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Arlington Police diverting traffic around Pleasant Street after crash

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:52:44 GMT

Arlington Police are detouring traffic around Pleasant Street after a one-car accident Wednesday morning.

Arlington's Reservoir Beach opens for the season today

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:48:39 GMT

Arlingtons Reservoir Beach opened for the season today and daily and season passes are now available.

MBTA to make its 15 busiest bus routes faster, more reliable; work includes moving, eliminating stops

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:17:39 GMT

The MBTA says it will make its 15 busiest bus routes faster, more reliable, and more accessible through a series of changes this summer, which include relocating some stops and eliminating others.

Arlington Public Schools replace fired athletic director

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:02:35 GMT

After firing former athletic director Ted Dever in March, Arlington Public Schools announced Wednesday that it has hired a replacement to fill the post beginning this summer.

Section of Minuteman bike path closed during the day this week for cleanup work

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:50:05 GMT

A section of the Minuteman Bike Path in Arlington will be closed for much of today, Thursday and Friday, while the town clears debris from last summers microburst.

Former Arlington Boys & Girls Club worker indicted

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:05:01 GMT

A former employee of the Arlington Boys and Girls Club has been indicted by a Middlesex Grand Jury on charges including rape of a child and indecent assault and battery stemming from crimes allegedly committed from the late 1970s to 1980.

Mystic River oil spill public information meeting Saturday

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:37:43 GMT

State and local officials will answer questions Saturday about the cleanup of a May 31 oil spill along the Mystic River.

Cambridge and state buy land for cycling, recreation greenway

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:50:21 GMT

The state and the City of Cambridge Tuesday announced the purchase of land that will be used to create the final link in the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway for cyclists and recreation.

Law raising age to buy cigarettes to 19 takes effect in Brookline

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:09:26 GMT

Eighteen-year-olds can no longer legally buy cigarettes in Brookline, as a measure spearheaded by high school students to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products kicked in over the weekend.

What's the best independent coffee shop in Greater Boston?

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:47:33 GMT

We're obsessed with coffee over at Boston.com, so wanted to put together Coffee Week to celebrate all things java! New interactives, maps, and galleries for the caffeine-obsessed will be unveiled each day this week. On Sunday, we wrote and mapped...

Arlington Soap Box Derby hits the street Saturday

Thu, 30 May 2013 19:43:13 GMT

Kids will race down Eastern Avenue in Arlington this weekend in the 5th Annual Arlington Soapbox Derby.

Alleged intruder gets stuck on the roof in Arlington

Tue, 28 May 2013 20:54:40 GMT

Arlington Police said they found an alleged intruder sitting on the roof of a home shed allegedly broken into Friday night.

Arlington-based typewriter company fixes what's broken

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:01:31 GMT

Friend of Your Town Rob Brown sent us this photo from the Cambridge Typewriter Company.

State Senator Karen Spilka eyes run for Congress

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:48 GMT

Massachusetts state Senator Karen Spilka has one more reason for supporting Ed Markey's campaign for U.S. Senate. If Markey wins the seat vacated by John Kerry in the special June 25 election, Spilka said she will run for Markey's seat in the U.S. House.

Arrest made in child sexual assault probe of Arlington Boys & Girls Club

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:52:31 GMT

Allegations of sexual abuse at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club from the 1970s to 90s continue to escalate as police said they have identified five more victims and arrested a former club employee in New York.

Arlington's Robbins Library staff win three awards

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:30:25 GMT

Staff members at Arlingtons Public Library have won three public relations awards from the Massachusetts Library Association.

Lexington to close a portion of Minuteman Bikeway for repairs

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:44:02 GMT

Lexington will close a section of the Minuteman Bikeway for approximately three weeks beginning Monday, May 13, because of work to replace a collapsed culvert.

Arlington votes no on allowing self-serve gas stations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:41:58 GMT

A bid to bring self-serve fueling stations to Arlington ran out of gas on the Town Meeting floor Monday, leaving the town as one of the last in the state in which an attendant must pump gasoline for customers.

Bomb squad removes old hand grenade from Arlington home

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:12:40 GMT

Police called in a bomb squad to remove a World War II-era hand grenade found at an Arlington home Sunday.

On Biking: Donate to the Multiple Sclerosis Martha's Vineyard Ride

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:18 GMT

On Biking columnist Jon Simmons donated to the MS Ride on May 4, and he says you should, too. And here's why.

Arlington Town Meeting sinks proposed water bottle ban

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:22:46 GMT

Arlington Town Meeting shot down a proposal to ban the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles Wednesday night and approved a plan to significantly soften the towns controversial leaf blower ban.

Accused marathon bomber was involved in 2012 Arlington incident

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:45:42 GMT

Arlington Police have turned over information to the FBIs Joint Terrorism Task Force about a 2012 house party and disturbance in which Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was involved.

Fired Arlington athletic director plans to fight dismissal

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:07:25 GMT

After a string of sports team forfeitures at Arlington High School, the school district has fired embattled athletic director, Ted Dever, who now plans to file a grievance against the school district.

Arlington officials seek to move ahead with Mass. Ave. project

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:20:28 GMT

Despite a narrow majority of Arlington voters in favor of keeping four lanes on a portion of Massachusetts Avenue, the towns selectmen are seeking to proceed with a project that would reduce the number of vehicle lanes.

MassBay remembers alumna Krystle Campbell, other Marathon bombing victims

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:40:15 GMT

Students, faculty and staff gathered at MassBay Community College in Wellesley on Monday in remembrance of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, including one of their own. Krystle Campbell, 29, of Arlington, was a member of the class of 2005, and had majored in business, according to college president John O'Donnell.