Category: YourArlington
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Organizers say new rules and costs pose challenge for road races in Arlington
Road race season has begun, but only two races are scheduled in Arlington so far this year. Race organizers say the town’s new rules are making things more challenging and expensive. That’s because the rules require organizers to pay for…
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Keeping phones out of classrooms
Students in classrooms across the state can expect to see many changes to their use of cellphones and social media based on a Massachusetts House-passed bill designed to strengthen regulations for social media and keep personal electronic devices out of…
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Positive changes on the horizon for medical prior authorization
Massachusetts boasts some of the longest emergency room wait times in the nation. However, Gov. Maura Healey’s goal of reforming a process requiring prior authorization for some treatments could reduce patient wait times and streamline treatment. This January, Healey directed the Division…
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How much money would local taxpayers actually save if tax rates were cut?
A ballot initiative proposed for this November’s state election, targeted at cutting personal income tax rates, could drastically reduce the support Beacon Hill provides to cities and towns. If passed by voters, the initiative to cut the tax rate from 5% to…
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New Poet Laureate Teresa Cader hopes to foster community in her new role
Teresa Cader was inspired to write her first real poem in high school after she found Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” sitting on her father’s shelf. “Somehow it was that poetry,” Cader said. “All the barriers went down, and I…
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After treating Arlingtonians for 47 years, Dr. Rick Archambault adjusts to retirement
Dr. Rick Archambault spills water into a cupped hand and places the other on top. He’s simulating joint cavitation, the formation and collapse of vapor bubbles in the synovial fluid that lubricates human joints. This phenomenon causes the “cracking” sound…
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Swinging through town: The 15th Arlington Jazz Festival delights generations of residents
Jazz tunes from all corners of the globe filled the air last week for the 15th Arlington Jazz Festival. The festival kicked off Wednesday evening with performances by the Morningside Quintet and the Mitch Livstone Quartet at Town Tavern and…