Brookline TAB, 5/2/2007 Mermell wins all precincts With 64 percent of voters behind her, Jesse Mermell became Brookline’s youngest ever selectman Tuesday night and brings the board to a female majority for the first time in the town’s history. (Read More)
Brookline TAB, 4/26/2007 Editorial: Vote Mermell on May 1 The TAB is endorsing Mermell because we believe she has the focus, energy and intelligence to serve you well on the Board of Selectmen. (Read More)
Boston Globe, 4/22/2007 Backers are difference in selectman race Mermell, 27, has the endorsements of Brookline PAX, the Brookline Civic Association, and at least two unions. She finished a strong third in last spring's selectmen's race, behind Robert Allen and Betsy DeWitt. Allen has endorsed her this year. (Read More)
Press Release, 2/25/2007 Smizik, Allen, and Heist to Chair Mermell Campaign BROOKLINE – Jesse Mermell, candidate for the Brookline Board of Selectmen, has announced that State Representative Frank Smizik, Board of Selectmen Chair Robert Allen, and former School Committee Chair Marcia Heist will chair her campaign. "I am honored that three people who have served our town with such distinction are taking leadership roles in my campaign, and I look forward to working with each of them as we head towards election day on May 1," said Mermell. (Read More)
Our Town Brookline, 2/20/2007 Will She Or Won't She? Ask Jesse Mermell what she has coming up in 2007 and she will tell you about the work projects she has on her plate, her best friend’s wedding this spring, her cousin’s Bar Mitzvah in the fall, or some triathlon goals she has for the summer, but she won’t tip her hand to her future political plans. Will she run again? "That is the number one question people ask me in Brookline, and the answer is -- someday, I just don’t know when," said Mermell. "I will say that I have lots of lawn signs and lapel stickers left over!" (Read More)