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4 hrs ago | Patch.com

A Guide to Memorial Day in Arlington

Temperatures are expected to hit 74 degrees. 2.) PARADE: The Memorial Day Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. Marchers will go along Massachusetts Avenue from Adams Street to Monument Avenue in Arlington Center for observances and placing of wreathes and then go on to Mt.

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5 hrs ago | Patch.com

Wakefield's Unemployment Rate Drops Again in April

Wakefield's unemployment A rate, already significantly lower than the national average, dropped again in April, according to figures released by the state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Patch.com

Arlington Home of the Week: 58 Beverly Road

A street with water views in the popular urban town of Arlington? Yes, that is exactly the dual benefits what new homeowners will receive with this classic Colonial on Beverly Rd.

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Patch.com

Around the Region: Controversy Over Somerville's PorchFest, Firefighters Spar with Malden Mayor

Complaints About PorchFest Put Somerville Music Festival in Jeopardy: Somerville's PorchFest featured over 100 musical acts who performed outdoors throughout the city Saturday, but some reports of excessively loud music, performances that lasted hours past their scheduled end time, crowds drinking and blocking roads, and other disturbances put a ... (more)

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Fri May 25, 2012

Patch.com

And the Best Hair Salon/Barber Shop in Arlington Is ...

In this week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice contest , two local barber shops stood out from the field.

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CBS Local

Arlington High Kicked Out Of MFA After Students Jump On Historic Bed

School buses roll into the Museum of Fine Arts so students can learn about art and culture.

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MassLive.com

PM News Links: Falmouth priest accused of child sex abuse, Arlington...

Szot Park groundskeeper Tom Trznadel uses a leaf blower in Chicopee in April of last year.

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Examiner.com

Sex and drugs and rock and roll linked by researchers

It was announced two days agoA that researchers in Holland have discovered a clear link between smoking marijuana, loud music and inconsistent condom use among students ages 15-25. They also described a correlation within this group that saw them six times more likely to binge drink.

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Patch.com

Four One-Person Condos Around Davis Square

The Greater Boston region is filled with communities where people live alone. Boston.com , in March, looked at one-person households in Massachusetts and posted a map of the state showing where such households are prevalent.

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Patch.com

School Committee Decides on Jewish Holidays

Next school year, public school students in Arlington will not have school on two Jewish holidays in September, the School Committee decided Thursday.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Patch.com

Landscapers Submit Petition for Special Election

A group of Arlington landscapers turned in a petition at about 1:50 p.m. Thursday to call a special election regarding Town Meeting's recent seasonal leaf-blower ban .

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Patch.com

Somerville Unemployment Remains Under 4 Percent

Somerville's unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.9 percent for the second month in a row, according to figures released by the state earlier this week.

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Patch.com

Arlington Resident's Music Featured on MTV's '16 and Pregnant'

Twenty years removed from his own graduation from Lexington High , Kurt von Stetten has found himself in the company of MTV's pregnant high-schoolers - and it's an association he's calling a "total win." An indie artist living in Arlington, von Stetten has been making music for a while now and twice this month has had his songs featured on MTV's ... (more)

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Wed May 23, 2012

Patch.com

Police Booking Log: Police Called When Man Allegedly Can't Pay Bar Tab

Arrests made by the Somerville Police Department from May 14 to May 21. Please remember that the charges listed below do not indicate a conviction.

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Patch.com

Five Things: Free Talk at Senior Center Thursday

It's expected to be cloudy throughout the day and into the night with temperatures reaching the low 70s.

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Patch.com

Visions for Vacancies in Lexington: 846 Mass Ave

Welcome to Visions for Vacancies , a Patch feature and a place where you can weigh in with your ideas about what kind of businesses you'd like to see occupying empty storefronts around town.

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Patch.com

Police Log: Arlington Teen Arrested for Credit Card Theft, Fraud

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Patch.com

Dallin Museum's Middle School Art Contest Winners

The following is a press release from the Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum . The Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum awarded prizes at a gallery reception on Saturday, May 12.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Shrewsbury karate instructor charged with sexual assault of girl, 12

An instructor at a Shrewsbury karate center was arraigned in Westboro District Court yesterday after being charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Texas last year.

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Patch.com

Group Working to Repeal Controversial Leaf-Blower Ban

A group of Arlington residents told the Board of Selectmen Monday night that they have already collected enough signatures to force a special election regarding Town Meeting's recent seasonal leaf-blower ban .

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