Exclusive sponsorship opportunity until May 24

Summer concerts are returning to the green in front of the Jefferson Cutter House, headquarters of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, and the organization is offering sponsorship opportunities.

An Arlington couple who adopted two children in China is trapped there, unable to get a visa and passport for a second adoptive daughter, Channel 5 has reported.

Tracey Antonelli and her husband, Patrick Mooty, can't get paperwork for Rosalie, 2, because of a lockdown at the American consulate.

The consulate has been closed since Monday because a staff member opened up an envelope with a suspicious white powder.

Historical Society drama Tuesday

Details about the program to celebrate Arlington Town Hall's first century continue to come in, as the historical society plans to present a related event.

On Tuesday, May 21, the society unveils "Town Hall in Character," a series of playlets portraying significant figures in Town Hall's history.

Richard Duffy, the town's unofficial historian, figures prominently on both occasions.

Mixed media by Nathan Robbins, second grade, Brackett School.

Reception at Town Hall May 22

The Arlington public schools' visual-art department invites you to Town Hall exhibit of student artwork through Wednesday, May 22.

Join all involved at a reception for the student artists and their teachers May 22 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Town Hall. The reception is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

See a selection of images from the show >>

Snow in athletics field at Arlington High as it looked in April with Symmes project in the background.

As cars lined up at the DPW so residents could hand off recycling on Saturday, May 11, not far away, on an athletics field behind Stop & Shop, another kind of environmental issue is due for resolution -- the residue of topsoil dug up last winter when the town dumped snow at the site.

The area in question is not just any field of play; it is an area, part of a much larger one including Arlington High School's football field, contaminated with cancer-causing chromium.

Because of a settlement between the town and industrial interests that manufactured at the site of the DPW Yard going back to 1913, the larger area has been capped to protect the public.

The Board of Selectmen will meet on Monday, May 20, at 7:15 p.m. in the Selectmen's Chambers, 2nd floor, Town Hall. Agenda*:

See selectmen on cable

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Arlington didn’t quite come out on top in its February library-card sign-up challenge with Belmont, Lexington and Somerville. As a result, Ryan Livergood, Arlington’s director of libraries, and Selectmen Joseph Curro plan on staying true to their promises of appearing dressed as Clifford the Big Red Dog.

The winner of the challenge was Somerville, and Livergood was to appear at the Somerville Public Library dressed as Clifford on March 22, at 10:30 a.m, during that library’s toddler story time, but his appearance was postponed.

At 10 a.m. Monday, May 20, storytime at Robbins Library, Curro will show up in Clifford attire.
Livergood will do his best Clifford at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21,  at the Somerville Public Library.

From the moment training wheels are cast aside, riding a bicycle is a universal symbol of free-spirited adventure. On Monday, May 20, at the Regent Theatre, the fourth annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival will celebrate adventure in all its forms.

The festival, a benefit for Massbike, presents 12 short films that explore countries across the globe -- or the wilds of the North Shore. One film, "The Cycle Bug," was submitted to the festival by a wandering cyclist still exploring India.