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Green Line C, D, E service cut this weekend
September 18, 2026
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Green Line Shutdowns Will Affect C, D and E Branch Riders
The MBTA will suspend Green Line B branch service the weekend of Sept. 19-20 and again for nine days from Sept. 26 through Oct. 4 for accessibility upgrades and signal modernization in the central tunnel. Service will also be suspended on the C branch between Government Center and Kenmore, the D branch between North Station and Kenmore, and the E branch between Heath Street and North Station. Free, accessible shuttle buses will run between Babcock Street and Back Bay during both shutdowns.
Boston University
Deli Vandalism Charge Dropped Against Brookline Activist
Prosecutors dropped a vandalism charge against activist Susan E-Hornfeldt on September 16, ahead of her scheduled Brookline District Court arraignment for allegedly placing a sticker on a local Jewish deli.
Brookline.News
Housing Authority Sets Executive Session on 32 Marion St.
The Brookline Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meets today, September 18, from 11:15 a.m. to noon in a special session entering executive session to discuss 32 Marion Street, with no return to open session.
Town of Brookline
Temple Sinai Hosts Friday-Night Shabbat Oneg
Temple Sinai Brookline hosts a Shabbat Oneg tonight, September 18, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Weintraub Community Room, with informal conversation and light refreshments after services.
Temple Sinai Brookline
Brookline Booksmith Hosts Karen Jacobsen Talk on Refugees
Karen Jacobsen discusses her book Host Cities: How Refugees Are Transforming the World's Urban Settings tonight, September 18, at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street; RSVP requested.
Brookline Booksmith
Coolidge Hosts Director Discussion After 'American Doctor'
Director Poh Si Teng joins a post-film discussion after the 7:15 p.m. screening of American Doctor tonight, September 18, at Coolidge Corner Theatre, hosted by the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Larz Anderson Auto Museum Schedules Saturday Cars + Coffee
Cars + Coffee takes place Saturday, September 19, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton Street, with free admission for car enthusiasts.
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
St. Paul's Resumes Sunday School and Fall Programs
St. Paul's Episcopal Church begins its new program year Sunday, September 20, at 9 a.m., with children's Sunday school and other academic-year programs returning.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Temple Ohabei Shalom Sets Kol Nidre Service
Temple Ohabei Shalom holds its Kol Nidre service Sunday, September 20, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at its sanctuary on Beacon Street.
Temple Ohabei Shalom
Crafts Zone Hosts Leather-Horse Charm Workshop Friday
Crafts Zone hosts a hands-on leather horse-charm workshop tonight, September 18, at 6 p.m. at 229 Harvard Street, a 2½-hour program for adults.
Crafts Zone
Ssaanjh Hosts Salman Rushdie Book Discussion Saturday
The Indian Food, Indian Fiction group discusses Salman Rushdie's The Eleventh Hour Saturday, September 19, at noon at Ssaanjh, 1012 Beacon Street, combining book talk with Indian food.
Ssaanjh
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