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Belmont to Celebrate Pride Month with Fourth Annual Parade

June 10, 2024
As the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) continues to track 515 anti-LGBTQ bills across the U.S., many communities, including Belmont, are showing their solidarity during Pride Month this June. The Belmont Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, June 15. Community members…
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Belmont Woman Joins Effort to Aid Families Sheltering at Logan

June 8, 2024
Belmont resident Amy Rosenstein’s car was packed — filled with items for donation that would be delivered to Logan International Airport, where dozens of migrants and other unhoused individuals have been staying overnight — when a friend called to say they were…

Boilers, Sidewalks Dominate Town Meeting Agenda

June 7, 2024
With capital funding requests dominating the discussion – and a brief intermission to address issues with voting devices — Town Meeting members passed all articles as presented Wednesday night. Articles included $1.57 million for capital projects, $2.45 million for paving and sidewalks,…

Opening Day of Belmont Farmers’ Market

June 7, 2024
The back of the Claflin Street parking lot was full up Thursday, occupied by the tents and canopies of the Belmont Farmers’ Market. This is the 19th year for the market. According to Chair Hal Shubin, last year, the market drew more…

Belmont High Class of 2024 ‘Persevered’

June 7, 2024
Still wearing her maroon mortarboard and robe after graduating from Belmont High School Saturday, 18-year-old Andrea Marquez was happy about her accomplishment, sad at the prospect of being apart from old friends, and frank when recalling the COVID pandemic. Marquez, Principal Isaac…

FBE Donation Will Stock Middle School Library

June 6, 2024
Last year, at a Belmont Middle and High School event, Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) President Melissa McKenna noticed a “glaring” absence of books in the middle school’s library. She said other parents that night expressed a similar concern, so she began…
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Belmont Polyglot Snares Chance to Study in Taiwan

June 5, 2024
From an early age, rising Belmont High School senior Benjamin Hanna had an affinity for languages. In preschool, he started taking Chinese lessons. Years later, as a middle school student, he continued that study. He speaks Vietnamese with his mother and grandmother…
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Society Beauty Bar Coming to Belmont Center

June 3, 2024
Belmontians eyeing the empty Belmont Center storefronts may have noticed a sign announcing the impending arrival of Society Beauty Bar. The full-service hair salon is slated to open this summer at 73 Leonard St. Past Coverage Society Beauty Bar specializes in partial…
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Belmont Boys Swim Captures Middlesex League Crown

February 9, 2024
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The large scoreboard in the back of Bentley University’s Dana Center pool room said it all. Congratulations Belmont Middlesex League Champions!!! The Belmont High School boys swim team won the seven-team Middlesex League on Jan. 31, beating second-place Watertown-Arlington Co-op by a…
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Belmont Tunes in to Want List Records

February 5, 2024
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As Hunter Mack gazed at vinyl-filled shelves and pointed out favorite musicians, he smiled and said, “It’s amazing.” The Arlington resident had seen signs on the 113 Trapelo Road storefront announcing Want List Records and was excited to be able to stop…

The Voice Arrives in Belmont

January 31, 2024
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The Belmont Voice is a real newspaper, published weekly, starting Jan. 26, 2024. We're proud of the work we've done, and were pleased people wanted to share their inaugural edition experiences. Thank you to everyone who read the paper, who reached out…
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Life On The Road For Belmont Hockey Players

January 29, 2024
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Logistical and supply-chain constraints have pushed back the opening of Belmont’s $29.9 million ice rink until March 2025, meaning town hockey teams will endure another season practicing at odd hours and playing home games somewhere on the road. Anne Marie Mahoney, a…
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Belmont’s Off-Leash Dog Program in Limbo

January 28, 2024
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The new year was supposed to bring a new policy for allowing dogs to run off-leash in Belmont. Instead, dog owners are still waiting to learn how much access unleashed dogs will have to town parks. The Belmont Recreation Commission voted in…
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Boiler Issues Close Winn Brook School for Second Day

January 25, 2024
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Winn Brook Elementary School was closed Thursday for the second consecutive day while maintenance crews addressed issues relating to the building’s heating system. According to Fire Chief David DeStefano, who deferred further questions to school administration, his department responded to a report…

Voters to Decide Future of Board of Assessors

January 23, 2024
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After a lengthy debate at Special Town Meeting Monday night, a majority of Town Meeting Members voted to bring to the ballot the question of whether to change the Board of Assessors from elected positions to appointed ones. “Although I don’t feel…
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