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ACMi News: July 03, 2020

July 3, 2020

We say a happy 244th birthday to our independence, but the document that helped forge our nation is going through some definitive changes in the midst of the nationwide racial conversation. Arlington is no different. In this edition of ACMi News we recount recent...

ACMi News: June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020

Town leaders hold the first of four community discussions, joining the nationwide debate on racial inequality and policing. This just three days after a passionate rally at town hall. Several speakers spoke to what they call systemic racism in their everyday lives. We...

ACMi News: June 19, 2020

June 19, 2020

An abbreviated town meeting like Arlington has never seen takes place outdoors and the essential town business is worked out. We talk to the town manager and get his take on a town meeting that is clearly one for the ages. We also talk to Arlington’s newly...

ACMi News: June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020

The ballots have been cast and counted. Among this years winners in the 2020 town election: two first time candidates. We have the results in all five of the contested races including an exclusive interview with Lenard Diggins, the newest member of Arlington’s...

ACMi News: June 05, 2020

June 5, 2020

Hundreds of demonstrators take to the streets of Arlington in a show of solidarity. This after the senseless killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week which started a chain reaction of non-violent, and unfortunately violent protests from coast to coast. This...

ACMi News: May 25, 2020

May 25, 2020

It’s not easy presenting a proposed building project during a pandemic. At a Redevelopment Board hearing this week, hotel developers hoping to build along Mass Ave. were told to come back in July with more details and clarification. Arlington’s town...

ACMi News: May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020

The Arlington Health Department announces a partnership with AFC Urgent Care Arlington to offer COVID-19 testing to Arlington residents. This, after new guidance issued by the State Department of Public Health encouraging close contacts of individuals who have tested...

ACMi News: May 08, 2020

May 8, 2020

Under an order issued this week by Governor Charlie Baker, anyone going out in public in the Baystate will be expected to wear a mask. We’ll tell you what that means for you. Arlington gets creative as its town leaders try keeping commerce afloat during this...

ACMi News: May 01, 2020

May 1, 2020

Beginning immediately, the town of Arlington has issued an advisory that all residents age two or older wear a face covering when in public. The select board approves a plan to ensure all town residents have safe access to voting in the election, tentatively set for...

ACMi News: April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020

Arlington leaders hold a virtual town forum, doing what they can to ease the burden on small business and non-profits in this pandemic. Some people in town don’t seem to be adhering to precautions to flatten the curve. This, while we are also learning a new...

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