The clock tower of Arlington High School, ready and waiting for a new coat of paint and a working timepiece.
July 19, 2013.
About Time
Author Benn Craig
Blocking the Sun
The clock tower of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Arlington Center blocking the sun on a hot summer day.
July 5, 2013.
Exoskeleton
Scaffolding surrounding the original building of the Robbins Library during restoration and maintenance.
July 5, 2013.
Flying the Flag
The flag atop Winslow Towers flies in the breeze of a hot summer day, as seen from Court Street.
July 5, 2013.
In Need of a Tow
A tow truck tows a tow truck through Arlington Center.
July 5, 2013.
The Reader
A woman reads on a bench in Arlington Center, staying out of direct sunlight on a 95˚ day.
July 5, 2013.
Little Joe’s
A new sign on the wall of Little Joe’s convenience store on Summer Street.
July 5, 2013.
Birthday Present
Arlington’s Town Hall got new timepieces in celebration of its 100th birthday.
July 5, 2013.
Cooke’s Mill
A sign commemorating the spot of the first mill in the area back in 1638.
July 5, 2013.
NYAJ
The new look of Not Your Average Joes in Arlington Center.
July 5, 2013.
Fire
A children’s fire truck sits with the empty crates outside of Little Joe’s on Summer Street.
July 5, 2013.
Face Lift
The new north facing clock face on Arlington’s Town Hall.
July 5, 2013.
Sushi Chef
A sushi chef sits in the shade behind Mr. Sushi on Massachusetts Avenue during his break in the 95˚ heat.
July 5, 2013.
Antiques
A flag advertising antiques outside the Lena Nargozian Gallery on Massachusetts Avenue.
July 5, 2013.
Incident Command
Arlington Police’s incident command van out on the streets.
July 3, 2013.
A Bee in the Garden
A bee on the flowers lining the reflecting pool in the Town Hall garden.
July 5, 2013.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy struts down Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center.
May 28, 2012.
On An Island
A crew works to tidy up a center island on Massachusetts Avenue.
May 28, 2012.
Happy 4th!
Skyline Park offers a magnificent view of Boston’s Fourth of July fireworks show.
July 4, 2012.
In Pink
The pink blossoms of a tree in front of a Spring Street home catch the last rays of sunlight for the day.
May 10, 2013.
Car Trouble
A man looks at his car’s engine outside Napa Auto Parts on Summer Street.
May 31, 2013.
Outbound
Arlingtonians fill the seats of the route 67 bus as it makes its way into town from Alewife Station.
June 21, 2013.
Carvings
Carvings on headstones in the Old Burying Ground.
April 4, 2012.
Ghostly
Ghosts hang outside an Upland Road home in preparation for Halloween haunting.
October 24, 2012.
We Have Diesel
A sign advertising Diesel fuel at the McDermottroe filling station on Summer Street.
June 21, 2013.
Traffic
Traffic in Arlington Center on a sunny first day of summer.
June 21, 2013.
Behind the Clouds
Sunday’s supermoon behind the clouds over Boston as seen from Skyline Park.
June 23, 2013.
Waiting for the Moon
People wait on the benches at Skyline Park for the supermoon to rise.
June 23, 2013.
Up, Up, and Away!
A woman at Skyline Park takes a picture of supermoon rising over Boston.
June 23, 2013.
A Change of Face
Arlington Town Hall, sporting new clock faces, on the first day of summer 2013.
June 21, 2013.
Deli Counter
A view behind the Deli Counter at Johnnies Foodmaster which, in a few short months, will open as a Whole Foods.
November 9, 2012.
Scaffolding
Scaffolding on a home on Teresa Circle.
October 22, 2012.
For the Fall
A home on Washington Street decorated for the fall.
October 22, 2012.
Holiday Fair
A sign outside St. John’s Church on Pleasant Street advertises a fair while the setting sun illuminates the bell tower.
