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- Musicians performed outside of Town Hall during the 2024 Arlington porchfest. / Molly Weinrib photos As higher temperatures begin to warm Arlington and its surrounding municipalities, residents are counting down the days until summer. Kicking off the season this year is the much-anticipated annual Porchfest, scheduled for Saturday, June 21. In just about six weeks, live […]
- UPDATED, May 5: All of the town's fields are closed except for the Peice Turf, according to the town. On May 2, all fields were open, and could be used at users' discretion. On April 25 and 28, Poets Corner was closed and Buzzell 2 (the field closer to the Bikeway) had been closed on April […]
- The Arlington Redevelopment Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, in person only, within the Town Hall Annex, first-floor conference room, 730 Mass Ave. The purpose of this meeting is to review the 2025 Town Meeting and discuss any amendments or substitute motions proposed for Articles regarding the Zoning Bylaw. Additionally, there is […]
- Elizabeth Lennox paints for her third year. / Dave Shrewsbury photo UPDATED May 5: More than 100 painters from the Arlington community descended on the Heights business district over May 3 weekend to paint 51 storefront windows in 24 businesses. This event was the fourth-annual Heights' window painting. Designs must have a spring theme — flowers, trees, birds, […]
- Designed by Iryna Chernova An online auction of goods, services, and experiences to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, runs from May 4 to 17. The sale, dubbed "heARTfelt," includes art, jewelry, woodcrafts, food and drink, health and fitness, photography, vacations, and more. Visit the auction site to register, bid, and donate. Ellen Eisner, who has organized the fund-raiser, established […]
- Arlington kicks off May with a blast of summerlike warmth and a threat of late-day thunderstorms. The weekend continues the warm, muggy trend with scattered storms possible, especially Saturday afternoon and evening. Monday, May 5 Overcast and Chilly with Drizzle: Marine air and onshore flow dominate. A persistent northeast breeze keeps skies gray and temperatures well […]