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The town is studying alternatives for restriping Medford Street, following the repaving work completed by the Department of Public Works last summer. The community is invited to share their feedback on how they utilize Medford Street, and what they’d like to see regarding safety and usage improvements.  Take the survey >>

UPDATED Sept. 24: Judith Pfeffer, affiliated with YourArlington since early 2019, was raised on Greek mythology, Tom Lehrer songs and Gilbert and Sullivan. She first saw a professional production of “The Mikado” while in third grade. With the assistance of her parents, she had previously submitted to the producers a request for a line change as a call-out to a then-popular television show, but it was not adopted. Arlington Friends of the Drama has started out strong in their yearlong celebration...

UPDATED Sept. 23: Steven Ratiner, Arlington’s poet laureate, sought submissions in February 2020 from Arlington residents to contribute to "a rather unconventional, utterly delightful way to inject poetry into the everyday." It was to remain secret until its debut during April’s National Poetry Month. Then the coronavirus hit. In June 2021, he offers Red Letters 3.0. PUBLISHED:  I was asked to write an essay for Askold Melnyczuk’s Arrowsmith Journal about what I learned from the first ...

UPDATED Sept. 25: The Coalition to Save the Mugar Wetlands has set an initial target of $50,000 to support the efforts of the residents of East Arlington who filed suit last year to prevent the construction of Thorndike Place, a 124-unit, four-floor rental building near documented wetlands. Since June 30, the group has raised $10,805. Arlington Town Meeting and the Select Board do not support this development. Neighborhood residents say they have spent about $18,000 in legal fees to date. F...

ACMi, Arlington's cable-TV station, wants you on its team. Jeff Barnd, the news director, makes his pitch for participation by showing you what you can be with clips illustrating the stations where he has delivered news and the news makers he has interviewed. See the changes over the years, but don't let the high-profile name deter you -- let them inspire you to find ways to help the station.

I want to hear from anonymous sources, but I also want to know who you are. Click image to access >> Tips are the lifeblood of journalism. Accuracy keeps the blood's color deep and rich. The information you provide has to be verifiable fact. You have to be verifiable, too. When you send me a tip, I will ask how you know what you claim to know. Eventually, I will also ask you who you are. Verifiable facts will be published. Your identity, if confirmed, will not be. Consider one example. I r...

YourArlington's policy about letters to the editor UPDATED Aug. 13: YourArlington welcomes opinions of all kinds from local residents, including national issues so long as you can draw a local connection. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June on Roe v Wade must have echoes here, too. Letters are reviewed for fairness, factualness and taste. This site welcomes letters about any issue that stirs the public mind. Longer opinion pieces are also welcome. NOTE: When email...

Worst Offender: Somerville’s SOM01A combined sewer overflow. UPDATED Aug. 11: Precinct 13 Town Meeting member Kristin Anderson, who is monitoring the combined sewer overflows into the Alewife Brook, provided this update via her blog, Save the Alewife Brook. The Environmental Protection Agency’s mention of dredging the Alewife Brook in its response to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s April 2022 draft scope for the new CSO control plan has revived the discussion ab...