Capitol Square and its first Third Thursday

In an effort to determine why staff members leave the Arlington Public Schools, the School Committee subcommittee on policy and procedures is looking at the possibility of conducting exit interviews or distributing surveys to departing teachers.

Two months before the State Senate primary, Democratic candidates Ken Donnelly and Jack Hurd explained their positions during a forum hosted by the Democratic Town Committee at Robbins Library Wednesday night.

Video of the forum

In a rare move, Attorney Wendy Murphy filed an action for a civil rights injunction on Tuesday against state Sen. Jim Marzilli, D-Arlington, with Judge Thomas Billings in Middlesex Superior Court Tuesday afternoon.

PSMG Gun Co. may have shut its doors and surrendered its inventory of weapons, but its owner is still fighting to keep the sign up above the store’s entrance.