October 20, 2012.
As A Family
A family walks through the Old Burying Ground on their way to, or from, a special function.
October 20, 2012.
News 25
A news helicopter circles over Arlington Heights while covering a bank robbery at Citizens Bank on Massachusetts Avenue.
September 27, 2012.
A Smile For Dad
A child smiles for a picture taken by his father during a Town Day pony ride on the lawn of the Whittemore-Robbins House.
September 15, 2012.
Green Means Go
A woman shields her eyes against the setting sun as she crosses Schouler Court.
April 21, 2013.
Drugstore
A woman walks into the CVS next to Arlington High School.
April 21, 2013.
Toraya
A couple waits outside the popular, but small, Japanese restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue.
April 21, 2013.
Focus Lost
A police officer from a neighboring town gazes into the distance as he works construction detail at the corner of Medford and Warren Streets.
April 26, 2013.
Matte Black
A motorcyclist and a sidecar-ist wait for the left hand turn in Arlington center.
June 2, 2013.
Commencement ’13
The Arlington Police Department Honor Guard present the colors during the opening of the 2013 Arlington High School graduation exercises.
June 9, 2013.
Antennas
Antennas on top of Arlington’s Public Safety Building broadcasting information to police all over town.
May 28, 2013.
Memorial Way
A view of Memorial Way homes in East Arlington.
April 28, 2013.
MRP
A view of Menotomy Rocks Park from Jason Street.
May 10, 2013.
Man At Work
A lone construction worker at the Arlington 360 site along Summer Street.
May 31, 2013.
Clean Up
An environmental cleanup crew truck parked along Mystic Valley Parkway after a traffic accident involving a tanker truck sent thousands of gallons of gasoline into the Mystic River.
June 2, 2013.
Splinters
The remnants of a telephone pole at a spot on Mystic Valley Parkway where a tanker truck full of gasoline tipped over spilling thousands of gallons of fuel.
June 2, 2013.
Leafy Path
A leaf lined road in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
October 09, 2012.
Formerly…
Recently renamed Arlington Liquors, this package store was formerly called Shanny’s, and had a prior history as a convenience store.
May 31, 2013.
Thompson Community
Folks from the neighborhood around the Thompson School out and about on a warm summer evening.
August 31, 2012.
Wisteria
Wisteria in bloom at an Epping Street property.
May 28, 2013.
Save the Farm
A sign on an Epping Street property urging us all to save the farm.
May 28, 2013.
Ladders
Ladders lean against the Jason Russell house overnight so work can continue first thing in the morning.
August 24, 2012.
Eye Spy
A small window in the roof of a Valley Road home.
August 10, 2012.
Ring RCN
RCN service vehicles in their lot on Massachusetts Avenue.
August 10, 2012.
1914
The date above the entrance to the Fusco building at Arlington High School, the first building of the current high school that was completed in 1914.
August 10, 2012.
Near or Far!
A banner on Arlington High School advertising the Alumni Association.
August 10, 2012.
Chip Off the Old Block
An old headstone, slightly worse for wear, in the Old Burying Ground.
July 31, 2012.
Bike Stop
A teen enters the Bike Stop through the Dudley Street entrance.
July 25, 2012.
Moth
A moth rests on a leaf along the Spy Pond shoreline.
July 13, 2012.
Birds in a Tree
Birds in a tree.
July 3, 2012.
Shadow
The Trinity Baptist Church in East Arlington silhouetted against the night sky.
June 21, 2012.
Night Bike
Two bikers chat as they ride down Massachusetts Avenue.
June 21, 2012.
Watering the Flowers
A woman tends to the flowers in one of the stone planters in Arlington Center.
June 16, 2012.
Hall of Fame
A sign along the Minuteman Bikeway near Thorndike field marking the bikeway’s status as a hall of fame trail.
May 31, 2012.
Certified
A sign for a NFW certified habitat on Millett Street.
