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Brookline Soccer Club sets fall registration deadlines as youth hockey opens Learn to Play sign-ups.

Registration news leads a quiet week in Brookline youth sports: the Brookline Soccer Club has set an Aug. 15 deadline for its Kindergarten program and an Aug. 1 deadline for its 1st and 2nd Grade Leagues ahead of fall 2026, with no tryouts required. Brookline Youth Hockey announced July…

Obituary notices, week of July 13, 2026 through July 19, 2026

This week's Brookline obituary notices column carries two entries: Beilina, Masha, age 101, who died July 13, and Kelly, John E. "Jack," age 86, who died July 14. Both obituaries identify Brookline, Massachusetts, as their place of residence; no further biographical detail — profession,…

Brookline planners introduce new Toxteth-Plus zoning study

Brookline's planning department unveiled a new Toxteth-Plus zoning study Wednesday alongside a rundown of statewide zoning law changes. The Department of Planning & Community Development also previewed meeting dates for several major development projects working through town review, and…

Brookline Golf Course Reopens All 18 Holes With Community Celebration

Brookline's Golf Course reopened all 18 holes this week and will celebrate with a community event Friday, July 17, alongside the July 10 reopening of Lotta Bradburn Schick Park after a comprehensive renovation, Parks and Open Space officials announced. Town Hall roof construction, previ…

Brookline Adopts 10-Year Climate Plan, Reopens Renovated Park

Brookline adopted a 10-year Climate Action and Resiliency Plan aimed at net-zero emissions by 2050 this week, as the Parks and Open Space Division reopened the newly renovated Lotta Bradburn Schick Park to the public on July 10. The Brookline Golf Course has also reopened all 18 holes, …

Brookline Soccer Club registration for its K-2 instructional leagues closes July 15, and the club is opening assessment requests for the fall travel season.

Brookline Soccer Club's Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade league registrations close July 15, with no tryout required for any of the three programs. The club is also collecting Assessment Requests from boys and girls hoping to land a spot on a BSC travel team for the Fall 2026 seaso…

Brookline Adopts 10-Year Climate Action and Resiliency Plan

Brookline formally adopted a 10-year Climate Action and Resiliency Plan this week, charting a course to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Parks and Open Space Division reopened Lotta Bradburn Schick Park on July 10 after a comprehensive renovation, and the town golf course returned to a f…

Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

Two Brookline obituary notices this week: Simon, Elisa and Cohen, Robert E. "Bob" (age 79, died July 9). Services through Brezniak-Rodman Chapel and Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home respectively. Full biographical details were not available from the aggregator source at time of publication; read…

Brookline Reopens Lotta Bradburn Schick Park After Renovation

Brookline's Lotta Bradburn Schick Park reopened Friday after a comprehensive renovation, capping months of work by the Parks and Open Space Division. Separately, the town confirmed the Town Hall Roof Construction Project has slipped its start date to Monday, July 20, and the Town Admini…

Brookline Adopts 10-Year Climate Plan, Town Hall Roof Work Starts Monday

Brookline adopted a sweeping climate strategy Wednesday even as Town Hall braced for construction disruption. The town formally adopted its 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, according to the town's News Flash release. Mean…

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