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Jesse Floyd

Jesse Floyd

Jesse A. Floyd is a member of The Belmont Voice staff. Jesse can be contacted at jfloyd@belmontvoice.org.

Updated: Belmont Backs Healey, Markey in General Election

November 4, 2026
Belmont mirrored Massachusetts election results, as voters returned Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey, and state Sen. William Brownsberger to office. The Associated Press called the race for governor and U.S. Senate moments after polls closed. Belmont resident Elizabeth Dionne fell short…
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Hundreds Join FBE Apple Run

October 26, 2026
The Foundation for Belmont Education Apple Run stepped off on Sunday morning. In the end, 374 people finished the 5K race. Brian Harvey, a member of the Oxford Ave. Solemates running club, finished first overall, with a time of 15 minutes, 21…
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Marchers Celebrate Opening of In-Person Voting

October 23, 2026
On Saturday, Oct. 17, the first day of early voting in Massachusetts, Belmont residents Linda Levin-Scherz and Dorothy Stoneman lead a procession from Beech Street Center to Belmont Center, where first-time voters could register and early voters cast ballots. The march was…

New Event Brings Opposing Parties to the Table

October 19, 2026
On Oct. 21, Elizabeth Dionne and state Sen. William Brownsberger will sit down in a room together and just … talk. Dionne, a Republican, and Brownsberger, a Democrat, will discuss voting and election controversies at the first event staged by News into…

Belmont Enjoys Strong Early Voting Turnout

October 19, 2026
Town Clerk Ellen O’Brien Cushman said 142 residents voted on Saturday, the first day for early voting. By mid-afternoon Monday, almost 100 additional voters cast their ballots in person. “Vote by Mail Ballots are being returned, and we are grateful,” Cushman wrote…
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

October 14, 2026
Belmont residents gathered Saturday night for the annual Hispanic Heritage Night at the Beech Street Center. This is the fifth year of the event, supported by the Belmont Recreation Department and Belmont Against Racism.…

Brownsberger More Than Just the Money

August 26, 2026
Sen. William Brownsberger has been very helpful with state money. The schools have certainly benefited. But if you watch closely, there is more.  Thirty-seven years ago, a house in our neighborhood had a yard stuffed with clutter. Most people who have lived in a house for 20…

Fresh Faces for Beacon Hill

August 26, 2026
When a child reports sexual abuse, we want to believe telling someone will bring safety and stop the harm. With at least 1 in 4 girls experiencing child sexual abuse, this is a public health crisis. Yet in family court, disclosure can lead…

State Approves Center and Gateway Overlay Districts

August 20, 2026
Belmont has received word the Belmont Center Overlay and its companion Center Overlay District have cleared the final administrative hurdle. “I’m extremely happy to clear this final administrative hurdle, and that the Attorney General affirmed the expertise of the Planning Board and…
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