FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
09/25/06

For Further Information Please Contact:

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

Brookline Bank Announces the Grand Prize
Winner of Its Prius Sweepstakes

Brookline, MA, 09/25/06 – Brookline Bank announced that Christine Shane of Chestnut Hill was the Grand Prize Winner in the Bank’s Toyota’s Prius Sweepstakes.  As the Grand Prize winner, Ms. Shane received a 2006 Toyota Prius.

“The promotion helped Christine and many other customers deal with high gas prices,” stated Brookline Bank South Brookline Branch Manager Jeannette Betz.  “We are excited to award Christine with the 2006 Toyota Prius.”

Pictured above (left to right): Brookline Bank Prius Sweepstakes Grand Prize Winner Christine Shane receives the keys to her new Prius from Brookline Bank’s South Brookline Branch Manager Jeannette Betz.

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About Brookline Bank

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.