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• February 2026 BulletinJanuary 28, 2026

  In this issue of the League of Women Voters of Arlington Bulletin:

  • February 2026 Calendar
  • Co-President’s Message
  • Urgent: Please Sign a Letter Supporting Alewife Brook Sewage Elimination
  • League of Women Voters Condemns Unwarranted Federal Presence and Military Escalation in Minnesota
  • MLK Event Inspires Town Hall Audience
  • Protect Massachusetts Communities
  • Advocacy 101 for Local Leagues
  • LWVMA Statement on 2026 Ballot Questions, January 22, 2026
  • Come Help with Candidates’ Night! Wednesday, March 18
  • Membership Dues Information

  

• Come Help with Candidates’ Night!January 28, 2026

  Mark your calendars: Arlington Candidates’ Night is Wednesday, March 18 at 8 p.m., in person in Town Hall. The event will also be broadcast live on ACMi and shown on cable several times before the election. As always, the LWVA and Envision Arlington co-sponsor the event.

  There will be question-and-answer sessions with the candidates for town-wide offices: Select Board, School Committee, Board of Assessors, and Housing Authority. There will also be informal sessions with candidates for Town Meeting before the event, from 7:30 to 8. But it can’t happen without you!

  As we did last year, we are asking people to submit questions for the candidates in advance, to be selected by volunteers from the LWVA and Envision Arlington. Please submit questions by sending an email to envision@town.arlington.ma.us by Sunday, March 8. Questions should apply to all candidates in a race; please specify in your email which questions are intended for which race.

  We need volunteers for the following positions:

  • Timers: We need at least four volunteers to keep time during the question-and-answer session, and to hold up time cards to keep all candidates within time limits so everyone gets a fair chance to speak.
  • Greeters: We need at least two volunteers to greet people arriving at Candidates’ Night and provide information about the League.
  • Set-up/Take-down: Help us to put up precinct signs and get other items organized for the event or take down and pack up when the event is over.

  Thank you for your help! To sign up, contact Co-President Carolyn Parsons.

  

• 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday CelebrationJanuary 6, 2026

  January 19th, 2026
  ​Arlington Town Hall Auditorium
  6:30 pm

  Preparations are underway for the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance celebration honoring the life and achievements of the civil rights pioneer.

  This year’s keynote speaker will be Jackie Jenkins-Scott, the first African American President of Wheelock College. Jenkins-Scott is President of JJS Advising, and a nationally recognized leader with more than four decades of experience in senior and executive leadership positions in public health, higher education, and corporate and nonprofit boards. She is widely recognized as a transformational leader, helping individuals and institutions achieve high performance and strategic results.

  The event is sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance Committee. LWVA has long been a co-sponsor of this event. We hope to see you there.

  

Arlington Town Elections – April 1, 2023