Daily brief · Arlington, MA
Nanopress Daily — Arlington, MA
May 17, 2026
Volunteers place flags on veterans' graves ahead of Memorial Day
Community members gathered at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery to place flags on veterans' graves ahead of Arlington's Memorial Day ceremony on May 25.
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HCA's 40th Anniversary Walk for Affordable Housing starts at noon today
The Housing Corporation of Arlington holds its 40th-anniversary Walk for Affordable Housing today, May 17, noon–2 p.m. at the Jason Russell House, with live HONK music, food, raffle prizes, and a walk to Arlington Center and back.
Housing Corporation of Arlington
Free EV and e-bike show-and-tell at Russell Common this afternoon
Electrify Arlington hosts a free EV & E-Bike Show and Tell today, May 17, 2–4 p.m. at the Russell Common parking lot, where residents can explore models and hear from neighbors about real-world ownership.
Town of Arlington
Free herring-painting workshop at Mystic Open Studio this morning
Arts Arlington's Go Fish! Painting Workshop runs today, May 17, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at Mystic Open Studio, 785 Massachusetts Ave., where participants paint herring for a public art project celebrating the Mystic River.
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Free concert with Better Late at Arlington Visitor Center today
Local band Better Late performs a free Tiny Shed Arts & Discovery Series concert today, May 17, 12:30–2 p.m. at the Arlington Visitor Center, featuring material on David Lamson and the Black Patriots of Menotomy.
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Free Playback Theater performance at Drake Village this afternoon
True Story Theater presents a free public Playback Theater performance today, May 17, at 3 p.m. at Drake Village, 37 Drake Road, spotlighting stories from Arlington affordable-housing residents.
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Arlington Friends of the Drama performs 'Little Women' at 2 p.m. today
The Arlington Friends of the Drama stages a theatrical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' today at 2 p.m.
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Unregistered dogs face $50 citations starting June 1
Arlington's Animal Control Officer will begin mailing $50 citations to owners of unregistered dogs on June 1, on top of existing late fees.
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Arlington schools land $2M green grant, expand free meals to all students
Arlington Public Schools received a $2 million state grant for the Hardy Elementary School electrification project and unveiled a universal free meals program that has eliminated income-based barriers across all 11 schools.
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Conservation Commission weighs fate of Mount Gilboa house and Indigenous land access
Arlington's Conservation Commission is weighing what to do with a deteriorating historic house atop Mount Gilboa and whether to formalize access for the Massachusett Tribe to a site the tribe considers its last foothold in town.
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