Arlington, MA Council on Aging

05/20/2026

Our Shakespeare Group enjoyed a special outing to see "Something Rotten" in Boston this week. If you're interested in Shakespeare and other classic playwrights, contact us to find out more about this group.

05/08/2026

It was a huge turnout yesterday for our annual Scams and Fraud Educational Talk. Valuable information was shared and thanks to ACMi News, a recording will be available for those who were unable to join us in person. Thank you very much to our panel, Detective Lt. Bryan Gallagher from Arlington, Massachusetts Police Department; Dan Durickas, Fraud Prevention Officer for Watertown Savings Bank - Massachusetts; and Lucillia Prates-Ramos, Senior Medicare Patrol Statewide Director. Thank you to Frank Tadley for the photos!

05/07/2026

It was wonderful to be with hundreds of community partners and advocacy groups from across the Commonwealth yesterday for Older Adult Lobby Day at the State House. Thank you to Sean Garballey, Dave Rogers and to Fatou from the office of State Senator Cindy Friedman for meeting with our Arlington group representing Massachusetts Councils on Aging.

04/13/2026

Our Community Service Volunteering Group is always so thoughtful and caring. In March, they completed 47 knitted headbands for the clients at a Day shelter in Cambridge to be used for those lingering cold weather days this spring. Thanks to the group members who helped with this project!

04/09/2026

Thank you to Herb Crehan for coming to share his baseball expertise with us today and his "Memorable Red Sox Opening Days" presentation. Photo credit to Frank Tadley and also Shannon Murphy!

04/08/2026

It was fun having author, Ken Heideman here today to share his book of cat haiku poems, Paws for a Moment: Cat Haiku from a Cat's Point of View. Thanks to all who came and to Frank Tadley for the photos!

03/17/2026

March is National Senior Nutrition Month and we celebrated last week with a special Congregate Lunch thanks to our good friends at Minuteman Senior Services. Thank you to Chief Flaherty and Capt. Kerr who joined us and helped serve lunches at the event. And thank you to Minuteman for all they do as our partners in the community! Arlington, Massachusetts Police Department Arlington, MA Fire And thank you to Frank Tadley as always, for these photos.

02/25/2026

Were you unable to attend our most recent Legal Talk on Property Tax Relief, Tax Deferral and Reverse Mortgages? ACMI recorded the program and it can be seen here:

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02/19/2026

Rave reviews coming in after John Clark's "1950s Rhythm and Blues History Talk" this morning. Thanks to the 75+ people who attended!

02/02/2026

Thank you to Frank Tadley for these awesome photos from last week's Lunar New Year Celebration!