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Select Board weighs $493K Eliot Rec contract
August 10, 2026
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Select Board to Award $493,000 Contract for Eliot Recreation Center
The Select Board's regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 5:30 p.m. includes a $493,000 contract with WCI Corp for renovations at the Eliot Recreation Center, taken up among the board's miscellaneous items, licenses and contracts. The same agenda covers the introduction and appointment of a Veteran Services Director and a public comment period. Residents who want to speak may sign up in advance through the Select Board's office at 617-730-2202 or in person at the meeting, and the session can be watched with Brookline Interactive Group.
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Stacey Yu to Discuss Debut Novel 'Kitten' at Brookline Booksmith
Author Stacey Yu discusses her debut novel 'Kitten' with Kelly Link at Brookline Booksmith tonight, Monday, Aug. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m.
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Select Board to Appoint SueAnn Cheung as Veteran Services Director
The Select Board's Tuesday, Aug. 11 agenda includes appointing SueAnn Cheung, who is moving from Saugus, as Brookline's new Veteran Services Director to connect local veterans with benefits.
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Celebrations and Observations Subcommittee to Meet Tonight
The CDEICR's Celebrations and Observations Subcommittee meets remotely tonight, Monday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss programming and goal-setting.
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Set for Tuesday
Brookline DPW holds its weekly household hazardous waste collection Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Brookline Transfer Station.
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Coolidge Corner Theatre Screens 'Do You Love Me' Tonight
The theatre screens Lana Daher's documentary about Beirut tonight, Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m., followed by a panel discussion moderated by Aya El Abdallah.
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Brookline Booksmith Book Club Discusses 'The Dream Hotel' Tonight
Brookline Booksmith's book club meets in person tonight, Monday, Aug. 10, at 7:30 p.m., to discuss Laila Lalami's 'The Dream Hotel.'
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Brookline Police Department Launches Annual Youth Summer Program
The police department's week-long summer program begins today, Monday, Aug. 10, giving local 7th and 8th graders a look at law enforcement operations, defensive tactics training, and a field day at Larz Anderson Park.
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United Parish in Brookline to Host 'Hands Off Our Vote' Session Tonight
United Parish in Brookline hosts a nonviolent action workshop tonight, Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m., focused on election protection and preventing voter disenfranchisement.
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Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meets Tonight
The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee meets in hybrid format tonight, Monday, Aug. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m.
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School of Rock Camp Starts on Beacon Street
School of Rock Brookline's Rock 101 Workshop runs Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1295A Beacon Street.
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School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee to Meet at Town Hall
The School Committee's Negotiations Subcommittee meets today, Monday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m., on the fifth floor of Brookline Town Hall.
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