Tuesday, June 4, 2013
See how clean-up efforts have progressed.
More than 90 percent of the home heating oil that spilled out of an overturned tanker Friday and into the nearby Mystic River, via storm drains, had been cleaned up as of Monday afternoon, Arlington Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine said. The JP Noonan Transportation tanker, which crashed at the Mystic Valley Parkway and Medford Street rotary in Arlington, spilled about 9,500 gallons of oil, according to state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Joe Ferson. The full tanker was holding roughly 10,000 gallons, he said Monday. Chapdelaine told the Arlington Board of Selectmen Monday night that 7,200 gallons of oil was vacuumed up, 1,000 gallons was absorbed in pads and booms in the water and another 1,000 gallons was collected from …
Thursday, May 30, 2013
The St. Athanasius Church’s annual festival in Arlington Heights has no admission fee.
St. Athanasius Church’s annual three-day Greek Festival in Arlington Heights is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 31-June 2. There will be food, such as baklava, moussaka and lamb and pork on the spit, dancing, entertainment, ethnic artifacts and wares. The festival, at the corner of Appleton Street and Mass. Ave., goes from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It’s handicapped accessible, and for more information, call 781-646-0705.
Monday, May 20, 2013
A sneak peek inside neighboring Arlington's soon-to-be newest restaurant, and the latest details on its opening date, chef, menu and more.
Here are the latest details on Menotomy Grill & Tavern, the new East Arlington restaurant slated for 25 Mass. Ave. Opening date: Owner Billy Lyons, of Arlington, said Menotomy Grill & Tavern should open to the public by the end of next week. “We’re just waiting on a gas connection,” he said Friday. Lyons, who has been in the restaurant for roughly three decades, said he designed about 90 percent of the restaurant himself. “I’ve had it in my head for years,” he said. Chef and menu: Lyons has hired Mark Thompson as the restaurant’s chef. The two worked together at Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale in Boston. Thompson was also the chef de cuisine at Chez Henri in Cambridge for nearly a decade. Here is the restaurant’s opening menu. Drink special: …
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Menotomy Grill & Tavern’s opening menu … Also, for a sneak-peek inside the almost-ready restaurant in neighboring East Arlington, be sure to check out, “First Look: Menotomy Grill & Tavern.” APPETIZERS SOUP OF THE DAY 6 LOBSTER & COD CHOWDER 8 House Bacon, Chervil ROASTED GARLIC HUMMUS 9 Crispy Pita Chips, Marinated Olives HOUSE SMOKED ST LOUIS RIBS 9 Guava BBQ Sauce, Napa Cabbage & Pickled Jalapeno Slaw FRIED DILL PICKLES 7 Spicy Remoulade Sauce SHRIMP & POBLANO PEPPER FRITTERS 10 Old Bay Seasoning, Jalapeno Aioli CHIPOTLE CITRUS WINGS 10 Ranch Dipping Sauce PEI MUSSELS 11 Spy Ponder Ale, Garlic & Herbs, Grilled Sour Dough HOUSE SMOKED PULLED PORK TACOS 9 Pickled Red Onions, Cilantro, Lime, Grilled Flour Tortillas HOUSE SPECIALITIES …
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Family-run Holovak & Coughlin in neighboring Arlington is closing its doors Sunday, May 19.
After a half century serving area teams and athletes, Arlington's Holovak & Coughlin will close its doors Sunday, May 19. The family-run business at 14 Mill St., which opened in 1964, was recently sold to Dallas-based BSN Sports, the largest distributor of team sports apparel and equipment in the United States, according to its website. It does appear the Coughlin family will have some sort of relationship with the new venture. The family left this message (attached) for their customers. “The Coughlin family thanks you for your loyalty and patronage. It has been our privilege to serve Arlington and the surrounding communities for just over 49 years.” What’s your reaction to the news? Where will you go for sporting goods now? Let us know by…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The nurse who tended to Krystle Campbell Monday in the Boston Marathon medical tent recently spoke with CNN.
The nurse who cared for Krystle Campbell Monday in the Boston Marathon medical tent told CNN that she didn’t die alone and didn’t suffer long. “We did everything we could to save her, but her wounds were too great,” Stephen Segatore, who works in the intensive care unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, told the cable news station. Campbell, a 29-year-old Medford native who most recently lived in Arlington was one of three people killed in Monday’s bombing at the marathon. Segatore said that when EMTs carried Campbell into the tent, he was struck by “her beauty, her youth and her bright blue eye shadow,” according to the report. She reminded him of his oldest daughter, he said. He told CNN that Campbell was not breathing and unconscious …
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old Arlington resident, died Monday in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Krystle Campbell, the 29-year-old Arlington resident who died Monday in the Boston Marathon terror attacks, was a popular manager the Jimmy’s Steer House in town, according to a restaurant director. “You didn’t have to know her a long time, you’d like her immediately,” Nick Miminos, Jimmy’s director of operations, said Tuesday afternoon at the restaurant. Campbell had been a manager at the restaurant for three months, he said. She was “one of the hardest workers” and not afraid to work in the trenches and get her hands dirty, he said. Campbell, a Medford native and 2001 Medford High School graduate, was at the finish line to cheer on her boyfriend who was running in the marathon, according to earlier reports. “It’s a big loss to the …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Garballey cruised to victory, receiving more than 81 percent of the vote.
State Rep. Sean Garballey won his bid for re-election in the 23rd Middlesex District Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Joe Monju by more than a 4-to-1 margin. The 27-year-old incumbent Democrat received 81.30 percent of the vote, or 18,918 votes. Monju, a first-time candidate, took in 18.70 percent, or 4,351. The 23rd Middlesex District comprises Precincts 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13-21 in Arlington and West Medford. In Arlington, Garballey received 82.59 percent of the vote, or 14,778 votes. Monju got 17.27 percent, or 3.091. In West Medford, it was Garballey 76.67 percent, Monju 23.33 percent, or 4,140 to 1,260, respectively. Garballey, the vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Election Laws, was first elected in a special election in …
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6:20 pm on Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Medford, Arlington & the Mystic River Watershed Association are holding a public meeting on Saturday, June 8th at 9AM at the West Medford Community Center to update residents and answer questions. Representatives from Mass DEP and Clean Harbors will be there as well. The WMCC is located at 111 Arlington St, Medford. more ›