🌱 Patch AM: How to use Arlington’s new water-usage portal to avoid surprise bills

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In today's newsletter:

• How to use Arlington's new water-usage portal to avoid surprise bills

Also on today's calendar: Little Miss and the Boom: The Velvet Hour - A Modern Vintage Cabaret Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rain and drizzle; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and humid with showers, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Online Portal Lets Arlington Residents Track Water Usage (patch.com) — Arlington water and sewer customers can now track their usage in detail through a new town-run online portal, complete with high-usage and vacation alerts to help avoid surprise bills. The launch follows years of meter upgrades and lets you compare water use with weather, pay bills, and get help from Public Works if you have trouble setting up an account.
   

📸 Around Arlington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arlington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Little Miss and the Boom: The Velvet Hour - A Modern Vintage Cabaret Experience →
  Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square, Somerville
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Free Open House! CAPOEIRA! Movement, Music, Martial Arts + Fun For Adults + Kids 6 and up →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Spice Club Discussion
  Maynard Public Library Trustees Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA\
  12:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Arlington Express at the Tiny Shed →
  Arlington Visitor Center
  12:30 pm
• Belmont Chess Club
  Belmont Public Library Morrissey Hall - 119 - 336 Concord Ave, 33
  2:15 pm
Monday August 24
• New Teacher Orientation
  Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
Friday August 28
• Yoga of Energy Flow YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Daniel Orlansky, Andrea Fotopoulos & others →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Show and Tell: Blocks, Plates, Screens and Stones →
  13FOREST Gallery, 167A Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  4:00 pm
• Mystic Moon - Full Moon Ceremony →
  6:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Cheryl Arena and the Morningside Project at the Tiny Shed →
  Arlington Visitor Center, 4 Mystic St, Arlington
  12:03 am
Wednesday September 2
• Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra- Open Rehearsal →
  First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus →
  Hancock United Church Of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  7:30 pm

📣 Arlington Shout Outs!

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• Champion Soccer School
• Denommee Plumbing, HVAC & Electric — (781) 214-8648
• School of Fashion Design — (617) 536-9343
• E.R. Teehan Master Electrician — (781) 760-4990
• J & J Homecare LLC — (978) 569-8050
• FIXER — (781) 218-9426
• Boston Construct, LLC — (617) 697-1719
• VNA Senior Living — (617) 776-9800
• Homewood Suites Cambridge Arlington — (781) 643-7258
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Parts Authority Auto Parts Super Stores posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Watertown. Apply here.
• Newly Weds Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Third Shift Production Supervisor in Watertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arlington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Belmont Enjoys Porchfest (belmontvoice.org)
• State Approves Center and Gateway Overlay Districts (belmontvoice.org)
• A Personal Perspective on Ganguly Candidacy (belmontvoice.org)

Medford

• Tufts launches Innovation Hub for New Technologies in Food and Materials (eurekalert.org)

Somerville

• Somerville Firefighters To Host Cancer Screening Event (patch.com)
• Boston-based Wine Pop-up Getting Permanent Home In Somerville (patch.com)
• Somerville Swimming Pool Temporary Closure Upcoming (patch.com)

Ok Arlington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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