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Griggs Park Suspends Green Dog Hours For Construction Starting Tuesday

Griggs Park's Green Dog Hours will be suspended starting Tuesday as construction work begins, the town announced. The Department of Public Works gave no end date for the closure of the off-leash hours at the Aug. 18 start. Meanwhile, the Brookline Public Library is filling out its late-…

BROOKLINE — Griggs Park's off-leash Green Dog Hours will be suspended starting Tuesday as the town begins scheduled construction work at the park, according to a notice posted this week.

TOWN HALL

Griggs Park's off-leash Green Dog Hours will be suspended starting Tuesday, Aug. 18, as scheduled construction-related work gets underway at the park, the town said in a notice posted this week. No end date for the closure was listed; dog owners are directed to check the Department of Public Works page for updates.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The Brookline Public Library is rounding out its summer reading season with a run of hands-on programs. A Stuffed Animal Sleepover for young children is set for Monday, Aug. 17, the same day the library's Council on Aging Book Group meets for its regular senior discussion session. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the library's Plant a Seed, Read summer theme continues with a nature-collage craft session for kids. Looking toward fall, the library has booked "The Librarians," a documentary on book challenges and bans, for a Sept. 10 screening at its Brookline Village branch followed by a panel discussion, alongside an Ocean Tails lettering craft and a brush-lettering workshop taught by calligrapher Debby Reelitz, both also scheduled for Sept. 10.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"🌱 Patch AM: How did a Brookline high school alum power a historic MLB debut?" Brookline Patch's morning newsletter reports that a Brookline High School graduate played a role in a milestone major league debut, though further details await the full write-up (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).

COMING UP

Monday, Aug. 17: Stuffed Animal Sleepover for young children and the Council on Aging Book Group, both at the Brookline Public Library. Tuesday, Aug. 25: Nature-collage craft session at the library, part of the Plant a Seed, Read summer theme.


Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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