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Arlington Select Board Names Sandy Pooler As New Town Manager
Pooler formerly worked as the Town’s Deputy Town Manager/Finance Director and started his new position on June 18.

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Pooler formerly worked as the Town’s Deputy Town Manager/Finance Director and started his new position on June 18.

The leadership changes will be effective as of July 1.
City staff will be joined by staff from partner agencies including Housing Families, ABCD, and Metro Housing Boston.
The 27-year-old Englishman also triumphed at The Country Club nine years ago when he won the U.S. Amateur.
The crash caused the large glass windows in the front of the restaurant to shatter.
The incident took place around 10:30 a.m. at a substation on Homer Street across from Newton City Hall.
Firefighters responded to 45 Monadnock Road around 1 a.m. Friday.
The Action Plan will help the Trust prioritize actions and strategies to create and preserve affordable housing in Arlington.
Vincent Tocci is a recent graduate of The Woodstock Academy who will attend Williams College.
The Interim Superintendent Search Committee has recommended Kathleen Alward Smith to temporarily replace Superintendent Davis Fleishman.
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The bill reforms voting law, making vote by mail and early voting permanent.
The national award recognizes Mindy Miller’s work as Vice President for Integrated Services at Volunteers of America of Massachusetts.
Jeremy David Johns had been working for the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs before joining the City of Medford.
The mandate was reinstated on May 23 due to rising COVID-19 statistics.