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BrooklineCAN founder Frank Caro 1936-2020
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2023 Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 7, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Today
Re‑Emerge and Re‑Engage
Today

How to Thrive in a Post‑Pandemic World
More information

Primary Election

Tuesday, March 5, 7am-8pm
Town election information.

Alternative Travel Options
During Green Line Closures

Tuesday February 20 - Friday March 8

Heat Emergency

The Town of Brookline has declared
a heat emergency for June 23 & 24.
More information

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Brookline MLK Day Celebration, Monday, January 20


11am-3pm, Coolidge Corner. Details.
We'll be there. Come visit us.

Daylight saving time ends
Sunday, November 2 at 2:00 AM.

Turn your clocks back 1 hour.

until spring!

Flag Day June 14

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BrooklineCAN's
Livable Community Advocacy Committee
Monday, March 10, 3:00pm

Our March 10 meeting will feature discussions via Zoom with Select Board Candidates Liz Linder and Carlos Ridruejo. More information.

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More information, registration, and sposorship opportunities

Contact and RSVP: Deborah Miller, or 617-651-1454

LCAC Meeting Videos

Videos from Zoom meetings of BrooklineCAN's Liveable Community Advocacy Committee.

February 5 Video featuring Select Board candidates Alexander Lebovitz* and David Pearlman*.
Passcode: %3ZrQycX

March 11 Video featuring Select Board Candidates Bernard Greene* and Susan Park*. Passcode: 1i0nna.Q

April 29 Video. featuring Select Board Candidate Sana Hafeez*. Passcode: A#x?7Nri

*Click for candidate's written statement.

Candidates Forum

April 17 Video. Questions and answers from candidates for School Committee and Select Board.

today
1:30 – 6:30
rain or shine

BrooklineCAN Annual Meeting

Click here for pictures from our
September 15 Annual Meeting.

Scam Alert

Please be aware that Ross Cleaners has closed. This longtime Brookline laundry and dry cleaning business is listed in the Elder Resource Guide (purple book). The phone number associated with Ross Cleaners is connected to an entity that is requesting credit card information in exchange for gift cards. We strongly urge you not to call this number.

Ruthann Dobek, LICSW
Director
Brookline Council on Aging/Brookline Senior Center

New Age-Friendly TV Show

Episode 41 with Town Administrator Chas Carey

Heat Emergency

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services has declared a Heat Emergency effective Thursday, July 27 through Saturday, July 29. Full news release.

Transportation Survey

The Senior Center is currently conducting a transportation survey to gather feedback about transportation needs and challenges in the community.  Please  click here to take and submit this survey. If you require a paper copy, please email mfoster@brooklinema.gov or call 617-730-2644.

Monday, Octpber 14, from 1-4 p.m.
The Brookline Health Building, 11 Pierce St., Brookline Village.

More about the work of the Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee can be found here.

Election 2024

Election Day is Tuesday November 5, 2024. It is extremely important that each one of us votes. We hope the links to the information below will help in your decisions.

Voting by Mail. You may have already voted by mail. Check to see if your mail-in ballot has arrived and been accepted.

Early Voting. Date, locations, and hours information.

Election Day Voting. To find your polling place see Where do I vote.

Ballot Questions . Here is a review by Tufts University’s The Center for State Policy Analysis of the ballot questions.

Welcome

Brookline, MA, USA

Brookline Community Aging Network – BrooklineCAN – is an all-volunteer organization that focuses on Brookline as a great place to live. It provides information for older residents that helps them remain engaged in the life of the community, and advocates to make Brookline an even better place to live for seniors and everyone. It is separate from, but works with, the Brookline Senior Center, the town's Council on Aging, and Age‑friendly Cities Committee.

Brookline organizations that serve older adults.
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This website is a clearing house of information detailing Brookline's extensive network of services and activities that help make our town an eminently livable community. Here you will find the abundance of social, educational, and recreational programs that can enrich our lives, build a sense of community, and make our town an even better place for all.

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Age‑Friendly Cities TV

BIG award

The Town's Age Friendly Cities committee is offering a series of TV shows with the help of the Brookline Interactive Group.

In May, 2017, Brookline Interactive Group presented its Show of the Year award to Age‑Friendly Cities TV.

All episodes

Latest Episode

Episode 54. 6/19/2025. A Legislator's Perspective

Guest:
Tommy Vitolo,
Brookline State Representative
Phone:
617-722-2013 (office)
617-872-8921 (cell)
Office:
State House Room 472
Links:
Office hours:
Always happy to make an appointment in Brookline or at State House.
Also some scheduled times . . .

Production Team

Host:
Matt Weiss
Producer:
Velda Shaby
Director:
Marinah J Phennicie
Graphics:
John Seay

Twitter and Facebook

Matt Weiss, BrooklineCAN's chief Tweeter (Twitterer?, Tweetmeister?), scours the Twitterverse for items of interest to Brookline seniors. Updated frequently.

Our Tweets are echoed on Facebook. If you're a Facebook user, you can follow us there.

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Support Disclaimer: Inclusion of services on this website does not represent a recommendation from the Brookline Council on Aging, the Brookline Senior Center, or the Brookline Community Aging Network.

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