FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
07/18/06

For Further Information Please Contact:

Paul Carpinella
Marketing Assistant
Brookline Bank
617-730-3600 X3612

Brookline Bank to Serve as Sponsor for the
New Art Center’s Exhibitions Program

Brookline, MA, 07/18/06 – Brookline Bank announced that it will serve as the Silver Sponsor of the New Art Center’s Exhibitions Program.  The sponsorship will aid the organization in celebrating its 30th anniversary.

The program will feature three main exhibits: Icons + Altars, The Creative Process:  Reveal, Trans Am and the organization’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition.  Additionally, the Bank’s Newton Highlands branch, located at 43 Lincoln Street, will house a New Art Center satellite gallery.

“The New Art Center plays a major cultural role for residents of Newton and the surrounding communities,” stated Paul Lewan, Brookline Bank Regional Manager.  “We are honored to help the New Art Center celebrate its 30th anniversary, and continue its high quality programming.”

For more information on the New Art Center and the above mentioned exhibits, please call (617) 964-3424.

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Brookline Bank is the sole subsidiary of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL), headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. Brookline Bank is a full-service community bank serving Greater Boston with branches in Arlington, Bedford, Brookline, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Newton and West Roxbury. To find out more about Brookline Bank, visit our website at BrooklineBank.com or call us at 1-877-668-2265.