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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'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 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 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…

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 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…

Brookline's library anchors a packed week of summer programming as Patch flags the town's national quality-of-life ranking. The Public Library of Brookline hosts a Shadow Joy Lab puppet performance of "The Great Zodiac River Race" on July 7, a fairy house build July 9, and a free "Moonl…

Brookline shutters town offices and all library branches for Independence Day while keeping the Putterham Community Room open as a cooling center through Saturday. With a Heat Emergency in effect through July 4, the Putterham branch at 959 West Roxbury Parkway will run as the South Broo…

Brookline declares a four-day heat emergency — July 1 through July 4 — as dangerous temperatures arrive just in time for the Independence Day holiday. The town opened cooling centers and posted safety guidance on its News Flash page, making this the most consequential action from town h…

Two of Brookline's longest-running food businesses are closing, casting a nostalgic shadow over the start of summer. Golden Temple, the Chinese restaurant that opened in 1959, has shut suddenly after 66 years, per Brookline Patch; separately, a local bakery in business since 1965 has an…