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Sam Mintz

Sam Mintz is currently the editor of Brookline.News, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&E News.

Family Sues State Police Over Death of ‘Matriarch’ Killed In Brookline Crosswalk

A Mass. State Police trooper drove into Margie Mendez, 86, in a crosswalk on Route 9 earlier this year.

December 4, 2025

A State Cop Ran Her Over In a Brookline Crosswalk. Now Her Grandchildren Demand Answers.

A Mass. State Police officer drove into Margie Mendez in a Brookline crosswalk, inflicting fatal head injuries.

April 15, 2025

Brookline Select Board Endorses Major Washington Street Redesign

The project would improve sidewalks and build curb-protected bike lanes between Beacon Street and the Brookline Village Green Line station.

February 14, 2025

MBTA Paints the Street Red for Buses Near Brookline Village

The new bus lanes will benefit riders on the MBTA’s routes 60, 65, and 66.

July 8, 2024