Golden Temple and Brookline Bakery Both Closing, Ending 125 Combined Years of Service
Two of Brookline's longest-running dining institutions are disappearing from the local landscape this summer, marking the end of eras that span more than six decades each — even as the town prepares to roll out a new warm-weather community food program next week.
TOWN HALL
The town's calendar shows the **Brookline Summer Eats Kickoff Party** is set for Tuesday, June 30. No additional details were available from official sources in this cycle, but the event signals the start of the town's warm-weather youth meals effort.
Also on the calendar for June 30: the bi-weekly **Household Hazardous Waste** drop-off at the Brookline Transfer Station, 815 Newton Street. Accepted items include lightbulbs, batteries, oil-based paint, mercury-containing products, fuels, and garden chemicals. The facility may adjust hours in inclement weather; check the DPW webpage before heading over.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Brookline Public Library has a busy stretch ahead. On **Monday, June 29**, the Coolidge Corner branch is hosting **Pride Button Making** — drop in to create buttons featuring a range of Pride flags and pronoun options. On **Tuesday, June 30**, author Jennifer Welborn visits to read from her STEM picture book *Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals* and host a stuffed animal vet clinic for young readers. That same day, the adult **Caffe Italiano** conversation group meets in person at Coolidge Corner, and children's librarian Leah leads **Summer Storytime** with songs and movement activities. On **Wednesday, July 1**, a **Pride Storytime and Craft** program rounds out the library's Pride Month programming with rainbow-themed books and a craft project.
Reminder: all three library branches — Brookline Village, Coolidge Corner, and Putterham — will be **closed Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4** for Independence Day.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
Brookline's restaurant community is absorbing two significant losses. Brookline Patch reports "Brookline Chinese Restaurant Closes Suddenly After 66 Years" — Golden Temple, which opened in 1959, has shut its doors without advance notice, per Brookline Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brookline-chinese-restaurant-closes-suddenly-after-66-years).
A second closure is on the horizon: "Brookline Bakery's Final Day Coming In July" — the bakery, which first opened in 1965, is winding down operations with a final day approaching next month, per Brookline Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brookline-bakerys-final-day-coming-july).
On a more welcoming note, "Hall's Pond Sanctuary Reopens With New Accessible Boardwalk In Brookline" — the nature sanctuary, which had been closed since last September, is back open and features new accessibility improvements, per Brookline Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/halls-pond-sanctuary-reopens-new-accessible-boardwalk-brookline). The town's own News Flash also covered the Hall's Pond reopening earlier this month.
COMING UP
- **Mon., June 29** — Pride Button Making, Coolidge Corner Library - **Tue., June 30** — Summer Storytime with Leah, Brookline Public Library - **Tue., June 30** — Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals book reading and stuffed animal vet clinic, Brookline Public Library - **Tue., June 30** — Caffe Italiano adult conversation group, Coolidge Corner Library - **Tue., June 30** — Brookline Summer Eats Kickoff Party (location TBD; check brooklinema.gov) - **Tue., June 30** — Household Hazardous Waste drop-off, 815 Newton Street - **Wed., July 1** — Pride Storytime and Craft, Brookline Public Library - **Fri., July 3 – Sat., July 4** — All Brookline Public Library branches closed - **Tue., July 14** — Next Household Hazardous Waste drop-off, 815 Newton Street