A recent grant awarded to Arlington by the state is a development to celebrate. We received an economic boost from a pilot program initiated by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. Here’s Anim Osmani with the...
Earth Day may have passed, but the spirit of global sustainability doesn’t stop there. Here in Arlington, the spirit continues with EcoWeek, a major collaborative effort between town agencies, nonprofits, and volunteers that is inviting everyone to get involved....
April is national poetry history month, which also includes Independent Bookstore Day. It’s a day to commemorate independent booksellers that play a significant role in communities across the nation. One Arlington store is embodying the spirit of both poetry and...
Spring is here, and Arlington celebrates with poetry. Town Meeting opens, and there is a LOT on the agenda! And a prominent Boston infectious disease doctor stirs up controversy with a startling proposal. That and more on ACMi...
Earth Day is April 22nd, and one Arlington business owner is stepping up to the challenge of Earth Day’s message: To take individual action and make a positive impact on our environment while encouraging community involvement. Here’s Anim Osmani, with the...
For what has felt like a very long time, COVID-19 has taken an emotional toll on us and the ones we love by imposing great distance between us, straining our finances, and claiming far too many lives. A new federal program seeks to alleviate this burden by providing...
Effective Monday, March 29th, the Commonwealth kicked off a statewide initiative to deliver and administer vaccines to homebound residents. However, Arlington’s Board of Health has chosen to manage its own homebound vaccination program. Senior News Producer,...
March 26th marks the one-year anniversary of the Red Letter Poems Project. The project, initiated by the town’s poet laureate, Steven Ratiner, shares original poetry from Arlington and beyond by posting those poems on the platforms of a number of community...
It was about one year ago that Massachusetts went into lock down, forcing many of us to stay inside and temporarily suspending business operations. In May 2020, Governor Baker announced a four-phase reopening plan that would allow certain sectors to reopen at...
For the past six months, strange and colorful sculptures have been hanging from the trees along the Minuteman Bike Path. They are part of the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture’s public art installation called “Persistence,” created by...
