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Mugar project opponents seek $50k in legal fight

Mugar project opponents seek $50k in legal fight

Development
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. 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. For further details at the coalition's Go Fund Me effort, click here ...
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No. 117: Red Letter Poems 3.0: Thirst for more

No. 117: Red Letter Poems 3.0: Thirst for more

Poetry
UPDATED June 30: 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 y...
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Alewife Brook sewage campaign: Key meeting held

Alewife Brook sewage campaign: Key meeting held

Environment
Worst Offender: Somerville’s SOM01A combined sewer overflow. UPDATED June 29: Precinct 13 Town Meeting member Kristin Anderson, who is monitoring the combined sewer overflows into the Alewife Brook, provided this update. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, Cambridge, Somerville and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) held their first public meeting via Zoom to discuss Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs). REGISTER HERE >> The legal limit for sewage discharge in the Alewife Brook is 7.2...
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Owls, rats and rat poison

Owls, rats and rat poison

Environment
UPDATED June 26: The following viewpoint about owls and rat poison was written by Liz Reisberg, in collaboration with Carol Band, Dana Cooperson and Peggy Gardiner. In photo, Diane Welch, the town's animal-control officer, at the May Spring Fling, tells kids about owls. When two Great Horned Owls courted, nested, and produced two babies in Menotomy Rocks Park, visitors to the park were thrilled. Many in the neighborhood came daily in the hope of an owl spotting and watched with great pleasure as...
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Greyhound gone, but legacy remains

Greyhound gone, but legacy remains

Neighbors
Carey M. Theil of Arlington submitted this obituary. He is executive director of GREY2K USA Worldwide, a nonprofit that works to pass stronger greyhound protection laws and end the cruelty of dog racing. A greyhound named Brooklyn, who inspired the successful international campaign to close down the worst dog track in the world, died June 22 in the Boston area. Brooklyn was born on Dec. 10, 2008, at a breeding farm in New South Wales, Australia. After failing as a racer in 2010, he was shipped t...
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The letters on the counter: a personal story

The letters on the counter: a personal story

Community
 Sheri A. Baron, at right, a Precinct 7 Town Meeting member, wrote the following essay, recollections of her late parents: Tell people how much they mean to you – now. Tell them often, knowing that life can change without warning. Hug them, show them affection. If you are a distance away, send a text, an email or a letter. Just do it and send it, or you will have regrets. I know because I do. I lost my mother 15 years ago. I sometimes need to  think a moment to land upon the ...
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Housing article strikes a nerve

Housing article strikes a nerve

Letters to the editor
Submitting this letter to the editor about housing was Alejandro Paz of Marathon Street. Katie Mogg’s article on Arlington’s housing crisis ("Arlington is facing a housing crisis: Experts, residents explain their views") struck a nerve with me as an Arlington resident who worries about the increasing challenges around housing costs here and around the state. I recently moved to Arlington for the second time, having previously lived on Brattle Street about a year ago. As Mogg’s article describes,...
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What do we do about Arlington's news desert?

What do we do about Arlington's news desert?

Media
Dave Levy, a Precinct 18 Town Meeting provided this opinion about local news and Town Meeting: Click image to access >> During the time overlapping with Town Meeting, I learned that The Arlington Advocate had merged with the Winchester paper, effectively eliminating the Town of Arlington having a true local paper that has material financial support to cover local issues en masse. Later, it was reported over the Arlington Email List that the new Advocate & Star would not have a local re...
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Letters: Emailing Advocate & Star? Copy it here; it'll be published first

Letters: Emailing Advocate & Star? Copy it here; it'll be published first

Letters to the editor
YourArlington's policy about letters to the editor UPDATED May 24: YourArlington welcomes opinions of all kinds from local residents, including those about the U.S. Supreme Court's view of Roe v Wade. 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 emailing a letter to The Advocate & Star, consider copying YourArlington at the same time. Your opinions will ...
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Harpist Betancourt performs at Town Tavern

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The 2022 Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is celebrating the arts through music with a presention by Eduardo Betancourt, a Grammy Award-winning harpist, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Town Tavern, in East Arlington.

This is the second of two music concerts this spring with support from the Arlington Cultural Council.

Considered “one of the iconic harpists of this new age,” Betancourt​ is a Venezuelan musician, producer, arranger, composer, instructor and multi-instrumentalist with 30 years of experience in traditional and fusion Venezuelan music.

In 2010, Betancourt won a Latin Grammy Award for his participation on the album ​“​Tesoros de la Música Venezolana" by Ilan Chester​, and in 2016, he was nominated on the ​album ​"​Pa' Tío Simón" with Rafael "Pollo" Brito​.​

At the 2016 Pepsi Music Awards in Venezuela, Betancourt’s personal album, ​"Ad Libitum," was nominated three times for best artist, song and album. His accomplishments include more than 100 recordings and performances with such renowned international artists as Simon Diaz, Oscar D León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Danny Rivera, Luis Salinas and Jorge Celedón. 

The Arlington International Film Festival is scheduled for the Capitol Theatre from Nov. 3 through 6. For more information, visit aiffest.org or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This news announcement was published Monday, May 2, 2022.

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