Brookline Remembers Retired Judge Julian Houston, Dead At 82
Brookline is remembering retired Massachusetts Superior Court Associate Justice Julian T. Houston, a longtime resident who died September 10 at age 82, according to an obituary carried by The Boston Globe. Houston's death comes in a week that also saw Brookline Public Schools set a Yom Kippur closure and the Brookline Public Library run a weekend of family programming.
SCHOOLS
Brookline Public Schools will be closed September 21 for Yom Kippur, according to the district's calendar.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Brookline Public Library opened the weekend with two hands-on programs on September 19: a Halloween Costume Swap for residents looking to pass along last year's costume, and an origami lesson led by librarian and paper-folding expert Jingting. Both events kick off a run of family and children's programming continuing at library branches into next week.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"JULIAN HOUSTON Obituary (2026) - Brookline, MA - Boston Globe - Legacy": Julian T. Houston, a retired Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court and longtime Brookline resident, died September 10 at age 82, according to an obituary carried by The Boston Globe (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/julian-houston-obituary?id=62478888).
"Patch AM: How Brookline's $4 million vote protects 115 affordable senior apartments": A town vote is funding the preservation of 115 units of affordable senior housing, according to Brookline Patch's morning roundup (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).
"Patch AM: How will Chestnut Hill Avenue's new bike lanes change your drive?": New bike lanes on Chestnut Hill Avenue are reshaping how drivers move through that corridor, Brookline Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).
"Patch AM: What changed at three key Route 66 bus stops in Brookline?": Three stops along the MBTA's Route 66 bus line in Brookline have seen changes, according to Brookline Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).
COMING UP
The library's family programming continues September 21 with Edible Bird Feeders with Hands on Nature, a Babytime lapsit program in Hunneman Hall, and a Board Game Get Together at the Putterham branch. The town's Household Hazardous Waste drop-off and Energy Advocate Office Hours both run September 22 at the Brookline Transfer Station. The Brookline Village Library celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with a family lantern craft September 23, and a flu clinic offering flu and high-dose flu vaccines takes place September 24 at the Baker School.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.