"The establishment permit for Healthcare Massage located at 800 Mass. Ave. has been revoked and all practitioner permits associated with that establishment have been suspended," Christine Connelly, town health director, wrote in an e-mail March 16. "In order to practice massage in Arlington a practitioner must be associated with a permitted massage therapy establishment."
Add this to the unsettling economic news Arlington public school parents have received recently: The PTO Thrift Shop, which has provided more than $120,000 for the public schools since the shop opened in 2004, may close by summer.
With division hidden behind the realities of educational underfunding, the School Committee took less an hour March 11 to agree to add back teaching positions while raising a variety of fees in supporting the fiscal 2009 budget $37.8 million. The agreement was not unanimous, as the 5-2 vote shows, with Denise Burns and Joe Curran opposed.
Latest fiscal 2009 school budget information Town local-aid numbers
Sean Garballey speaks before Gov. Patrick and others on March 13 after he was sworn in as state representative.
Representative Sean Garballey, 23, addressed the State House in Boston for the first time on the afternoon of March 13 after he was sworn in by Governor Deval Patrick. In his first speech before the full House, friends and family, he thanked the citizens of Arlington and West Medford for their support and committed himself to working with the governor and the members of the House on the issues that are important to the 23rd Middlesex District.
The Arlington Police Department has been certified by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC), an independent organization, Chief Frederick Ryan announced March 10. This formal recognition means the department meets or exceeds national standards of performance and operational effectiveness established for law enforcement by the law enforcement profession. Arlington is the 32nd police department in the state to achieve MPAC certification.
The freshman class and members of the Gay Straight Alliance
at Arlington High School gathered in Lowe Auditorium to listen to guest speakers who had
been invited by Abbi Holt, the head of the GSA. The purpose of this
assembly was to raise the awareness of people in the community around
us. Segregation occurs everyday; the speakers showed the audience that
they were the same as any average person living in the community. While this event occurred last
November, its messages remain current.
This story was written by
Grace Tinsley, an Arlington High School senior.
Peter Berdovsky, also known as Zebbler, was charged and detained early
2007 for “placing of a hoax device and disorderly conduct.” At that
time, the former Arlington resident and AHS grad, had no idea how the
event would affect his life, but soon he learned he was the center of
local, national and even international news. After a year full of
turbulence, he has moved on to more artistic goals, as well as plans to
help rescue his mother from Belarus.
The writer is a senior at Arlington High School
Violinist Pei-Wen Liao, 14, entrances those in Town Hall with her performance.
Everyone probably has his or her favorite music, but it is often difficult to truly appreciate classical music in today’s society.When "A Musical Journey Through the West" was held at the Town Hall on Feb. 24, it was an amazing sight that so many children hopped happily into the auditorium with their parents and grandparents.
The Arlington Center for the Arts presents Arlington Open Studios 2008 on Saturday an...
Add this to the unsettling economic news Arlington public school parents have received recently: The
With division hidden behind the realities of educational underfunding, the School Committee took less an hour March 11 to agree to add back teaching positions while raising a variety of fees in supporting the fiscal 2009 budget $37.8 million. The agreement was not unanimous, as the 5-2 vote shows, with Denise Burns and Joe Curran opposed.
The Arlington Police Department has been certified by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC), an independent organization, Chief Frederick Ryan announced March 10. This formal recognition means the department meets or exceeds national standards of performance and operational effectiveness established for law enforcement by the law enforcement profession. Arlington is the 32nd police department in the state to achieve MPAC certification.
The freshman class and members of the Gay Straight Alliance
at Arlington High School gathered in Lowe Auditorium to listen to guest speakers who had
been invited by Abbi Holt, the head of the GSA. The purpose of this
assembly was to raise the awareness of people in the community around
us. Segregation occurs everyday; the speakers showed the audience that
they were the same as any average person living in the community. While this event occurred last
November, its messages remain current.
Fresh from his 
Peter Berdovsky, also known as Zebbler, was charged and detained early
2007 for “placing of a hoax device and disorderly conduct.” At that
time, the former Arlington resident and AHS grad, had no idea how the
event would affect his life, but soon he learned he was the center of
local, national and even international news. After a year full of
turbulence, he has moved on to more artistic goals, as well as 
