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Brookline offers free flu shots at Baker School Sept. 24
The Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services will hold a free flu clinic at Baker School on Thursday, Sept. 24, the first of four community clinics this fall offering standard and high-dose vaccines to anyone 6 months and older.
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Coolidge Corner Theatre hosts Will Poulter for Union County Q&A
Coolidge Corner Theatre added an encore Sept. 15 screening of the Sundance opioid drama Union County, with a post-film Q&A featuring actor Will Poulter and filmmaker Adam Meeks in person.
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Brookline offers free flu shots at Baker School Sept. 24
The Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services will hold a free flu clinic at Baker School on Thursday, Sept. 24, the first of four community clinics this fall offering standard and high-dose vaccines to anyone 6 months and older.
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Brookline offers free flu shots at Baker School Sept. 24
The Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services will hold a free flu clinic at Baker School on Thursday, Sept. 24, the first of four community clinics this fall offering standard and high-dose vaccines to anyone 6 months and older.
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View MoreGallery 93 opens Trachtenberg paintings exhibit Sept. 14
Gallery 93 at the Brookline Senior Center opens "Without a Map," a paintings and mixed-media exhibition by Boston artist Barbara Trachtenberg, running Monday, Sept. 14 through Nov. 30 with an artist's talk Oct. 22.
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View MoreFirst Parish hosts Blessing of the Animals service Aug. 30
First Parish in Brookline holds its annual Blessing of the Animals service Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. in Lyon Chapel, with song, story, a social hour and an open invitation for leashed pets.
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View MoreState high court clears White Stadium project, rejects parkland challenge
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Aug. 19 that the White Stadium parcel in Franklin Park is not protected by Article 97, clearing the way for a $325 million sports complex; the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance was among 38 groups that backed the unsuccessful legal challenge.
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View MoreBrookline's Trash Amnesty Week returns Aug. 31, timed to Sept. 1 moving day
Brookline's annual Trash Amnesty Week runs Aug. 31 through Sept. 4, letting residents on town trash service put out extra household waste in regular bags at no charge during the student move-in period.
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View MoreBrookline library sends 30 stuffed animals on sleepover adventure to Drumlin Farm
The Public Library of Brookline sent more than 30 children's stuffed animals on an overnight stay and a guided tour of Drumlin Farm in Lincoln as part of its 2026 summer reading program, signaling plans to make the event annual.
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View MoreBrookline detective retires after 25 years managing department evidence
Detective David Wagner retired from the Brookline Police Department on Aug. 19 after 25 years, drawing praise from Chief Jennifer Paster as a role model and mentor who spent his career managing the department's evidence operations.
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View MoreSix free events headline a packed week in Brookline
At least six free events fill the week of Aug. 18–23 in Brookline, including a back-to-school vaccine clinic, an outdoor Coolidge Corner Theatre screening at Charles River Speedway, the final summer storytime at Brookline Village Library and a pizza party for young readers at Brookline Booksmith.
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View MoreBrookline poetry series taps Pulitzer winner for fall lineup
The Public Library of Brookline announced its fall 2026 Brookline Poetry Series lineup, featuring four free readings from September through December with nationally acclaimed poets including Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Lloyd Schwartz and National Book Award longlisted author Oliver de la Paz.
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View MoreGoddard House lets go caregivers after Haitian TPS ends
Goddard House, Brookline's oldest elder-care organization, terminated several Haitian employees who lost work authorization when TPS ended July 27, as CEO Candace Cramer says the nonprofit prepared with per diem hires and does not expect disruption to care for its 115 residents.
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View MoreGriggs Park off-leash hours suspended Aug. 18 for construction
Brookline's Green Dog Program will suspend off-leash hours at Griggs Park from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, while construction crews work on site; nearby alternatives include Schick Park, Amory Playground and Larz Anderson Park.
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View MoreBPD summer camp kicks off with outgoing deputy superintendent at the helm
The Brookline Police Department's youth summer camp launched Monday with Deputy Superintendent Russell O'Neill welcoming campers at the station, one of his final community acts before he starts as Westwood's police chief on Aug. 31.
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View MoreNearly 100 artists, one shared belief: focus on what they can create, not what limits them
Vinfen's Gateway Arts program brings work by nearly 100 neurodiverse artists to Hunneman Hall at the Public Library of Brookline in a new exhibit, "Representing Unity," running through Aug. 31.
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