The Board of Selectmen plans to meet Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Selectmen's Chambers, 2nd floor, Town Hall. Agenda*:

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Addendum

Ballot Question:  Leaf Blowers
                Kevin F. Greeley, Chair

1.      Introduction:  Newly Appointed Deputy Town Manager, Andrew Flanagan
        Adam W. Chapdelaine

The Arlington Redevelopment Board plans to meet Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex, second-floor conference room. Agenda*:

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7:00 PM Symmes conservation documents, park design, LDA amendments

Minuteman Bikeway at sunset passes by Spy Pond over an old railway bridge. / Benn Craig photo

To mark Memorial Day weekend and the beginning of summer in Boston, MyBike has released its list of top-10 bike-ride destinations in greater Boston -- and on top is the Minuteman Bikeway.

MyBike, in South Boston, compiled the list based on customer feedback and staff expertise. The criteria for the list include ease of trail accessibility, quality of scenery and overall appeal to cyclists of all ages and skill levels.

With fuel prices on the rise and disposable income on the decline, more Boston residents are opting to spend the summer at home and forgo the usual seasonal family car trips.

"Many families are finding that their summer budgets are tight this year. The good news is, the city of Boston is full of bike-friendly destinations where you can take your friends or family members for days of low-cost, outdoor fun," said LeRoy Watkins III, president and founder of MyBike.

Here's the complete list:

The Green Line Extension Project Team plans to hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 22, to review the latest design plans for retaining walls and noise walls along the corridor.

As has been presented the construction of the Green Line will require the widening of the existing rail corridor, which will include the construction of more than 25,000 linear feet of retaining walls and noise walls. This meeting will be the first in a series of meetings to provide general information on wall types, heights and where these wall types may be proposed along the corridor.

The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel Somerville, 30 Washington St., from 6 to 8 p.m.

Jim Hurst / Senor McGuire photo

Jeff Boudreau of Arlington manages notloB Parlour Concerts, bringing traditional folk, folk revival, folk rock, world, blues and string band music to venues in Somerville and Jamaica Plain. The series is volunteer-run and not for profit; 100 percent of the patron donations go to production expenses and the artists. 

On Wednesday, May 23, the series will present two-time IBMA guitar player of the year Jim Hurst at the historic (built 1760) Loring-Greenough House in Jamaica Plain.

Suggested donation $14 ($12 Tuesday Club members) plus $1 preservation fee.

Reservations recommended: notlob music at gmail dot com.

The School Committee plans to vote Thursday on a final calendar for 2012-2013, Superintendent Kathleen Bodie reported in an email to parents and guardians Sunday, May 20.

The public schools' website have two draft calendars under consideration. See them here >>  These drafts incorporate the changes suggested by the School Committee as its May 10 meeting. Members of the School Committee welcome your comments about the new drafts, she wrote.

The start date for students (Thursday, Sept. 6) remains that same as was voted by the School Committee earlier this spring.  She notes three changes to the proposed 2012-2013 calendars that differ from this year: