On a normal day, students in Arlington’s 10 schools and one preschool would be fed breakfast and lunch in their buildings’ cafeterias. Due to Covid, though, the past 15 months have been anything but normal.

Interim Executive Director Jack Nagle opened the Thursday, May 20, Arlington Housing Authority (AHA) meeting by announcing personnel moves and new hires, which belied his temporary status.

UPDATED: The Arlington Housing Authority (AHA) board opened its Tuesday, April 27, meeting with a surprise announcement: Executive Director John Griffin had requested an immediate leave of absence.

Petru Sofio wants to add the terms “sharrows,” “protected lanes” and “close passing” to your transportation vocabulary.

Affordable housing, community outreach, diversity, a new school superintendent and the town-wide response to the pandemic were just some of the many issues discussed during the virtual Candidates’ Night on Wednesday, March 31

For those without a fixed address, what Felicity Beal, director of development for the Somerville Homeless Coalition, calls “the hidden homeless,” Covid-19 became an elemental struggle for survival in a dramatically reshaped landscape.

YourArlington spoke with Kelda Fontenot, a Precinct 7 resident, about her candidacy for a seat on the board of the Arlington Housing Authority (AHA), a state public-housing agency that operates several housing-assistance programs for seniors, persons with disabilities and persons of low income.

The board of the Arlington Housing Authority met to discuss a wide range of issues including updates to the AHA website, Covid vaccines for residents of the properties, budget and funding updates, and Menotomy Manor building and maintenance problems. This is a transcript of the 2-hour proceedings. The article can be found here: