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No meeting conducted — submission is a candidate campaign statement

ARLINGTON — March 17, 2026 — No brief produced. The submitted recording is a solo campaign statement by School Committee candidate Paul Schlichtman, not a committee meeting. No board business was conducted, no quorum was present, and no votes were taken. See editor's note in the article section.

School Committee Candidate Calls for New Math Curriculum, Student Feedback Surveys

ARLINGTON — March 17, 2026 — An Arlington School Committee candidate outlined a three-part reform platform at a March 17 appearance. Dmitry, a father of three who relocated from Somerville, called for replacing the district's elementary mathematics curriculum — which he said the Massachusetts Department of Education has rated deficient

Arlington Redevelopment Board Reviews Assisted Living Rezoning, Home Business, and Fence Proposals

ARLINGTON — March 16, 2026 — Arlington Redevelopment Board hears three citizen-petition zoning articles ahead of Annual Town Meeting. At its March 16 meeting, the board reviewed Article 49, which would allow home-based businesses to hire one non-resident employee, sell on-site goods, and post a two-square-foot

Arlington Finance Committee unanimously approves $107.7 million school override budget

ARLINGTON — March 16, 2026 — Arlington Finance Committee unanimously approves $107.7 million school override budget, then votes to reopen capital plan. The committee voted 7-0 Monday to endorse the Arlington Public Schools fiscal year 2027 Scenario A budget, which assumes passage of a proposed tax override, then immediately voted

Three Candidates Debate Arlington School Committee Seat Ahead of March 28 Vote

ARLINGTON — March 13, 2026 — Three candidates debated Arlington's open one-year School Committee seat Friday in the only televised forum of the 2026 election cycle, with voters deciding March 28. Moderator James Millan of ACMI guided Dmitry Vasiliev, Crystal Haynes-Coppathorn, and Sean Berry through questions on curriculum,

Arlington School Committee Unanimously Approves Dual FY27 Budget Ahead of Override Vote

ARLINGTON — March 12, 2026 — Arlington School Committee approves two-version FY27 budget ahead of March 28 override vote. The committee voted 7-0 Thursday to authorize a $107.7 million spending plan contingent on passage of a Proposition 2½ override and a level-funded $103.6 million plan if the

Arlington Finance Committee Endorses $25.1 Million Capital Budget for FY2027

ARLINGTON — March 11, 2026 — Arlington's Finance Committee endorsed a $25.1 million net capital appropriation for FY2027 after a presentation from the Capital Planning Committee that ran past 10 p.m. The vote passed 10-0 with two abstentions after a motion to delay failed 3-10. The

Arlington Zoning Board Closes Gas Station Hearing, Signals Denial of Third Bay

ARLINGTON — March 10, 2026 — Arlington Zoning Board closes hearing on gas station expansion, appears headed toward denial. The board voted 6-0 to close the public hearing on Docket 3873, a request by 125 Broadway owner Eli Alkohulli to add a third service bay to his Mobil station, with members

Arlington Select Board Approves 4.5 Percent Water Rate Hike, Five Bylaw Measures

ARLINGTON — March 9, 2026 — Arlington Select Board approves 4.5 percent water and sewer rate increase and votes favorable action on five warrant articles at March 9 meeting. The board unanimously approved a 4.49 percent sewer and 4.48 percent water rate increase for fiscal year 2027, effective July

Arlington Redevelopment Board approves 28-unit affordable housing project on Mass Ave

ARLINGTON — March 9, 2026 — Arlington Redevelopment Board clears 28-unit affordable housing building 4-1 against a hard state funding deadline. The board approved docket 3883, a six-story mixed-use building at 840-846 Mass Ave and 17 Newman Way proposed by the Housing Corporation of Arlington, at its

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