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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

Four Brookline-connected obituaries were published this week: Kear, Alan D.; Shaked, Varda; Shandalov, Felix; and Snell, Bradley Allen. Snell's notice, posted through the Boston Globe, identifies him as a grandson of Stanley Blinstrub, former owner of Blinstrub's Village in South Boston…

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Morning Brief

Brookline opens affordable housing lottery for 24 Juniper Street unit

Brookline opens an affordable housing lottery for one unit at 24 Juniper Street. Also in today's brief (9 items): Affordable housing lottery opens for Juniper Street unit; Brookline schools closed Monday for Yom Kippur; Library hosts edible bird feeder program today; Why Driscoll's roof…

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Brookline Remembers Retired Judge Julian Houston, Dead At 82

Brookline is remembering retired Judge Julian T. Houston, a longtime resident who died September 10 at 82. The Boston Globe reports Houston was a retired Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Brookline Public Schools will close September 21 for Yom Kippur, and the Brook…

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Sports

Brookline sports roundup, Sept. 7 to Sept. 13

Brookline Youth Hockey's website has posted a detailed fall schedule covering every level of its program, from Mite through Midget and Bantam teams to its Girls 8U through 18U squads. The listings show games against opponents including South Boston, Needham, Dorchester, Newton, Westwood…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

This week's Brookline obituary notices column carries one entry: Wong, Agnes Sin-Han Tse, age 75, whose notice was posted Monday, September 7, by Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home in Brookline and also appeared on Legacy.com and Echovita. She died Saturday, August 29, and is survived by her husba…

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