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Gallery 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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First 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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Gallery 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.
Community
Gallery 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 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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View MoreNine-day Green Line shutdown hits all four Brookline branches starting Saturday
The MBTA will suspend Green Line service on portions of the B, C, D and E branches from Saturday, Aug. 8 through Sunday, Aug. 16 for signal upgrades in the central tunnel, with free shuttle buses and fare-free bus routes replacing train service for Brookline riders.
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View MoreBrookline police host fifth National Night Out at Lynch Recreation Center
Brookline Police Department hosts its fifth annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lynch Recreation Center, featuring K-9 demos, a bike rodeo, bounce houses, food and more than a dozen local organizations.
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View MoreBrookline offers free back-to-school vaccine clinics Aug. 18 and Aug. 26
Brookline Public Health is hosting two free walk-in immunization clinics for children ages 1–18 at 11 Pierce St. on Aug. 18 and Aug. 26, offering all state-required vaccines before the school year begins.
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View MoreAt 93, former professor Pilar Rotella finds new voice in Brookline writers' group
Pilar Rotella, 93, a former literature professor who taught for more than six decades, now writes personal essays and lectures on Don Quixote at The Newbury of Brookline's Writers' Workshop on Fisher Hill.
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View MoreFor 70 years, this family kept the secret buried. Now the killer's own son is finally talking.
Investigative journalist Phyllis Karas, a first cousin of convicted killer Ronald Blumenthal, published "The Curse of the Blumenthals," a six-year project that includes the first public account from the killer's son about a murder that took place at 78 Cypress Street more than 70 years ago.
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