UPDATED: YourArlington exists to bring community news to our town in the most civil and even-handed way possible. We aim to generate conversation about important issues facing the town.
While we welcome these voices, we also request that contributors join in our commitment to a civil tone.
Full-length articles will be considered for publication. Articles are factual reports that do not express or convey the opinion of the author. The information contained should be researched and verified to be accurate. Documentation of sources may be requested. Articles must be proofread for grammatical and spelling errors. Persons submitting articles must include their name, street address and telephone number or email address with a submission.
YourArlington has a weekly newsletter, which you can sign up for via this link.
Event listings: In 2025, YourArlington expanded Events calendar and welcomes community submissions. Events happening in or related to Arlington are given priority, but other events will be considered. The public is encouraged to add events online, which will be edited and then published by staff. You may submit event listings through this link.
Copyright notice: No portion of YourArlington may be reproduced without the express consent of the publishers. Please state whether your submission has been published before and any terms under which the submission was published.
Corrections: The site regrets any errors it makes and will publish corrections promptly after notification, as warranted.
Disclaimer: The site disclaims all legal and financial responsibility for errors or omissions if those were caused by inaccurate information provided as factual by others.
Feedback: To reach us, please contact: editor@yourarlington.com.
Privacy: We will not release your personal information to third parties.
Protection of minors: We will limit the use of names and addresses where we deem that appropriate and necessary, especially as applied to minors.
Articles and press releases: Proposed articles and press releases can be submitted via this form: https://yourarlington.com/send-news/ Or, emailed to editor@yourarlington.com
Letters to the Editor: Views expressed in Letters to the Editor are the individual writer’s, not YourArlington’s. Decisions about publishing letters belong to the editor. YourArlington reserves the right to limit comments and length. We will edit for clarity and grammar as needed. YourArlington will not publish submissions that contain errors of fact, personal attacks, defamation of character, or libelous/slanderous material.
Letters to the Editor and opinion pieces may be submitted via this form: https://yourarlington.com/submit-an-opinion-piece/ They also may be mailed to YourArlington, P.O. Box 89 Arlington Station, Arlington, MA 02476, but that is strongly discouraged due to timeliness.
Writers must include their full names and verifiable contact information (street address, telephone number, and a valid email address) with each submission. YourArlington will publish the writer’s name and street address or community of residence, but not the other contact information. Letters must be no more than 800 words in length. Letters may include calls to action or requests for support. When significant, the editor will verify corrections with the writer before publication. Writers referring to an article previously published in YourArlington should include the title, date, and a link to that article.
Donor and financial transparency
YourArlington is committed to transparency. Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions. We accept donations, gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, families, businesses, organizations, and foundations to help with our general operations. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a public trust. Our news judgments are made independently – not based on or influenced by donors.
Sponsorship acceptability
YourArlington reserves the right to accept or decline any sponsorship it is offered. YourArlington will decline to accept sponsorship messages that it believes to be misleading, inaccurate, fraudulent, or illegal, or that fail to comply with its standards of decency, taste or dignity. YourArlington, like all quality publishers of original journalism, maintains a clear separation between news and sponsorship content. Sponsorship messages that attempt to blur this distinction in a manner that, in YourArlington’s judgment, confuses readers will be rejected.
Nonprofit advertising
YourArlington accepts advertisements. YourArlington does not accept political advertising from candidates or advocacy groups.
Policy was established in February, 2008, and updated.
