Exhibit 31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14
I, Paul A. Perrault, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
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| 1. | I have reviewed Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Brookline Bancorp, Inc.; and |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: March 2, 2016
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| | /s/ Paul A. Perrault | |
| | Paul A. Perrault | |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
