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Dakota Antelman is a Patch reporter covering Arlington, Medford, Newton, Brookline, Malden, Melrose and Woburn. Email: dakota.antelman@patch.com. Twitter: @DakotaAntelman
See this week’s top stories: Scams reported, air quality monitoring, stolen truck.

James Benoit, Carl Brooks and Richard Ziobro each have new ranks within the Medford Police Department.
Ellen Moloney first joined Newton-Wellesley in 1997, spending the last eight years as the hospital's chief operating officer.
Police said the incident took place around 6:45 a.m. Thursday in the Commonwealth Avenue carriage lane.
Police said scammers have been asking residents for money under threat of arrest.
The Mystic River Watershed Association is planning a monitoring study this spring examining air quality in four communities including Malden
This year's two-day family friendly festival will include ice sculptures, live performances and more.
The Cummings organization is offering stipends up to $184 for employees' heating bills in January, February and March.
The Cummings organization is offering stipends up to $184 for employees' heating bills in January, February and March.
New York-based Small Door Veterinary celebrated a ribbon cutting at its Newton Center location last week.
Brookline has vacancies on more than 10 boards and committees, officials said last week.
BHS' "The Sagamore" recently announced it is changing its name out of respect for Indigenous people.
NewMo riders are entitled to one free ride available until Feb. 15.
The case follows a separate but similar scam that led police to arrest three men last week.
Demolition work on the library's 1960's-era addition is set to begin in the coming weeks as a part of the renovation project.
Newton Community Pride offers the scholarships in partnership with Newton resident and artist Nancy Schön.
The town's second round of American Rescue Plan Act awards follows a round $22.4 million that went to various projects last year.
The celebration will kick off at 2 p.m. at the Public Library of Brookline's Coolidge Corner Library on Sunday, Jan. 22.
Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty said an investigation into the theft was ongoing as of Wednesday morning.
Construction on the 43-unit affordable housing development could break ground at the historic West Newton Armory in the spring of 2025.