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School Committee Appoints Lucia Sullivan Assistant Superintendent

March 7, 2024

After nearly a year in an interim capacity, the Belmont School District has hired Lucia Sullivan as the district’s assistant superintendent. A Belmont resident and parent in the district, Sullivan has served as the interim assistant superintendent since July 2023. Before that,…

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Retirement Board Breaks Deadlock, Re-Elects Thomas Gibson

March 6, 2024

After weeks of controversy, the Belmont Contributory Retirement Board voted Wednesday to re-elect Thomas Gibson as the fifth member – immediately after unanimously voting to change the board’s investment strategy. Gibson has served on the board since 1996. He secured the seat…

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Select Board Notes, March 4, 2024

March 6, 2024

Override Impact Calculator The Board announced an override calculator has been added to the town website. It allows homeowners to enter their address, and the calculator will show how the $8.4 million override, if passed, will impact their property taxes. The calculator…

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Crafting Confidence: Belmont’s Restoration Project Heals Through Hands-On Work

March 6, 2024

Lukas Oram methodically pushed a buzzing sander across the surface of a table that had seen better days, erasing years of scuffs and scratches as he worked to resurrect the piece. “It’s nice to work with your hands,” said the 19-year-old as…

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Retirement Board Meeting Wednesday to Vote on Fifth Member

March 5, 2024

The Belmont Contributory Retirement Board is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. to elect a fifth member to the board. This will be the fourth attempt to fill the position. The first two ended 2-2, and the third ended 2-1 in…

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Arlington-Belmont Crew Team Looking to Grow

March 5, 2024

On most winter evenings, a group of rowers from Belmont and Arlington High Schools work out on ergometers at a facility on Pleasant Street in Belmont. The Arlington-Belmont Crew Club members are preparing for what they hope is a successful spring season…

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Police, Belmont Light, Former Super Top Earners in 2023

March 5, 2024

Bringing home $310,000 last year, former school Superintendent John Phelan was the town’s top earner in 2023 by nearly $100,000. Phelan, who retired in November 2023, negotiated a contract in 2020 that started him at a salary of $232,384, with opportunities for…

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Local Volunteers Provide ‘Friendship, Support’ to Refugees

March 4, 2024

This past weekend, three Beth El Temple Center members arrived at a hotel in Mansfield, bringing with them food and conversation, which they shared with four refugee families living at the hotel until the families find permanent housing. “Communication was a challenge,…

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Belmont/Watertown Girls’ Ice Hockey Sets a Winning Tone in Debut Season

March 3, 2024

WATERTOWN – As the calendar turned to 2024, the Belmont/Watertown Girls’ Ice Hockey team faced a gauntlet: Five games in 10 days from Jan. 4-13, primarily against Middlesex League opponents. It was a big test for the new co-op team under first-year…

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Latest Salvo in Battle Between Retirement Board and Town

March 2, 2024

The controversy over the appointment of Thomas Gibson as the fifth member of the Belmont Contributory Retirement Board continues to build, with Gibson under scrutiny as he considers scheduling a retirement board meeting for next week. On Tuesday, the state’s Public Employee…