Two-hour delay for Wednesday’s trash collection 

UPDATED: The Town of Arlington has declared a snow emergency/parking ban, effective Tuesday, March 14, starting at 10 p.m. and ending on at 7 a.m. Wednesday. 

On Wednesday, March 15, a two-hour delay in trash collection is in effect. Trash collection plans to start at 9 a.m. Residents are asked to keep trash and recycling receptacles off the street to allow for plows to maintain the roads.

During a parking ban, parking is NOT allowed on streets and permitted spots. Vehicles parked are subject to ticketing and towing. Parking will be allowed in municipal lots at all times; rates apply after ban.   

UPDATED Feb. 28: Snow has delayed the opening of Arlington Public Schools two hours and closed Arlington Catholic and Minuteman on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Town office plan to remain open for regular hours, but the opening of Robbins and Fox libraries is delayed until noon.

Extreme temperatures were forecast beginning Tuesday, July 19, and continuing through the week, and the town has issued safety tips.

In a news announcement, the town says extreme heat is defined as three or more days over 90 degrees.

In addition to cooling off at Arlington Reservoir or the North Union Spray Park, the town says you can also take the summer reading challenge at the Fox or Robbins library.

Whatever you do, town officials recommend residents be careful during extended periods of extreme heat. 

UPDATED Feb. 26: A taste of spring is all we got this week, and winter has returned with a vengeance, but the storm is already changing. Snow is giving way to sleet across some of Massachusetts as temperatures warm a bit from Friday morning's snowstorm.

By late morning, about seven inches of snow was measured north and west of Boston, with the final measurements certain to be higher — not to mention heavier. Sleet makes snow much denser and harder to shovel, YourArlington partner Patch reports. The National Weather Service reports Woburn had 10.7 inches as of 5:32 p.m. Friday.

Friday's "storm after the warm" started overnight, less than 48 hours after record-high temperatures near 70 degrees on Wednesday.

In response, Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine announced that a town parking ban was in effect from 1 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, until 8 p.m. During this time, parking is  not allowed on streets and permitted spots. Vehicles parked are subject to ticketing and towing. Parking will be allowed in municipal lots at all times; rates apply after ban. In addition:

UPDATED: Because of icy and potentially dangerous travel conditions, requiring toewn public works to conduct snow and ice conditions throughout Friday, Feb. 4, Arlington public and parochial school as well as Minuteman are closed, Boston media outlets and school leaders report.

Patch: More than 200 crashes in Mass.

Also closed are Robbins and Fox libraries. All town administrative offices are physically closed, but services are available remotely (online and phone). All public skating sessions are canceled at the Ed Burns Arena, but they are expected to be open Saturday, Feb. 5, as usual.

Closings include offices at the following locations.

Birds feed as snow falls on Jan. 29. / Marjorie Howard photo

UPDATED Jan. 30: The Town of Arlington's snow emergency and parking ban, in effect since 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, ended 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30.

The National Weather Service reported 20.5 inches of snow in Winchester at 10 p.m. Jan/ 29. Click here and scroll down to Middlesex >> See BostonGlobe.com snow totals >> (none from Arlington)

Patch update: Blizzard, high winds hit Cape >>

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Public Works crews worked over 30 hours to clear roadways and need to rest. Crews will return to snow removal operations in full force on Monday to clear sidewalks along Town owned properties, crosswalks on Mass. Ave. and prioritize intersections, and around routes to schools. These operations may take several days to complete.

Residents and businesses are reminded to clear public sidewalks and not move snow into the roadways in accordance with Town bylaws.

If you live on a corner, clear a path from the sidewalk to the street. If not precisely on the corner, as close to the corner as you can get.

There is no school in Arlington on Friday, Jan. 7, and all town offices will be closed, as the town braces for potentially 6 to 8 inches of snow.

Town services will be available remotely (online and phone).

This includes the following offices:

UPDATED, Oct. 27: An estimated 500,000 customers — some in Arlington, but many from the South Shore to the tip of the Cape — were without power Wednesday, OIct. 27, after a wicked nor'easter blew through Massachusetts, YourArlington partner Patch reports.

See the statewide outage map >>

The storm damage forced schools to cancel or delay classes, affected morning commutes and forced a warning to stay off the roads.

More than two dozen communities have at least 80 percent of their power customers without power, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Some towns, like Hingham, Norwell, Abington and even on the North Shore like Hamilton and Essex, are 100 percent in the dark as of 8 a.m. In Plymouth alone, 26,900 customers are experiencing outages.

Extreme heat is a prolonged period of very hot weather, which may include high humidity. In Massachusetts, a "heat wave" is usually defined as a period of three or more consecutive days above 90 °F, YourArlington partner Patch reported from a town news release.

Town officials recommend residents be careful during extended periods of extreme heat and offered these safety tips:

• If you must be outdoors, limit your outdoor activity to the morning and evening hours. Try to rest often in shady areas so your body temperature will have a chance to recover. Use sunscreen with a high SPF and wear a wide-brimmed hat.

Read more: Town safety tips to address extreme heat