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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.

Zoning for Hotels Receives Town Meeting Approval

March 6, 2026
Town Meeting members voted Thursday night to approve the Center Gateway Overlay District, creating the chance a hotel may be built on Concord Avenue. The vote was 196-52 with six abstentions. Because the Gateway District Overlay did not have a residential requirement,…

State Earmarks Cash for Legal Aid

March 3, 2026
The fiscal year 2027 state budget earmarked $5 million to create a program providing legal assistance to people facing deportation. According to state Rep. David Rogers, that money is now being spent. Twenty-four attorneys are working with people facing federal immigration action.…

Belmont Muslim Friends Invites Community to Break Fast

February 23, 2026
On Saturday, Feb. 28, the First Church in Belmont, Unitarian Universalist, will host a large gathering of friends, neighbors, and a few strangers. They will gather at the invitation of the Belmont Muslim Friends for iftar, the traditional breaking of the fast…

Educators Criticize Contract Impasse

February 19, 2026
Public comment at the Select Board meeting last week was dominated by members of the Belmont Education Association [BEA], who took turns criticizing the town over the contract impasse. “As a professional aid, I’ve seen firsthand the neglect and disregard of the…

Select Board Notes, Feb. 9, 2026

February 13, 2026
New Firefighters The Belmont Fire Department welcomed two new firefighters, Sean McGillivray and Michael Downing, during a pinning ceremony Monday night. Trans Day Display Approved The Select Board approved a request from the LBTQ Alliance for display in Belmont Center at the…

Select Board Urges Town Meeting Support For Overlay Articles

February 10, 2026
The Select Board voted its formal support for the Belmont Center overlay Monday night, urging positive action on special Town Meeting articles 2 and 3. The special Town Meeting is on March 4. There are two overlay proposals on the warrant. Article…

Student Led Walkout Joins National Protest of ICE

February 9, 2026
On the second-to-last day of January, a parade of Belmont High School students snaked along Concord Avenue, under the train tracks and up the hill to Town Hall. An observer’s guess put the number above 300 total. They had walked out of…

Two Injured in Collision With Train

January 26, 2026
Two people were taken to the hospital after their car was hit by an MBTA commuter train at Hill Crossing on Brighton Street. According to the MBTA Transit Police, the driver of a 2014 Toyota Sienna got stuck on the tracks around…

Nine Citizen Petitions on Town Meeting Warrant

January 15, 2026
When Town Meeting convenes in May, Town Meeting members will consider nine citizen petitions, ranging from a referendum on naming town assets to one seeking to move the deadline for petitions closer to Town Meeting. The deadline for submitting the petitions was…
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