Carey Goldberg v. Brookline, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20241811)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 5, 2024 SPR24/1811 Ben Kaufman Town Clerk Town of Brookline 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Mr. Kaufman: I have received the petition of Carey Goldberg appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Brookline (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 29, 2024, Ms. Goldberg requested the following: [C]opies of any and all texts, emails, and other written correspondence to or from [the] Brookline Public Schools Superintendent ... pertaining to or relating in any way to the written statements that were published or caused to be published by or on behalf of [the] Superintendent ... from Oct. 7 through Oct. 14, 2023, in response to and following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Having received no response, Ms. Goldberg appealed, and this case was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal and communication from a staff attorney of the Public Records Division, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. As such, the Town is ordered to provide Ms. Goldberg with a written response. Said response shall be made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Goldberg may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832 • Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Ben Kaufman SPR24/1811 Page 2 July 5, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Carey Goldberg