Week in Review: Jan. 31 - Feb. 4

• On Monday, we reported on a for young girls moving into a storefront on Beacon Street and raised a flag about the expected to arrive the next day. The weekend police log also brought us , which brings us to:
• Tuesday, which saw a warning from Brookline Police about the in Brookline’s northern neighborhoods. This came as no surprise to Patch readers, who had no doubt read about the coyote’s northward creep the week prior. In non-coyote news, the storm-battered town issued a and eventually declared schools for Wednesday, while we reported that Brookline is now home to the in the country.
• Wednesday brought the much anticipated of last week’s two part storm, which saw the snow turn into sleet and freezing rain and eventually just rain. With schools closed and the most town meetings canceled the previous night, Brookline was pretty quiet—expect for a on Winchester Street.
• On Thursday, Patch rolled out a slate of new features, including , , and . In actual news, Rep. Barney Frank decided that 70 years old is and the Old Lincoln School was after a report of a gas leak.
• We end the week on Friday by reporting on the schools’ , which has now cost the department more than $40,000. We also reported on a in the schools’ still-troubled budget and learned of the of a Brookline man who killed his co-worker at a pool supply warehouse in 2009. And finally, we observed the start of the Year of the Rabbit with some at the Golden Temple.

And that about catches us up. See you next week.