid-August Festival sets new date
Braintree's rain-postponed Mid-August Festival has been rescheduled to a new date organizers have not yet announced. Also in today's brief (6 items): Mid-August Festival reschedules after rain washout; Milton Academy soccer visits Thayer Academy; Town highlights home repair and homebuye…
Government · Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning board approves Fountain Street demolition and reconstruction
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a demolition and reconstruction project on a nonconforming lot.
Morning Brief
Paving closes Common, Cavanaugh and Cherry Streets
Crews will repave Common Street, Cavanaugh Road and Cherry Street Tuesday and Wednesday. Also in today's brief (8 items): Repaving hits Common, Cavanaugh and Cherry Streets; Town posts 2026 early voting schedule; Patch reports 7 inches of rain from nor'easter; BSC Policy and Education S…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026
The Braintree town report's obituary notices this week list three residents: Dolan, Peter J. (75); Pagliuca, Nicholas (80); and Sullivan, Joseph (95). Dolan died Monday, September 21; Sullivan died Tuesday, September 22; and Pagliuca died Wednesday, September 23, according to Echovita l…