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Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, six miles northwest of Boston. It is bordered on the south by the town of Belmont, on the south and east by the city of Cambridge, on the west by the town of Lexington, on the north by the town of Winchester, and on the east by the cities of Medford and Somerville.

The Town of Arlington was originally settled by European colonists in 1635 as a village under the name Menotomy, an Algonquian word meaning "fast moving water". Prior to changing the name to Arlington in 1867, the area, including part of what is now Belmont was incorporated in 1807 as West Cambridge. The name "Arlington" was chosen in honor of those buried in Arlington National Cemetery

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• Arlington Patch

  http://patch.com/massachusetts/arlington/
  Offers news, sports, events, business directory and deals.

• Commonwealth Communities - Arlington Massachusetts

  http://www.mass.gov/portal/cities-towns/arlington.html
  Information about Arlington from state agencies.

• Town of Arlington Massachusetts

  http://www.arlingtonma.gov/
  Official government site. Includes information about departments and boards, the schools, the library, and the town.

• Welcome to Historic Arlington

  http://www.arlington-mass.com/
  Community website owned by Paul Schlichtman, dedicated to serving friends and neighbors in Arlington. Links to residents, businesses, organizations, government, and zip codes.

• Wicked Local: Arlington

  http://arlington.wickedlocal.com/
  Arlington's home on the web, featuring news and information from the Arlington Advocate.

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