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Julie M. Cohen

Julie M. Cohen

Julie M. Cohen is a contributor to the Belmont Voice.

Music, Conversation Mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 7, 2025
With the goal of providing a meaningful opportunity for conversation and education, Belmont Against Racism (BAR) is presenting a free, interactive event on Oct. 13 in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Musician Thea Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of…

MFA Exhibit Puts Homer House in the Spotlight

October 7, 2025
With just a month to go until the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), unveils its new show, “Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor,” Belmont’s William Flagg Homer House will be in the spotlight for a related fundraiser. In 1927…

Discovering the Wonders of Nature at Habitat

September 26, 2025
Minding their own business, several baby garter snakes seemed to writhe nervously as the roof of their home was gently rolled away. Found under a log, mere steps onto a trail at Belmont’s Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, the tiny reptiles…
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Family Remembers Life of Longtime Public Servant

September 2, 2025
If, over the years, you rode public transportation to or from Belmont, you would have been lucky to get a seat next to Fred Paulsen. The gregarious resident enjoyed getting to know people—from strangers to colleagues or friends—and making connections. He died…

Belmont Prepares for ‘A Tiny but Mighty Forest’

August 27, 2025
Sitting on a nearly shadeless hill near the Underwood Park playground, Hazel Gosse, 3, held onto a tiny leaf while listening to a children’s book on nature. “We planted a tree, “And that one tree “Made the world better.” The poetic story…
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Armenian Cultural Center Finds a Home on Concord Avenue

August 5, 2025
Neatly piled stacks of books – many of them rare – sit atop several tables inside the Mardigian Library waiting to be sorted, cataloged, and, if need be, conserved. Their pages contain stories of Armenia’s 3,000-year history and culture that might otherwise…

Belmont Helps Marks Five Years of Compassionate Aid

June 18, 2025
Although Belmont Helps started as a grassroots effort to assist neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, has evolved and expanded, providing a vital lifeline in town. Friends Amy Kirsch and Shana Wang,…
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When Winslow Homer Called Belmont ‘Home’

May 30, 2025
Although the skyline is different now, renowned American painter Winslow Homer may have looked out at sweeping views of Belmont from the cupola of his uncle’s home, which still stands today, more than 160 years later. It was at the 1853 William…
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