Your Town
The news, events, and people of your neighborhood
Arlington
Arlington-based typewriter company fixes what's broken
Friend of Your Town Rob Brown sent us this photo from the Cambridge Typewriter Company.
Somerville
Somerville students invited back to White House for garden harvest
A group of Somerville middle schoolers will make their second visit to the White House in as many months next week.
Somerville
Historic Somerville homes, Tufts buildings honored for preservation
Ten Somerville homes and four buildings owned by Tufts University have been honored for the quality of their historic preservation.
Somerville
New sign marks a revival for Somerville's Magoun Square
On Thursday night, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Courtney O’Keefe invited Somerville residents to celebrate as they unveiled the new sign for Magoun Square.
Back Bay
8th Suffolk special election primary for state representative Tuesday
Voters in the 8th Suffolk district will cast their vote Tuesday in the primary race for state representative.
Downtown
Australian-style coffee shop opens in downtown Boston
An Australian expatriate has created a tiny slice of home at a busy intersection in downtown Boston, and this weekend he plans to begin inviting locals to join him inside.
Medford
Medford man arrested after trying to open someone else's hot dog stand
A Medford man was arrested at Forest Hills MBTA station Friday morning after attempting to open up a hot dog stand that did not belong to him, according to transit police.
Scituate
Scituate, Needham youth rugby teams play for state title
Scituate faces Needham at noon on Saturday, in the Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization's Division 1A championship game.
Snapshot
Community budget per person, 2012
Take the town budget and divide by the number of residents, and you get this chart. See where your town ranks. Summer communities -- with high warm weather populations but low permanent populations -- dominate the list. Wealthy communities, such as Weston, Lexington, and Cohasset are also ranked high.
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