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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.

Opening Day of Belmont Farmers’ Market

June 7, 2024
The back of the Claflin Street parking lot was full up Thursday, occupied by the tents and canopies of the Belmont Farmers’ Market. This is the 19th year for the market. According to Chair Hal Shubin, last year, the market drew more…

Narcan Now Available at Beech Street Center

May 20, 2024
Narcan, the nasal spray used to counteract an opioid overdose, is now available in the lobby of the Beech Street Center. “This should be as widely available as an AED [automated external defibrillator] and as accessible when someone’s life is at risk,”…

Letter: Ice Rink Overruns Could Have Long-Term Impacts

May 14, 2024
We read in The Voice that the ice rink project is now estimated to be $4 million over budget. The reported reasons for the cost overruns thus far almost guarantee that once construction begins, the cost overruns will creep even higher. In…
A smiling couple.

Recalling The ‘Happiest Day of My Life’

May 14, 2024
On a hot afternoon in July 2004, Jean Gauthier and Claudia Cassel were married at home, in a small room with four friends in attendance. Gauthier remembers being thankful the small space was air-conditioned. The ceremony was officiated by the Belmont town…
A couple on their wedding day.
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A Day That Was Decades in the Making

May 14, 2024
Sharon Rich measures the duration of her relationship with Nancy Reed in decades—they have been together for 40-plus years and married for 20. Rich and Reed were among the long line of couples who got married when marriage equality came to Massachusetts…
A room full of outdoor furniture.
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Leonard St. Fixture Adds Outdoor Furniture Annex

May 14, 2024
The parasols in the space once occupied by a portion of Trinktisch are enormous, a megafauna version of your family beach umbrella. Some of the towering stainless steel stands can hold five articulating arms, each with a separate sun blocker the size…

Letter: Nine Facts About MBTA Communities Act 

May 12, 2024
There has been some misunderstanding around the MBTA Communities Act. The new state law is designed to alleviate the housing crisis in Massachusetts. To clarify some key points, here are nine facts about the act. 1. This act is about…

A Different Kind of Mother’s Day

May 12, 2024
More than 20 years ago, Deborah Donahue-Keegan, then a teacher at Boston College High School, organized a team of students to take part in the Mother’s Day Peace Walk in Dorchester. The walk supports the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a Boston-based…
Two men in uniform talking

Select Board Notes, April 26, 2024

May 3, 2024
Compliance Addressed Town Administrator Patrice Garvin updated the board on three restaurants that had not complied with the requirements of their licenses. One, Gregory’s House of Pizza on Leonard Street, had completed the necessary work and received its license. According to Garvin,…
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