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- Modified option 2: Mass. Ave. at Appleton. / To download a larger version of this Town of Arlington map, click here >> Arlington is to receive $4 million from a state grant program for a new design for the troubled Mass. Ave./Appleton intersection, about half of what is needed. Town Meeting member Adam Auster reported the […]
- The Dr. Charles A. Atwood House as it looked in 1915./ Arlington Historical SocietyThe Atwood house in July 2021 after the stop-work order was sent. The Arlington Redevelopment Board, with an audience of an estimated 25 people, voted Monday, Oct. 20, to reopen the 2009 CVS special permit, which includes the historic Atwood House and a […]
- Howard Winkler will speak about Arlington's boundaries in an Arlington Historical Society program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Masonic Temple, 19 Academy St. Winkler, former president of the society, went in search of the geodetic markers that delineate our town from its six bordering towns. In the process, he found interesting sites removed from […]
- The following news report is based on selected Arlington Police Department logs from Oct. 15 through 21. No arrests were reported. Excerpts from the Arlington Police Department log: Tuesday, Oct. 15 12:56 p.m. – Larceny over $250 by False Pretense. A 33-year-old Florence Avenue resident visited the APD lobby to report having been notified by […]
- Presenting these newws items is the Arlingtonn Commission for Arts and Culture: Helena's StoreThe second of three murals planned for Arlington Center is underway. Lena McCarthy's colorful design features stylized flowers and hands cradling a "flow of positive energy." Helena's owner, Katherine Venzke, says she is delighted to host the mural on the side of her […]
- Jonathan A. Phillips remembers the uphill challenge he faced, growing up in Arlington, living at 17 Hemlock. On the steep street, he pedaled on his bike up to Stratton. After high school, he had a steeper climb, as his self-published memoir tells. The Fifth General Order – A Memoir of War, Resilience, and Redemption is due […]