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- UPDATED June 22: "Rockin' for Refugees" raised almost $4,000, an organizer says. "It was a wonderful evening," wrote Eric Segal, noting that about 180 attended. "Kemp Harris's ballads moved many of us to tears, and Stanley and the Undercovers got everyone on their feet dancing. ArCS cluster netted almost $4,000, which will provide groceries and other […]
- Summer has finally arrived, and Arlington residents should prepare for the region’s first true heat wave of the season. By Sunday, a surge of heat and humidity will take over and intensify into midweek. Temperatures soar into the 90s with oppressive dew points, especially Monday through Wednesday, bringing potentially dangerous heat index values. The heat […]
- Arlington Reservoir, with the beach in the distance. / Linda Burgess photo UPDATED June 22: The first official day of summer was Friday, June 20 — and it felt like it in Arlington. Temperatures from June 22 to 27 are expected to be hot and humid, with scorching levels of up to 95 degrees expected […]
- In 2019, The Arlington Heights Neighborhood Action Plan was prepared by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. The goal was to identify how the district could reach its full potential and accommodate additional business opportunities and housing units. This plan included recommendations related to zoning, design standards, parking, wayfinding, streetscape improvements, placemaking at the MBTA-owned Arlington Heights […]
- The Arlington Select Board is scheduled to meet at 7:15 p.m. Monday, June 23, in person at the Select Board chambers (Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave., second floor) and virtually via Zoom. The agenda says the board could vote after hearing a report about pribvate inflow to town sewers, accepting Recycling Partnership funds and hear […]
- The CSOs along Alewife Brook have caused sewage to overflow the banks of the waterway. / City of Cambridge image UPDATED, June 17: The Cambridge City Council voted to approve a measure to use the proposed redevelopment of the Alewife MBTA train station and parking garage to address a long-standing problem of untreated wastewater pouring into Alewife […]
