Week in Review: Microburst Cost Arlington Nearly $350,000

Arlington Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine writes that the East Arlington microburst showed how "strong and resilient" the Arlington community is.

Tree debris collection has been completed, and all Town fields and recreation areas are now open.

Shea, a lifelong resident of Arlington, was involved in Town Government for 50 years.

Meet the local athletes from Massachusetts who will be competing in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Police and Fire

Clyde Sommers, 48, of Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, was arrested Monday morning.

The fire occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday morning.

The incident occurred at about 4 a.m. Wednesday on Treble Cove Road in Billerica.

Politics

Margaret Hegarty, Bobby Reardon and Dave Rogers answered questions from Arlington voters Thursday at the Senior Center.

Jim Gammill, an independent candidate for state representative in the 24th Middlesex District, writes that if he is elected in November, he will remain an independent representative, caucusing with neither party.

In our inaugural “Blue Commonwealth" survey, influential Democrats paint an early picture for November's general election.