The Last Week in Brookline: June 30 to July 3

Brookline Patch was brought into the world in the midst of a very busy, if somewhat truncated, week of news.

The night before Patch's official launch on Wednesday, Brookline's longtime town administrator gathered with several dozen colleagues and citizens for a sendoff that packed the first floor of Town Hall. And then, barely an hour before we pulled the lever on the new site, the town announced the four finalists in the search for Kelliher's replacement. By Friday, we had their resumes on the site for you to check out.

In development news, we learned that Children's will not break ground on its eight-story medical office building until 2011 while the developer of the Red Cab site down the street won't have to honor the zoning changes passed by Town Meeting. And the town's Transportation Board has set a date for a public hearing on potential hikes for parking meter rates.

Police were kept busy chasing scooter thieves and tracking down an alleged burglar suspected of hitting up to 12 Brookline homes, Prosecutors also tacked additional sexual assault charges on to the case of a rabbi who taught in Brookline in the 1970s.

And don't forget to check out all the stories we loaded on to Brookline Patch before the week even began, including pieces on a boys' ballet class, stained glass restoration at one of Brookline's oldest churches and a look at the town's firefighter academy.

Now we're in the midst of a much-needed long weekend. Enjoy the fireworks and don't forget to check out our list of what's open this holiday.