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Maile Blume

Maile Blume

Maile Blume is a member of The Belmont Voice staff. Maile can be contacted at mblume@belmontvoice.org.

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Town Meeting Tables Decision to Change Select Board Size

November 22, 2024
Town Meeting members voted 151-61 with two abstentions to table an article that would have changed the select board size from three members to five. The vote followed unanimous recommendations from the Select Board and the Warrant Committee to oppose the article,…
Belmont School Administration Building

Budget Summit Identifies Main Concerns for Fiscal Year 2026

November 22, 2024
At the second of four annual budget summits, Town Administrator Patrice Garvin highlighted the town’s main challenges for fiscal year 2026. Those challenges include the end of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds — which currently finance the equivalent of nine full-time…

School Committee Highlights Main Budget Drivers for Fiscal Year 2026

November 17, 2024
On Oct. 29, the school committee discussed the main budget drivers for fiscal year 2026: technology, special education, transportation, and curriculum updates. The conversation followed the town’s second budget summit, in which Superintendent Jill Geiser estimated the school budget would grow between…

Voters to Decide Future of MCAS Graduation Requirement

October 29, 2024
Families with students on individualized education programs (IEPs) sometimes go to great lengths to avoid the repercussions of not passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam, which bars approximately 700 students statewide from graduating every year. According to the Massachusetts Department…
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Teacher and Activist John Bell Shares A Way Forward

October 22, 2024
Buddhist teacher and Belmont resident John Bell illuminates the interwoven threads of spirituality, emotional healing, and social justice, offering the world a roadmap for collective healing, navigating the climate crisis, and building beloved communities. His book “Unbroken Wholeness” combines his decades of…
Keith Murphy and Hanneke Cassel will perform as part of Cassel's residency at Belmont High School. (Hanneke Cassel/Courtesy Photo)
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Acclaimed Fiddler Hanneke Cassel Brings Folk Music to Belmont Schools

October 21, 2024
The Belmont High School auditorium will soon be reverberating with the sounds of Scottish-inspired folk melodies, as student musicians play with internationally acclaimed fiddler Hanneke Cassel and guitarist Keith Murphy. During a two-day residency taking place Oct. 21-22, Cassel will lead fiddling…
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