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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,…
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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…
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Belmont Farmers’ Market Closes Successful 19th Year

November 21, 2024
As if the falling leaves weren’t enough of a sign that summer is over, here’s another: The Belmont Farmers’ Market has closed for the season. According to Hal Shubin, chair of the market committee, the 19th season was a success by all…

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…
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Green Communities Report Completed

November 15, 2024
The town has submitted its Green Communities Annual Report for fiscal year 2024, a requirement for the state “Green Community” program. The report, voted on by the Select Board and submitted to the state on Nov. 15, aims to demonstrate that Belmont…
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Marauder of the Week for Nov. 1, 2024

November 12, 2024
Matthew Padilla 1. Favorite school subject: Social Studies 2. Most influential classes / teachers APUSH with Ms. White, AP Modern World with Ms. Pasternak, French with Ms. El-Gamel, AP Psychology with Ms. Dashoff, and Alg2 with Mr. George 3. Extracurriculars that have…
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Waverley VFW Post 1272 Marks 100th Anniversary

November 10, 2024
The world marked many pivotal milestones in 1924, including the inaugural Winter Olympics and the first successful around-the-world flight. Closer to home, a small group of Belmont veterans created an institution that is also marking its centennial: the Waverley VFW Post 1272.…
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Foundation Donates $3 Million to Belmont

November 9, 2024
About a decade ago, the swimming pool project was up against the wire. Construction bids had been returned, and — much to the dismay of the Underwood Pool Building Committee — there was a $388,000 shortfall. “I was a volunteer working on…
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Select Board Notes: Nov. 4, 2024

November 9, 2024
Beech Street Center Walkway Improvements Town Administrator Patrice Garvin told the Select Board Monday night that the Facilities Department is working with Interim Council on Aging Director Brandon Fitts to improve the walkways at the Beech Street Center. The plan, she explained,…

Belmont Counters National Trend, Votes Blue

November 6, 2024
National results trickled in late Tuesday night, but Belmont's results were clear. In an election where 75% of registered voters in Belmont cast their ballots, Vice President Kamala Harris outpolled former President Donald Trump in Belmont, 10,568-2,828.…

Election Day Arrives

November 5, 2024
The polls have opened across Belmont. There was a steady stream of people heading to cast ballots at Precinct 2 Tuesday morning.…

The Complexity of a Larger Select Board

November 3, 2024
Come November, Town Meeting members will once again have the opportunity to consider increasing the Select Board from three to five members. The question was last raised in 2018 following a report to the Town Meeting, in which a committee studying the…

Belmont Teams Head to MIAA State Tournament

November 1, 2024
Can a Belmont High School fall sports team win a state championship this year? Marauders field hockey, girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer teams all hope so, earning spots in the MIAA Division 1 State Tournament, which kicks off this week.…

Power Crews Find Familiar Tasks in Hurricane Zone

October 30, 2024
When Belmont Light linemen Jamie Viglirolo and Dan Rapaglia headed south to Georgia earlier this month to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, they found themselves driving through the storm itself. “We got stuck in a town,” Viglirolo recalled. “There was…

Select Board Notes, Oct. 28, 2024

October 29, 2024
Pumpkins for Compost Residents are invited to bring their Halloween pumpkins to Town Hall on Sunday, Nov. 3, where volunteers will be collecting them for compost. The event is scheduled to run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Donations of coins, dollars and…
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