Brookline Early Voting For State Primary Opens Saturday
BROOKLINE — Early voting for the Sept. 1 State Primary opens Saturday, Aug. 22, and runs through Aug. 28, the town announced Friday, giving residents a full week to cast ballots ahead of the highest-profile primary night in years.
TOWN HALL The Town Clerk's office confirmed early voting locations and hours are now posted for the Aug. 22-28 window, part of the push toward the Sept. 1 State Primary. The News Flash reminded residents that "it's your civic duty to vote."
The Department of Public Works will run a trash amnesty collection for town trash-service customers during the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, allowing residents to dispose of excess waste outside normal pickup limits. Separately, Town Hall's August newsletter from the Town Administrator's office rounds up summer updates and community resources as the season winds down.
COMMUNITY & ARTS The Brookline Public Library kicks off a new nature-themed craft session, Summer Sessions: Nature Collaging, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, inviting residents to build a collage to take home as part of the library's Plant a Seed, Read summer theme.
The library's Virtual Afternoon Book Group meets Monday, Aug. 24, to discuss recent titles chosen to broaden readers' perspectives.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Patch AM: How will the latest Green Line work change Brookline's C Branch stops?" Brookline Patch's morning roundup flagged upcoming MBTA Green Line work that could affect C Branch stops serving the town, though the newsletter item did not detail the changes (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).
"Markey, Moulton Deliver Parting Shots In Final MA Senate Primary Debate": in the campaign's last debate before the Sept. 1 primary, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton clashed over age, transgender rights and progressive credentials, according to Brookline Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).
COMING UP Tuesday, Aug. 25: DPW offers Household Hazardous Waste drop-off at the Brookline Transfer Station, 815 Newton St., accepting items such as batteries, oil-based paint and small electronics.
Wednesday, Aug. 26: The town holds a Back to School Immunization Clinic for children ages 1 to 18.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.