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Hall's Pond sanctuary seeks volunteers for Oct. 18 cleanup
Friends of Hall's Pond hosts its annual Fall Community Day on Sunday, Oct. 18, inviting Brookline residents of all ages to help with trail work, invasive species removal and new plantings at the recently reopened sanctuary.
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Coolidge Corner Theatre brings Cannes winner to Brookline in 35mm
The Coolidge Corner Theatre is selling advance tickets for La Bola Negra, the Cannes Best Director winner from Los Javis, with 35mm screenings starting Oct. 30 in Brookline.
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Hall's Pond sanctuary seeks volunteers for Oct. 18 cleanup
Friends of Hall's Pond hosts its annual Fall Community Day on Sunday, Oct. 18, inviting Brookline residents of all ages to help with trail work, invasive species removal and new plantings at the recently reopened sanctuary.
Community
Hall's Pond sanctuary seeks volunteers for Oct. 18 cleanup
Friends of Hall's Pond hosts its annual Fall Community Day on Sunday, Oct. 18, inviting Brookline residents of all ages to help with trail work, invasive species removal and new plantings at the recently reopened sanctuary.
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View MoreBrookline 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 MoreCoolidge 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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View MoreBrookline Symphony marks Altenbach's 10th season with new commission
The Brookline Symphony Orchestra's 2026-2027 season celebrates Music Director Andrew Altenbach's decade with the ensemble, featuring a world premiere by composer Will Cooper and solos by two Bouix Concerto Competition winners at All Saints Parish on Beacon Street.
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View MoreBrookline's Eliot Recreation Center closes for year-end renovation
Brookline's Eliot Recreation Center closed Sept. 3 for renovations through year-end, displacing programs and administrative offices while Warren Park stays open.
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View MoreBrookline debuts first senior needs assessment at Select Board
UMass Boston researchers presented findings from Brookline's first community needs assessment of residents 60 and older to the Select Board on Monday, Aug. 31, with the full report expected this fall.
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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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