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UPDATED Aug. 14: 13Forest Gallery, which reopened at 167A Mass. Ave. on May 21 after having been…
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Town rights commission cofounder dies at 66
McHugh UPDATED Aug. 4: Susan Rachel McHugh, a cofounder of the Arlington Human Rights Commission in 1993 and its first chairwoman, died in June after a brief illness at age 66. Those who worked with her remembered her immediately after her June 20 passing. The Boston Globe published her obituary…
'Tiger Wizard,' an AHS grad, drums up a future
Julian Carpenter, Berklee drummer. / Liam Garcia photo Musician Julian Carpenter, a 2019 Arlington High School grad, aims to feel the beat of the big time as he is among the performers at the Lollapalooza Festival, four days of sounds in Chicago that runs from rap to electro pop and indie to…
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Fatal Chestnut Manor fire ruled 'accidental'
Report released six months after records request. UPDATED July 28: The Chestnut Manor fire…
Local, state, federal funds support ambitious AHA projects
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ACA members' art show sets submission deadline of Sept. 14
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ACMi catches 'National Night Out' at Thompson
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Police face rights lawsuit filed over alleged racial profiling in '21
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Animal-control officer on paid leave, chief confirms
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