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Library trustee applications due Friday

Public Library of Brookline trustees look to fill an open seat with applications due October 2. Also in today's brief (11 items): Historic 56-unit Brookline building listed for sale; Brookline football hosts Hopkinton Thursday; Brookline girls freshman soccer faces Wellesley Friday; Lib…

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Fisher Hill West study invites resident input

Fisher Hill West Uses Advisory Committee launches community study, sets Oct. 5 public workshop. Also in today's brief (13 items): Fisher Hill West Advisory Committee launches community study; Coolidge Corner screening explores Birth Wars documentary; One-person play honors Elizabeth Mum…

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Sports

Brookline sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

A Brookline-based youth training organization, Unit 1 Athletics, used its website this week to spotlight a coaching staff with direct ties to Brookline High School athletics. The group, which runs basketball, field hockey and lacrosse programs, named Jacob Page, Brookline High's girls v…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026

Three obituaries this week identify the deceased as Brookline, MA residents, current or former: Fitzgibbons, Janet Bowler; Levin (Tarutz), Charline Ruth; and Zedek, Meira. Fitzgibbons, born in Hanover, NH, died September 10 at a senior living community in Washington, D.C., with arrangem…

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Green Line core closes for nine days

MBTA shuts down Green Line's core for nine days starting Saturday, cutting off downtown subway access for Brookline riders. Also in today's brief (10 items): MBTA shuts down Green Line core for nine days; Wet weather shuts green dog fields through Monday; Coolidge Corner Library marks M…

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Day canceled ahead of weekend nor'easter

A forecast nor'easter with high winds and heavy rain prompts cancellation of Sunday's Brookline Day. Also in today's brief (14 items): Nor'easter forces cancellation of Brookline Day; Nor'easter could bring 60 mph winds to area; Veteran Brookline police officer retires after 30 years; W…

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Wonder ghost kitchen opens Harvard Street location

Wonder ghost kitchen concept opens new multi-brand food delivery location on Harvard Street in Brookline. From our own coverage: Select Board weighs housing trust funds for Kent Street. Also in today's brief (7 items): Ghost kitchen concept Wonder opens on Harvard Street; Library marks …

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Board opens hearings on housing trust cap fight

Select Board opens hearings on 20-article fall warrant amid fight over housing trust funding cap. From our own coverage: Park and Rec seat pits four contenders against each other; Fall warrant hearings open housing trust funding fight. Also in today's brief (13 items): 9-day MBTA Green …

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