Bill aims to further curtail Steward hospital debacles

May 15, 2025

Barbara Thornton, an Arlington resident, provided this opinion in support of a bill to control private equity’s effects on hospitals by Sen. Cindy Friedman, a…

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Bill backed by Arlington doctor aims to support primary care

January 11, 2024

by Bob Sprague

Dr. Wayne Altman, family-care physician in Arlington, shared a recent statement addressing the high co-pays and deductibles currently required for a person to see…

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1 in 13 Mass. kids face death of parent, sibling by 18: The Children’s Room helps

December 5, 2023

by Bob Sprague

Kara Baskin of Arlington, a writer for The Boston Globe, has written a caring tribute to the work done at The Children’s Room, a…

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Town health officials hear respectful earful, hang in there

February 23, 2022

by Bob Sprague

The Boston Globe reported Feb. 21 that this is what local health department directors and board members face as they deal with mandates aimed…

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Should mask mandates be lifted? A personal view

February 15, 2022

by Bob Sprague

Expressing the following viewpoint about mask mandates in Arlington is Paul Schlichtman, a Precinct 9 Town Meeting member and a longtime member of the…

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Get vaccinated, town urges residents in video appeals

September 15, 2021

by Bob Sprague

Dr. Robin Schoenthaler and her sons MacKenzie, left, Cooper, both AHS grads, at her Moth performance in 2019, before Covid. Director Christine Bongiorno shares…

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State switch delays pooled testing, affecting Gibbs

September 8, 2021

by Bob Sprague

Corporate-testing shareholders may have more sway. The following was written by Jessica von Goeler, a Gibbs parent who is a master scheduler at a…

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Chapdelaine joins 17 leaders supporting response to Covid surge

August 20, 2021

by Bob Sprague

Leaders exploring further measures. Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine is among 17 greater Boston mayors and managers who released the following statement Friday, Aug. 20,…

Covid testing at Burns Arena Dec. 9. / Marjorie Howard photo

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In Arlington, fear helps keep more one-quarter unvaccinated

August 17, 2021

by Bob Sprague

Uncertainty and fear are powerful forces. While Arlington’s vaccination rate is strong, at 72 percent, that means more than one-quarter of those who are…

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Private vaccine drive ignores towns’ 2 decades of success

March 11, 2021

by Bob Sprague

“We are more than ready to vaccinate, but have not been given this opportunity in the way that we have planned for.” — Christine…

Health care

Bill aims to further curtail Steward hospital debacles

Bill backed by Arlington doctor aims to support primary care

1 in 13 Mass. kids face death of parent, sibling by 18: The Children’s Room helps

Town health officials hear respectful earful, hang in there

Should mask mandates be lifted? A personal view

Get vaccinated, town urges residents in video appeals

State switch delays pooled testing, affecting Gibbs

Chapdelaine joins 17 leaders supporting response to Covid surge

In Arlington, fear helps keep more one-quarter unvaccinated

Private vaccine drive ignores towns’ 2 decades of success

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