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Belmont Schools Hammering Out Contracts as Summer Ends

August 31, 2024
With a year to go before contracts expire, a date has not yet been set for negotiating contracts for four units of the Belmont Education Association. Those units include the educators; directors, assistant directors, and assistant principals; administrative assistants and clerical aids;…

Town Strives to Continue Vital COA Service

August 30, 2024
At 82, Belmont resident Sally Sennott relies on the Council on Aging — not just for its many classes, where she has found a community, but also for its more practical services, such as transportation to her medical appointments. “The older you…

The Growing Popularity of Ultimate

August 29, 2024
Ultimate is the quintessential egalitarian sport. Played on a 120-yard field between teams of seven players to a side, it’s a game and a community in one package. The rules read like something cobbled together on the fly — teams start in…
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New Chief Innovation Officer Steps into Role

August 28, 2024
A new face has joined the staff at Belmont Town Hall. Chris McClure was hired this summer to serve as the town’s first chief innovation officer, a new role that will oversee the town’s Information Technology (IT) Department. His first day was…
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Pizzi Race Draws Crowds, Raises Money

August 26, 2024
More than 300 runners stepped off under perfect conditions Sunday morning, competing in the Becca Pizzi 5K, the ninth year the race has wound through Belmont’s streets. Proceeds from the event support the Becca Pizzi Foundation, which raises money for scholarships and…

New Law Eliminates Potential Hazard for Firefighters

August 25, 2024
Known as “forever chemicals,” they’re found in water-resistant clothing, nonstick cookware and some cosmetics. Most people have been exposed to them at one point or another, though more often than not, in low concentrations. “They are probably in the water bottle that’s…

School Committee Reflects on Past Goals, Charts Out New Ones

August 24, 2024
School Committee members are beginning to shape their vision for the upcoming school year, with a series of goals focused on data-based decision-making, continuing policy revision work, assessing progress on the strategic plan, and developing a budget in line with student needs.…
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Belmont Teen is Two-Time Winner of Prestigious NASA Contest

August 22, 2024
How much do you know about space weather? Solar wind? Geomagnetic storms? Anything you want to know, ask Yuto Yashiro. The 13-year-old Belmont eighth grader is a two-time winner of the prestigious NASA International Space Apps Challenge, a global hackathon in which…
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Traffic Agreement Could Spark McLean Development

May 27, 2024
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For the first time in years, forward movement is on the horizon for the McLean redevelopment. But before that can happen, developers—in conjunction with the town and McLean Hospital—have revised a nearly 25-year-old traffic management agreement that will require ratification at the…

Town Meeting Reconvenes May 29

May 24, 2024
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The next series of articles are on deck for Town Meeting on Wednesday night. Next week’s meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the Belmont High School auditorium, is a continuation of the meeting that began on April 29. During the…

It’s Time to Give This Game a Home

May 22, 2024
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On Saturday, May 11, dozens of people turned out at the new Brendan Grant Field at Belmont High School to rededicate the field in Brendan Grant’s honor. Ceremonies began with a morning fun run and concluded with a varsity game between Belmont…
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Committee Scrambles To Find Rink Savings

May 21, 2024
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Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to reflect the correct space reduction under Option A. Nearly $2.4 million has been cut from the municipal rink plans, bringing the Municipal Rink Building Committee closer to the $30 million budget approved by Town…

Author Grace Lin: ‘A Book Can Show You The World’

May 20, 2024
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Author Grace Lin: ‘A Book Can Show You The World’ Julie M. Cohen, Belmont Voice correspondent Samantha Huang, 14, said author/illustrator Grace Lin’s books truly resonated with her after she realized “those characters [in her stories] looked like me.” The award-winning children’s…

Narcan Now Available at Beech Street Center

May 20, 2024
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Narcan, the nasal spray used to counteract an opioid overdose, is now available in the lobby of the Beech Street Center. “This should be as widely available as an AED [automated external defibrillator] and as accessible when someone’s life is at risk,”…
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Dana Lehr’s Dash to Track Dominance

May 19, 2024
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Dana Lehr entered high school as a soccer-first student-athlete, but the 17-year-old high-honors student eyes a collegiate future in running. Outside of the Belmont High School soccer and track teams, Lehr has trained with the Emerging Elites running club alongside Belmont senior…

Increasing Number of Students Opt for Private Ed Each Year

May 18, 2024
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According to a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education database, an increasing number of school-age children in Belmont are choosing to attend private or parochial schools. The number of school-age children attending private school increased from 481 to 545 between the 2017-18…

Belmont Residents Top National Math Competition

May 17, 2024
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Two Belmont seventh-graders recently took home top honors in the AMC 8, a math competition that tested their problem-solving skills against students nationwide. More than 159,000 nationwide participated in the 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice exam open to students in grade eight and under.…
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Rink Committee Offers Pair of Options

May 17, 2024
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The Municipal Rink Building Committee has found roughly $1.56 million in reductions in an attempt to bring the cost of the project closer to its $30 million budget. In its current form, the project is about $4 million over budget. As part…

Town Day Postponed

May 17, 2024
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Mother Nature strikes again! Belmont Town Day will not be happening tomorrow as planned, due to a forecast of rain. This is the second year in a row that gloomy weather has doused plans for the May celebration. Town Day has been…
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