Town Administrator's August Newsletter Wraps Up Summer Updates
BROOKLINE — The town administrator's office rounded up a season's worth of municipal news in its August newsletter, released this week, while the Health Department set an August 26 clinic date to get students caught up on immunizations before the school year begins.
TOWN HALL
The Town Administrator's August newsletter recaps town updates, events and community resources as summer comes to a close, according to the town's News Flash feed. The newsletter serves as a catch-all for residents looking to stay current on municipal business heading into fall.
Separately, the town has scheduled a Back to School Immunization Clinic for Wednesday, August 26, open to children ages 1 to 18 who need to be current on their shots before classes resume next month.
State primary early voting, which opened Saturday, continues at designated locations through Friday, August 28, for residents who have not yet cast a ballot.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"🌱 Patch AM: Meet the former Brookline science teacher now shaping climate education research": A former Brookline science teacher has moved from the classroom into research shaping how climate change is taught nationally, Brookline Patch reports in its morning roundup. The item highlights the educator's shift from teaching to policy-facing academic work (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline).
COMING UP
- Monday, August 24: Virtual Afternoon Book Group, hosted by the Brookline Public Library, discussing recent titles chosen to expand readers' worldview.
- Tuesday, August 25: Household Hazardous Waste drop-off at the Brookline Transfer Station, 815 Newton Street, accepting items such as batteries, oil-based paint, fuels and pesticides.
- Tuesday, August 25: Family Storytime at the Putterham branch library, with stories, songs and early-literacy activities for young children.
- Tuesday, August 25: Caffe Italiano, an in-person Italian conversation group for adults at the Coolidge Corner Library.
- Wednesday, August 26: Back to School Immunization Clinic for children ages 1 to 18.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.