February 25, 2013.
Follow Up
A mom keeps close behind her kids as they walk (and scoot) down Massachusetts Avenue.
March 16, 2013.
Dog and Duck
A duck enjoys the calm surface of Hills Pond in Menotomy Rocks Park as a dog enjoys the calm shore.
May 11, 2013.
History of Television
Televisions of various sizes and styles, with proper CRT/TV disposal stickers from the town, line the sidewalk on Jason Street.
May 11, 2013.
Here, Boy!
A woman waits with open arms as her dog runs toward her in Menotomy Rocks Park.
May 10, 2013.
Moving Up
An existing house on Summer Street prepared for the construction of a second story.
April 13, 2013.
Lawn Mowers and Snow Blowers
Lawn mowers and snow blowers in the lot of the Park Ave Citgo.
April 14, 2013.
Kind of Blue
A view across Arlington to the east from Skyline Park.
April 9, 2013.
GBM
A man prepares his helmet on the sidewalk in front of Greater Boston Motorsports.
April 13, 2013.
Monkey Around
A smiling monkey face on a play set in the yard of a Ravine Street home.
April 14, 2013.
125 Years
A banner hangs on St. Agnes School in celebration of 125 years.
April 26, 2013.
Front Steps
The front steps of a home on Water Street.
April 26, 2013.
Evening Walk
Couples out for an evening walk along the Mystic River.
April 28, 2013.
Summer Street
The setting sun silhouettes a budding tree on Summer Street.
April 28, 2013.
Waiting for the Light
A father and his kids laugh as they wait to safely walk their bikes across the intersection of U.S. route 3 and MA route 60.
April 28, 2013.
Across the Water
A view of the Arlington 360 apartments upon the hill from across the calm waters of the Lower Mystic Lake.
April 28, 2013.
“Is this your vehicle?”
A traffic officer motions to a parked car as he yells to someone down the sidewalk outside of the new Anthony’s East Side Deli on Massachusetts Avenue.
April 26, 2013.
Enjoying the Spring
A woman reads to her daughter on the front porch of their East Arlington home while enjoying the beautiful weather of spring.
April 26, 2013.
Grill & Tavern
Progress is seen on the Menotomy Grill & Tavern in the building that once was home to video rental stores near the Arlington/Cambridge border.
April 26, 2013.
Bunting
Bunting adorns businesses in Arlington Heights for Patriots’ Day weekend.
April 13, 2013.
Wrapping Up
People snap their last photographs as the tail end of the Patriots’ Day parade passes by.
April 14, 2013.
Hibernians
A young bagpiper marches with the Hibernian Pipes and Drums of Manchester New Hampshire in the Patriot’s Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Menotomy Minute Boy
A member of the Menotomy Minutemen smiles as he processes down Massachusetts Avenue in the annual Patriots’ Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Mini Haulers
The Aleppo Mini-haulers drive down Massachusetts Avenue for Patriots’ Day.
April 14, 2013.
High Four
A young boy gets a high four from some sort of cartoonish rodent during the Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
Bubbles
A girl scout blows bubbles as she marches with her troop in the 2013 Patriots’ Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Laurel and Hardy
Shriners dressed as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy drive down Massachusetts Avenue during the Patriots’ Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Patriotic Dog
A dog marches in the 2013 Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
Sheriff
Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian waves as he passes Arlington High School during the Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
Girl Scouts
Arlington’s girl scouts parade down Massachusetts Avenue during Patriots’ Day festivities.
April 14, 2013.
Ignition
Families stationed in front of Arlington High School for the Patriots’ Day Parade watch as gunpowder ignites in the musket of one of the Menotomy Minutemen.
April 14, 2013.
In Step
Horses pull the Wells Fargo coach in perfect step with each other during Arlington’s Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
The Parade Approaches
Two girls sit on the median near the Robbins Library waiting as the Patriots’ Day parade approaches in the distance.
April 15, 2012.
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