Arlington News

An Arlington man was ordered to receive counseling after he was charged with assaulting his ex-wife and kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter from her Salisbury apartment.

The owner of the East Wareham Maple Park campground and nearby cranberry bogs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week.

When the slender, bespectacled man stepped onto the stage of the Late Show With David Letterman this spring wearing a navy blazer, blue button-down shirt, and sensible tan slacks, he appeared to have been plucked from a sparkling Cambridge research lab rather than some dark, boozy comedy club.

Tonight's "Carols by Candlelight'' concert is in a cozy stone church with pointed Gothic windows, seasonal adornments, and seating in the round.

The Copenhagen talks on climate change were convened with a sense of urgency that many ordinary folks don't share.

A man who police say robbed a Cambridge Sovereign Bank was arrested today after a brief pursuit on foot that ended with the suspect on the roof of a house.

"It's been a roller coaster of a ride," said Cook, who was in town yesterday promoting his New Year's Eve gig at the TD Garden .

Harry Sandler was the drummer in the band Orpheus. Steve Nelson was the original manager of the Boston Tea Party.

Helen M. McIntyre, 94, of New Bedford and Mattapoisett, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at home with family at her bedside.

A 24-year veteran of the Somerville Fire Department was arrested on a drunken driving charge last week.

More cities and towns in Massachusetts have chosen to apply a local-option tax on restaurant meals, the Associated Press reports.

To pull it off, he'll need to be as superhuman with his family as he is on the fairway.

A set of mixed-used buildings on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington have been sold to 369 Mass.

During late November, the telephone calls begin. The callers are generally from away and are people that John Roden doesn't know and likely never will.

Tufts student Odette Mucha raised $300 for her Copenhagen trip by selling cookies.

Toys "R" Us and shops at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets opened right at midnight, while other Bay State stores opened at staggered times throughout the early morning.

BEN BAILEY In 2005, Bailey combined his two professions - stand-up comedian and licensed cab driver - into a new profession as a game show host on the Discovery Channel's "Cash Cab,'' a quiz show he hosts in his cab, asking his fares questions.

Both Arlington and Lexington have approved local option taxes, raising money from restaurant goers and hotel users.

Larry Letteney, at Second Wind in Somerville. Before accepting a job with the alternative energy company, Letteney spoke with its customers, suppliers, and directors.

Town Meeting members passed a local-option tax on restaurant meals and an increase in the local hotel tax during Monday's session.