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If you are unhappy with our town government at any level, don’t vote against the override thinking that it will “send a message.” A vote against the override won’t fix anything about how our town government operates; rather, it will reward us…

Matt Kraft is an outstanding candidate for election to the School Committee.  He possesses the essential experience and professional credentials so vital to the work of this committee. Matt earned his master’s and doctorate from Harvard. What I believe is particularly significant…

As a member of the Belmont School Committee and chair of its Finance Subcommittee, I have spent the last six months engaged in difficult budget conversations. The proposed “No-Override” budget paints a bleak but painfully accurate reality for our community. Without a…

“Armageddon?” “The Brink?” “Fiscal Cliff?” Residents of Belmont generously passed $370 million in overrides to build a new high school/middle school, a new library, and a skating rink — when Belmont could not afford these projects. The Select Board and other town leaders…