Bijan Afshartous, 71, a Lexington Town Meeting member, pumps the pedals of his three-wheeled bike, pushing a petition for improved bus service in for the area, including Arlington. Boston.com, Aug. 5 >>

Y to train staff after Woburn breast-feeding flap

An incident at the Woburn Y involving a Medford mom has led the Greater Boston YMCA to vow to train its 1,500 employees in Eastern Massachusetts about a state law protecting mothers’ right to breast-feed in public. Elizabeth Gomez told the Arlington e-mail list that an employee had told her to stop breast-feeding her baby because it violated the Y’s policy against eating food in a child care facility. Boston Globe, July 30 >>

Arlington firm hopes for 'green' gold in Suriname

Haber, Inc., headquartered in Arlington, at 58 Medford St., has announced that it will be running gold-extraction demonstrations in Suriname on sulfide gold ore. Haber will perform demonstration runs in the South American nation within 45-70 days using its hydrometallurgical "green" recovery technology on sulfide ores to prove to the government of Suriname, small-scale miners and mining companies that it can more than double the current extraction efficiencies and eliminate the use of mercury. MarketWatch.com, July 28 >>

Newly licensed Arlington cyclist crashes in Maine

What was meant to be a cool maiden road trip from Massachusetts to Canada ended when a new motorcyclist was taken to the hospital following a crash on Interstate 95. Patrick Cronin, 19, of Arlington, received his motorcycle license just four hours before crashing his bike on the Maine Turnpike in New Gloucester near milepost 70. Police say the accident serves as a reminder why helmets are important. Lewiston Sun Journal, July 27 >> 

Belmont Uplands project draws state approval

A 229-unit apartment project, facilitated by the state's 40B affordable-housing law, may be built across Route 2 from Arlington in a nature reserve on the Belmont-Cambridge line after approval from state regulators. The action drew a sharp response from a lawyer for the Friends of Alewife Reservation. Boston Globe, May 27 >>

Bike lanes for Mass. Ave. -- in Boston

Five-foot-wide bike lanes are coming to Mass. Ave. -- in Boston. The lanes are due to be created on the busy downtown artery, from Boston Medical Center to Symphony Hall. See "Mass. Ave. to get bike lanes as part of $18m rebuilding," Boston Globe, May 22 >> Similar lanes are part of the proposed Mass. Ave. project from Pond Lane to Alewife, in Arlington.

Ex-town DPW chief retiring in Conn.

Joseph Loyacano, the former public-works director in Arlington, will retire this fall after more than 12 years directing the DPW in Norwich, Conn. Loyacano, 66, came to Norwich in 1997 after four years as public works director in Arlington and a 26-year career in the U.S. Navy. When Loyacano was director in Arlington, he commuted from his home in Connecticut. Norwich Bulletin, April 23 >>

Penta to lead St. Agnes School

Former Brackett School and Peirce Principal Bob Penta has been appointed as the new principal of St. Agnes Catholic school beginning in July, Boston.com has reported.

Penta, of North Reading, resigned as principal at Peirce at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 school year, ending 15 years in Arlington public schools. He's currently principal of the Dorchester Central Campus at Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy. 

Place to meet for meat coming to Heights

A small chain of butcher shops based in New England will soon be opening an outlet in the northwest suburbs of Boston. According to its Web site, The Meat House is going to open a shop on Mass. Ave. in Arlington Heights, a short distance west of the Park Avenue intersection (where Game Crazy and Hollywood Video used to be). Boston Restaurant Talk, April 6 >> | Also Shop in the Heights >>

New signs part of $20m Rt. 2 effort

Contractors are swapping out the familiar green signs as the state Department of Transportation spends nearly $20 million in federal stimulus and state funds on a variety of upgrades to local sections of the busy commuter artery. Boston.com, Feb. 21 >>

New task force eyeing potential areas for off-leash dogs

After a narrow defeat at Town Meeting last year, Arlington officials and residents have launched a new task force to identify areas for an off-leash dog park. Boston.com, Feb. 18 >>

Local-option income tax pushed in Concord

As part of an effort to make Concord more affordable and diverse, local officials want to shift the tax burden off most property owners and onto the town’s wealthiest residents. Boston Globe, Feb. 14 >>

Cost, turnout may lead MIAA to cut Arlington as tourney venue

The MIAA’s football committee Feb. 8 heard a glowing financial report on last fall’s playoffs, but not about Arlington, where a playoff game drew 415 fans. Boston,com, Feb. 9 >>

House gets appeal for 40B ballot measure

Secretary of State William Galvin has delivered to the House of Representatives an initiative petition seeking placement of the repeal of MGL 40B before the voters of Massachusetts on the November State election ballot. Pursuing this effort has been the Coalition to Repeal 40B, led by John Belskis of Arlington.

