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 Public Schools confirms Sept. 3 as the first day of classes for the new year. Grades PreK through 8 will see an early dismissal on Sept. 4 for a teacher collaboration day, according to the district's calendar. Meanwhile, the Public Library of Brookline lines up a busy Monday, …
Newbery Street Coffee Roasters plans to open its first permanent café in Brookline, per WhatNow.com. The Public Library of Brookline is running a weekend of family programming, including an August 15 balloon magic show for ages 3 to 8 in Hunneman Hall. Massachusetts issued an emergency …
Brookline officially adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan charting a 10-year path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The town's website announced the strategy this week as its guiding framework for future climate and infrastructure decisions, even as the MBTA continued work on …
Brookline planning officials proposed a streamlined special permit process for one- and two-family homes and expanded ADU assistance Wednesday. The Department of Planning & Community Development's newsletter also set upcoming public meeting dates, while the MBTA issued an update on the …
Goddard House, a Brookline senior care facility, is losing caregivers after federal protections for Haitian immigrants expired, Brookline.News reports. The outlet's story, headlined "Goddard House loses 'dedicated caregivers' as Trump ends protections for Haitian immigrants," cites a re…
Brookline Patch flagged a Town Meeting debate over housing, parking and lighting policy as its top story for Aug. 11. The Town of Brookline announced that Green Dog off-leash hours at Griggs Park will be suspended starting Tuesday, Aug. 18, for scheduled construction work, while the Pub…
Brookline Patch's family outings guide spotlighted Larz Anderson Auto Museum this week as a pick for restless families. Per Brookline Patch, a separate statewide food newsletter reported that a Massachusetts bar slated to close last month will remain open after all. Closer to home, chil…
The Public Library of Brookline held a drop-in Adult Crafternoon Saturday and lined up five summer programs for the week ahead. Coolidge Corner hosted the craft session alongside an origami workshop, continuing the library's summer push under its Plant a Seed, Read! banner. Next week br…
Brookline landed $175,000 in state grants to fund energy upgrades and renter weatherization, per Brookline.News. The package includes a separate $50,000 EmPower Massachusetts grant, and the town's veterans services office reportedly hired away Saugus's top veterans advocate, according t…
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