Growing Older & Wiser in Brookline: Gift Cart Salesperson Hermia Hall

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Brookline Senior Center will be closed. No transportation (transport or medical) or food services will be available on Thanksgiving, November 27. On Friday, November 28 the building will be open, but transportation and food services will not be available.

In observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Brookline Senior Center will be closed on December 25 and January 1. No transportation (transport or medical) or food services will be available on those days.

Friday December 26^th and Friday January 2 the building will be open, but transportation (transport or medical) and food services will not be available.

July 9, 2025

By: Miriam Rosalyn Diamond, Brookline Council on Aging Engagement Editor

If you walk by the Senior Center gift cart most mornings, you likely will be greeted by Hermia Hall. Originally from Trinidad, Hermia was the youngest of five children. She began her career as a teacher and store clerk. Click to read more about Hermia!