Arlington considers zoning changes to boost affordable housing
Developers would be allowed to build bigger units in smaller spaces in return for additional affordable housing.
Developers would be allowed to build bigger units in smaller spaces in return for additional affordable housing.
SOUTH
Michael Loughran increased his margin — from one vote to three — to win a two-year vacant seat on the board in a busy election week that brought voters out in Avon, Dedham, Rockland, and Stoughton.
NORTH INFORMER
Celebrating our environment can be possible even after Earth Day ends. Head to the SustainaVille in Somerville for ten packed days of environmental activities.
THE ARGUMENT
Read two views and vote in our informal online poll.
Millicent Harvey
Create an outdoor space to escape ever-present screens and the stressful 24-hour news cycle.
Peter Swanson
This method works whether you have a suburban backyard or a porch in the city.
Josie Hirsch
The point of the project is to promote locally sourced food and teach people to experience vegetables in a new way.
Nancy Shohet West for The Boston Globe
SUBURBAN DIARY
What if the red maple really does contain the spirit of our household? What if pulling it down invokes a curse on us?
Ali Alkilinc photos
LOCAL FARE
The counter-service establishment, display cases filled with temptations, has only five small circular tables, so takeout might be the preferable option.
BLOTTER TALES
A motorist tries to drive on the sidewalk, a woman calls police on a snake, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
For an hour every Wednesday evening, Eve Montague coaxes a symphony of sound from Community Voices in Duxbury.
CURLING
Ethan Hebert and Alina Tschumakow will represent US as part of four-person mixed format squad in January.
CATCHING UP WITH . . .
Paula McGinn is the only student-athlete in Endicott history to play on a combined eight conference championship soccer and softball teams.
NOTEWORTHY
On Saturday, Xaverian High grad John Gurkis will be the first former Saint Michael’s hockey player to have his number (9) retired by the college.
THE INFORMER
An annual autism-friendly family brunch with Santa is being hosted at Salvatore’s Restaurant in Lawrence.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The 48th annual “Christmas at King Caesar” supports the educational and preservation mission of the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society.
LOCAL FARE
Gantetsu-Ya is located directly across from Ganko Ittetsu Ramen within Coolidge Corner’s Arcade building.
FIELD GUIDE
Holly is a part of forests and other ecosystems in the United States and around the world.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, coauthors of the picture book “Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship,” will speak on Saturday, Dec. 14, in Lexington.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Judge for yourself which home has the most festive display of lights and illuminated ornaments during the Illuminations Tour in Somerville on Saturday, Dec. 14.
The Somerville Arts Council recently opened Nibble Kitchen, a Union Square restaurant offering an array of international dishes served up by local immigrants.
Runaway horses are caught in Foxborough, an elaborate Bitcoin scam is reported in Milton, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
WELLESLEY
The town recently received a $35,000 grant to participate in the state Department of Transportation’s Complete Streets Funding Program.
SUDBURY
Sudbury parents and other community members are invited to learn more about youth vaping and how to prevent it, at a public information session on Monday, Dec. 9.
CONCORD
With the new “Little Women” movie set to be released on Christmas Day, Concord is preparing for a weeklong celebration of Louisa May Alcott, her classic book, and the new film.
GLOUCESTER
Gloucester residents are invited to learn more about the issues surrounding guns and hear an exchange of views on the subject at a forum on Saturday, Dec. 14.
DANVERS
At a time of growing concern nationally about the health risks of vaping, parents of teenagers and other community members are invited to a free seminar on the subject in Danvers.
SOMERVILLE
Somerville residents have a chance to offer their feedback on the newly-installed bus and bicycle lanes on Broadway in Winter Hill.
REVERE
Revere plans to carry out public improvements to Ocean Avenue as a result of a recent $1 million state funding award.
WESTWOOD
Christopher Coleman took over as Westwood’s town administrator during Thanksgiving week.
KINGSTON
The South Shore Children’s Museum has moved to the Kingston Collection — vacating its space in the soon-to-be-demolished Hanover Mall.
MILTON
Milton’s Town Meeting voted to close an almost $820,000 budget shortfall caused by unanticipated increases in the contracts for solid waste disposal and recycling.
After Al LePage ended his one-man show of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” the Savoyards will continue the tradition at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn and Omni Parker House.
THE INFORMER
The Rashi School in Dedham is hosting a talk about “Reclaiming Childhood from the River of Electronic Screen.”
THE ARGUMENT
Read two views and vote in our online poll.
HIGH SCHOOOLS
Following in the footsteps of both their mother (Sarah) and father (Matt), Boston College-bound Annabelle and Mallory excelling as three-sport athletes.
BRION O’CONNOR | ON THE MOVE
“Must-have gear” includes clothing and a sleeping bag with sufficient insulation, a rugged tent that can withstands high winds, and equipment to make food and water.
CATCHING UP WITH . . .
The former Globe Foundation/Phelps scholar and Tufts softball standout is now working as a primatologist.
The many fairs that pop up during the holiday season offer something no mall or online algorithm can match: serendipity.
Waltham and the Trustees of the Stigmatine Fathers will seek a mediated settlement of a legal dispute that stands in the way of the city’s efforts to build a new high school.
Abby Jaye was a captain of Hopkinton’s Division 2 state champion coed golf team last fall. This spring, she’s competing as an individual.
Bernard Fabrot, a self-taught programmer from Belgium, solved a cryptographic puzzle that was first unveiled by MIT researchers in 1999.
Her feet remember. They know the language of the music. And they are like wings, giving her light and flight.