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Public visioning opens for Fisher Hill site
September 19, 2026
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Brookline Launches Community Visioning for Fisher Hill Site
The Town has hired Stantec Consulting to lead a public visioning process for a three-acre municipal parcel at Fisher Avenue and Hyslop Road, known as Fisher Hill West. Planners are gathering resident input ahead of a community vision event scheduled for Oct. 5. The announcement came in the Department of Planning & Community Development's newsletter, which also outlined a proposal for a more efficient special permit process.
Town of Brookline
Turtle Books Hosts Elly Berke Author Reading
Turtle Books hosts author and illustrator Elly Berke Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10-11 a.m. at 224 Washington Street for a reading from "Listen, Wonder, Ask."
Turtle Books
Spectacle Collective Premieres New Works Saturday Night
The Spectacle Collective Quartet with guitarist Scott Hill performs Saturday, Sept. 19, from 7:30-9 p.m. at All Saints Parish, featuring world premieres by Chilean composers mentored by Javier Farías.
Brookline Commission for the Arts
Brookline Schedules North Brookline Hazardous-Waste Drop-Off
The Town scheduled a Household Hazardous Waste collection event for Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Centre Street West Parking Lot; residents should check for updated hours before attending.
Town of Brookline
Yom Kippur Services Begin Sunday Evening in Brookline
YJP Boston's Yom Kippur observance begins Sunday, Sept. 20, with Kol Nidrei at 6:30 p.m. at 20 Chapel Street, followed by Monday services and a 7:25 p.m. fast-ending and shofar blowing.
YJP Boston
Brookline Arts Center Starts Class for Young Children
The Brookline Arts Center's five-session Wonderful Little Hands class begins Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at 86 Monmouth Street, offering multimedia projects for ages 2-4 with caregivers.
Brookline Arts Center
RSM Brookline Hosts Back-to-School Bash at Coolidge Park
RSM Brookline hosts a free family gathering Saturday, Sept. 19, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Coolidge Park, with children's activities, math and logic games, giveaways and local organizations.
RSM Brookline
Cyanotype Workshop Pairs Art, Dessert and Tea
Glút glút and The Sipping Room by Breeze host a cyanotype printing workshop Saturday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at 132 Jersey St., with participants receiving a Vietnamese dessert and tea drink.
glút glút
United Parish Hosts Ministry Vision Summit Saturday
United Parish in Brookline holds a Ministry Vision Summit Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., open to the community, working on the congregation's mission statement, values and three-year goals.
United Parish in Brookline
Brookline Seeks Input on Coolidge Corner Wayfinding
The Town is collecting public feedback through Sept. 29 on a signage study to improve wayfinding for pedestrians, drivers, cyclists and transit users in Coolidge Corner.
Town of Brookline
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