Arlington is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Winchester on the north, Medford and Somerville on the east, Cambridge and Belmont on the south, and Lexington on the west. Arlington is 6 miles west of Boston and 200 miles from New York City.
The town was founded over 350 years ago and is still very proud of its history even though it has grown into a modern community. This is the birthplace of our Uncle Sam and the location of the first public children's library. Arlington was also the site of most of the fighting when the British marched through it returning from the Old North Bridge at the start of the Revolutionary War.
Arlington has many historical buildings. It was once a thriving agriculture and mill town. There is easy access to metropolitan Boston, which makes Arlington a very desirable place to live.
There are good schools and recreation facilities in Arlington, which makes it attractive to families.
Government includes:
o Board of Selectmen
o Town Manager
o Representative Town Meeting
There is rental assistance in Arlington, State (MRVP) and Federal Section 8.
Transportation:
Since Arlington is situated in the Greater Boston Area, there are excellent rail, air and highway facilities.
Arlington is a member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which provides fixed route service to the Alewife, Harvard, and Lechmere subway stations. It also provides service for the elderly and disabled.
Parks and Historical Sites in Arlington, Massachusetts include:
o Robbins Library, which is the oldest continuously operated free children's library in the country.
o The Jason Russell House: A museum that displays a mastodon tusk found in Spy Pond by a fisherman who thought he had brought up a tree branch.
o The Prince Hall Mystic Cemetery is the only black Freemason Cemetery in the country.
o Spy Pond Park
o The Great Meadow
o The Minuteman Bikeway is a popular rail-trail built in 1992 that passes through Arlington neighborhoods.
o A water tower at Park Circle that is an exact copy of the ancient Greek Arsinoeon of Samothrace.
Arlington, Massachusetts has been the home of many notable residents.
Schools:
Arlington's public school system consists of nine schools. The seven elementary schools are Brackett, Bishop, Thompson, Hardy, Pierce, Stratton and Dallin. There is a single middle school called Ottoson and Arlington High School for grades 9 - 12.
Private schools include two catholic schools and one elementary/middle school called St. Agnes.
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