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Brookline.news reports 2 million page views in 2025; podcast passes 1,500 unique listeners

January 02, 2026 | Brookline Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts


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Brookline.news reports 2 million page views in 2025; podcast passes 1,500 unique listeners
Sam Mintz, editor of brookline.news, and Jessica Smizer, executive director of Brookline Interactive Group, closed the episode with a year-end look at local reporting and audience growth.

Mintz said brookline.news recorded more than 2,000,000 page views in 2025 and an average site dwell time of about 1 minute 30 seconds. "That's pretty good for, for news written, to be honest," he said, noting local reporting and strong headlines drove traffic.

Smizer said the podcast launched this year and has grown to more than 1,500 unique listeners; she noted the most-listened episode was a longer, in-depth report about parks. Both hosts said they plan to continue the podcast and local reporting into 2026 and encouraged listeners to subscribe to the newsletter on brookline.news.

Mintz provided contact information for listener feedback and sponsorship inquiries and closed the show wishing listeners a happy new year.

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