he reached an $11 million settlement with the town’s Select Board.

 

Gerald Alston’s long battle against the leadership of the Town of Brookline was supposed to have ended in April, when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that he had been fired illegally, supporting his claim of racial discrimination.

Alston was said to have prevailed again last month, when he reached an $11 million settlement with the town’s Select Board.

But all predictions of closure have proved premature in this maddening case of harassment, and no victory has come without drama.

Tuesday night was no exception, but after three hours of debate Brookline Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved the deal that ends the long-running case by a vote of 186-38, with 11 abstentions.

Former firefighter Gerald Alston addressed supporters at a rally last May.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/05/metro/will-gerald-alston-finally-get-justice-tuesday-night/?p1=HP_Feed_AuthorQuery