Belskis wrote in an e-mail Feb. 7: "Almost seven years ago a group of people from 12 different towns gathered at a meeting in Braintree. These citizen activists initiated the organization that now has members in almost 200 of the 351 Massachusetts cities and towns. Their efforts and the support of many others has reached what was once thought an impossible goal."

North Cambridge Catholic moving to Dorchester

North Cambridge Catholic High School is moving to a larger facility in Savin Hill. “We’re going there to grow,’’ school president Jeffrey Thielman said, adding that he expects enrollment to rise from 260 to as much as 400 over the next four years. Thielman is a member of the Arlington School Committee. Boston Globe, Dec. 23 >>

2 ex-youth soccer coaches in Medford accused of rape

Two former Medford soccer coaches have been arrested on forcible child rape charges, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said today in a news release. Roger Lau, 26, of Medford , was arrested late last night on four counts of forcible child. Thomas Heinz, 26, of Medford , was arrested this morning on one count of forcible child rape. Lau and Heinz were to be arraigned in Somerville District Court. The investigation is ongoing. For more, see InsideMedford, Dec. 22 >>

Accused AC football player pleads not guilty

Arlington Catholic High School football player James LaShoto, accused of unnecessary roughness during a game Sept. 19, entered a not-guilty plea in court Monday to an assault and battery charge. Authorities say the 17-year-old hit Abington High School player Daniel Curtin after Curtin’s helmet was knocked off during the game.WHDH, Dec. 21 >>

Arlington debtor linked to campground bankruptcy

The owner of an East Wareham campground and nearby cranberry bogs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Brock P. Tucy reported having assets of $18.1 million in real property and $90,000 in personal property. The holders of the biggest unsecured claim listed by Tucy is Peter D. Angelo of Arlington, who reported having unsecured trade debt of $1.3 million and another $500,000 in debts secured by collateral. Boston Business Journal, Dec. 16 >>

East Lexington group goes green for Mass. Ave. safety

A group in East Lexington takes action to address a safety issue on Mass. Ave., near Arlington after a woman was hit by a car last spring. Boston Globe, Dec. 10 >>

Za to open 2nd restaurant, in Kendall Square

Eclectic restaurant EVOO in Somerville and Za in Arlington will be moving to Kendall Square in Cambridge, as Za opens a second location in the same building. Boston Restaurant Talk, Nov. 23 >>

Brigham's, near bankruptcy, shuts out longtime Arlingtonians

After sheriff’s deputies unexpectedly told employees at the Brigham’s restaurant near Arlington High School to leave Nov. 13, locked-out employees were angry at owner Luke T. Cooper of Deal Metrics in Baltimore for leading the chain on a path to failure. The Brigham's in the Heights remains open. Hood owns the brand, and the store is owned by an independent franchisee. Boston Globe, Nov. 20 >>

Family seeks answers in cyclist's death in Arlington

Retired Newton educator Robert Zeeb, 71, training to ride his bicycle across the country, died Nov. 10 after his bicycle hit a hole long Route 2 in Arlington. Nov. 15, Boston Globe >>=

Dilboy noise roils Sunnyside

When noise from the neighboring Dilboy Field in Somerville began to bombard her Arlington home several years ago, Susan Hoye said, she kept records about how many times she called to complain. The Sunnyside resident and her husband called Somerville’s Police Department and City Hall, as well as Arlington selectmen and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Boston Globe, Nov. 12 >>

Flood insurance spurs concerns near Alewife Brook

Thousands of Massachusetts property owners, including those near the Alewife Brook, are discovering their homes and businesses are in newly designated federal flood zones, forcing them to buy additional insurance coverage that can easily exceed $2,000 annually. Boston Globe, Nov. 7 >>

AC player charged in head-butt

A criminal charge has been filed against an Arlington Catholic football player who allegedly head-butted an opposing player whose helmet had been knocked off in a football game last month. James LaShoto, 17, is facing a charge of assault and battery stemming from the Sept. 19 incident in which LaShoto allegedly hit Abington player Daniel Curtin, 17, in a game played at Arlington Catholic. Boston Globe, Oct. 31 >>

Effort pursues farm at Arlington border

Lexington Community Farm Coalition is gathering signatures for a petition calling for the town to establish a local operation at the Busa Farm property on Lowell Street. In May, Lexington’s Town Meeting authorized the purchase of the 8-acre farm for about $4.1 million. Town Manager Carl Valente said the town hopes to close on the purchase and sale agreement this fall. Boston Globe, Oct. 16 >>

Headbutt by AC player draws probe

A troubling hit at a high school football game has police looking into possible charges. Channel 7, Oct. 5 >>

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