Proposed affordable-housing complex gets millions — and closer to reality

August 28, 2024

Building with 43 affordable-housing units gets funding it needs Now that the governor has approved a package of state and federal funding, the Housing…

Development

100-plus turn out to tour solar-powered energy-efficient ADU home in East Arlington

July 28, 2024

by Jacob Posner

Ribbon cutting at new modular energy-efficient home on July 22. / Jacob Posner photos A new two-bedroom home on 40 Dorothy Road recently joined Arlington’s…

Sen. William Brownsberger, right, questions Deputy Auditor Michael Leung-Tat, left, and other staff from Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office Feb. 11. / Sam Doran photo

Politics: constituent services

State-audit talks tangle on narrower scope, potential lawsuits

February 10, 2025

by Jacob Posner

Sen. William Brownsberger, right, questions Deputy Auditor Michael Leung-Tat, left, and other staff from Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office Feb. 11. / Sam Doran photo…

Planning

ARB continues hearing for proposed 3-family building at Pleasant, Gray streets

August 12, 2024

by Jacob Posner

Topics at the most recent Arlington Redevelopment Board (ARB) meeting ranged from concerns about driveway construction to worries about waterway pollution to an offer…

Planning

Nearly completed apartment building must be redesigned for accessibility, board says

August 1, 2024

by Jacob Posner

UPDATED July 21: Although his three-story building on Mass. Ave. in Arlington Heights is almost complete, its developer must rethink its design after having failed…

Planning

Board rejects bid for duplex in industrial district

July 11, 2024

by Jacob Posner

UPDATED July 21: In large part to encourage commercial development, the Arlington Redevelopment Board recently voted down a proposal to convert a single-family home…

Planning

Atwood House decision put off to fall; some seek to save pine on property

July 15, 2024

by Jacob Posner

After asking the developer to significantly change his proposal for a mixed-use structure that he hopes can replace the abandoned, vacant Atwood House, the…

Cellphone concerns in schools. / Image via Fordham Institute https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/should-schools-ban-cellphones

School news

HOLD THE PHONES …

September 1, 2024

by Jacob Posner

Some Arlington parents hope to collectively delay when youngsters use smartphones Image via Fordham Institute UPDATED Aug. 28: With the first day of school…

July 6 2024 Quock Walker Lexington event

Local history

State Sen. Cindy Friedman read Massachusetts Emancipation Day proclamation July 6

July 6, 2024

by Jacob Posner

UPDATED July 6: Commemorating Juneteenth and Prince Hall Day with a free event from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, behind Robbins Library, Arlington…

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Proposed affordable-housing complex gets millions — and closer to reality

100-plus turn out to tour solar-powered energy-efficient ADU home in East Arlington

State-audit talks tangle on narrower scope, potential lawsuits

ARB continues hearing for proposed 3-family building at Pleasant, Gray streets

Nearly completed apartment building must be redesigned for accessibility, board says

Board rejects bid for duplex in industrial district

Atwood House decision put off to fall; some seek to save pine on property

HOLD THE PHONES …

State Sen. Cindy Friedman read Massachusetts Emancipation Day proclamation July 6

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Arlington Farmers’ Market

An evening with Arn Chorn-Pond

Rep. Rogers’ office hour in Cambridge

Town holds flu shot clinic

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Maureen C. Regan, retired Watertown educator, has died

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Police Log: Sept. 22-27; an accident, trees damaged, a neighbor dispute

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