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Brookline Students Return To Class September 3

Brookline Public Schools students return to class Thursday, September 3, opening the new school year districtwide. The Public Library of Brookline is easing into September with calligrapher Debby Reelitz's brush-lettering class and two other programs on September 10, alongside a Friday …

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Brookline Raises West Nile Virus Risk To High

Brookline health officials raised the town's West Nile virus risk to high on Wednesday, urging mosquito bite precautions while Eastern Equine Encephalitis risk remains low, according to the town's News Flash alert issued Aug. 26. Brookline.News reported in its "News in brief: West Nile …

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City Realty Buys $23.15 Million Coolidge Corner Retail Portfolio

City Realty acquired a nine-building, 65,262-square-foot retail portfolio in Coolidge Corner for $23.15 million, according to Boston Real Estate Times. The Colliers-brokered sale of the so-called Coolidge Corner Collection drew interest from local, regional and national investors, the o…

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Brookline Early Voting Continues As GOP Governor's Race Heats Up

Brookline's early voting for the state primary continues this week as Patch flags a competitive Republican governor's race between Minogue and Shortsleeve. Patch's report, "Minogue Faces Off Against Shortsleeve In MA Gubernotorial Primary," frames the two as businessmen aiming to challe…

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Town Administrator's August Newsletter Wraps Up Summer Updates

Brookline's town administrator wrapped up summer with an August newsletter recapping municipal updates as the town also set a back-to-school immunization clinic for Wednesday, August 26, for children ages 1 to 18. State primary early voting, which opened Saturday, continues through Frid…

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Brookline Early Voting For State Primary Opens Saturday

Early voting for the State Primary opens in Brookline Saturday, Aug. 22, and continues through Aug. 28, the Town Clerk's office announced, as the town also preps a DPW trash amnesty collection for the week of Aug. 31 and a Household Hazardous Waste drop-off Aug. 25. The Brookline Public…

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Brookline Library Books Documentary Screening On Book Bans For Sept. 10

Brookline Public Library booked a screening of "The Librarians" with a panel on book bans for Sept. 10. The screening's panel will address the wave of book challenges and bans playing out across Massachusetts communities this year, and it will run at the Brookline Village branch's Hunne…

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Brookline Adopts Climate Action Plan Targeting Net-Zero By 2050

Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan this week, a 10-year strategy toward net-zero emissions by 2050. Town officials framed the plan as a comprehensive roadmap for reducing emissions over the coming decade, releasing it alongside the August Town Administrator News…

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Brookline High Ranks Among Mass. Top Public Schools

Brookline High School ranked among Massachusetts' top public high schools in U.S. News's new 2026-27 rankings, per Brookline Patch reporter Benjamin Pierce. The rankings, based on six performance measures, arrive as the Sept. 1 primary approaches; Brookline.News published a guide to a b…

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Brookline Adds Accessibility Requirements For Digital Warrant Article Submissions

Brookline added new accessibility requirements for electronic submission of Town Meeting warrant articles this week, town officials announced Monday. The change, posted to the town's News Flash feed Aug. 17, updates how residents prepare digital filings ahead of upcoming Town Meeting se…

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