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Select Board Pushes for Greater Transparency

March 16, 2024

Sunshine Week — celebrated the week of March 16 each year — is unlikely to appear on your kitchen or Google calendar. But for those who have it on their radar, it’s an opportunity to shed light on the importance of open…

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Parents Press for Improved Integration in Special Education

March 13, 2024

Each day, Annette Rockwell’s 12-year-old son spends 90 minutes on a bus commuting to and from John Glenn Middle School in Bedford, where he spends his day in an educational collaborative that delivers special education services to participating districts. There’s no after-school…

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Growing Special Ed Numbers Attributed to Lack of General Ed Intervention

March 13, 2024

Belmont sends more of its special education students out of district for services than any of its neighboring towns, a fact underscored in a recent study aimed at gauging the feasibility of bringing more special education programs into the district. Belmont —…

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Crucial Step in Belmont Library Revamp: Demolition Begins

March 12, 2024

Passersby on Concord Avenue might notice a big gap where the old library once stood. This week, the wrecking crews were hard at work, knocking down the old building to make room for its $40 million replacement. “They are doing prep work.…

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Belmont Schools Win Grant to Tackle Mental Health Challenges

March 12, 2024

With grant funding to support it, the Belmont school district is looking to better equip its staff with the tools to meet student needs, particularly as the district continues the reconfiguration process involving the Chenery Upper Elementary School (CUE). “Belmont is not…

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Belmont Center Business Owner Rachel Walters Has First-Hand Connection to Oscar Winner

March 10, 2024

One might not expect a corn farmer to become a lead designer for the Jessica Simpson Collection, designer of Academy Award fashion, and founder of her own fashion line, but that’s been the career trajectory of Rachel Walters, who owns Rachel Walters…

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Lifestyle

Lunar New Year Unites Belmont

March 10, 2024

Vanessa Przysiecki was a study of concentration as the toddler reached down to grab the bright pink fuzzball on a tray full of different-sized puffballs. Using a pair of plastic chopsticks, she caught the piece and started lifting it from the bin.…

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250-Year-old Japanese Farmhouse Moves to Belmont as Cultural Center

March 9, 2024

250-Year-old Japanese Farmhouse Moves to Belmont as Cultural Center By Melissa Russell, Belmont Voice correspondent By the end of the year, Belmont will be home to a new center that promises to be a significant contributor to knowledge of and appreciation for,…

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Musical ‘Something Rotten’ Brings Something Fun to Belmont High School

March 9, 2024

At a rehearsal two weeks before opening night, things are coming together. It’s when all the disparate parts of a high school musical — the scenes, the dancing, the music, the staging, the costumes, the lighting — are assembled. It is typically…

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Belmont Faces IRS Fines for Late Tax Withholding

March 8, 2024

An accounting gaffe could cost Belmont close to $300,000 in fines to the Internal Revenue Service this year. In a memo to Town Administrator Patrice Garvin in late January, Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director Jennifer Hewitt and Treasurer Leslie Davidson wrote that the…