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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.

a baseball field under the summer sun.
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Grass Playing Fields Closed Until Further Notice

February 27, 2025
To support and preserve them, all grass playing fields in Belmont are closed until further notice. As winter weather wanes, the accumulated snow and ice melt and combine with the thawing ground, creating a glutinous mire. When people walk on that, it…
Ducks on the pond.

Signs Warn of Avian Flu Risks

February 8, 2025
The signs around Clay Pit Pond warning people to be aware of avian flu are ominous, but they are a precaution more than anything else. “We are trying to give people the tools they need to stay safe,” said Animal Control Officer…
Train runs through a station.

No Impact Likely in Belmont Following High Court Ruling

January 24, 2025
The state Supreme Judicial Court has upheld the MBTA Communities Act, ruling that the law is constitutional overall and that Attorney General Andrea Campbell can enforce it. According to CommonWealth Beacon, the ruling also found that regulations created under the law were…

The Mystery Behind the Basement Wall

January 6, 2025
In 2006, when Jo Kwan and her family moved into the yellow house on School Street, she was certain they wanted to redo the basement. Easily accessible, the basement is a bright, airy space that looks easy to renovate to create a…

Letter: Watch for Walkers

January 6, 2025
Thank you for sharing this letter. (A Plea for Revised Traffic Patterns, Dec. 20, Page 8) I live on Belmont Street, on the Watertown /Belmont line. It’s a horrible intersection and I drive through it daily. I love the suggestions that the…

Owls in Belmont Victims of Rodent Poison

December 5, 2024
On Nov. 5, visitors to the Habitat Audubon site in Belmont noticed a great horned owl perched on a log. The raptor appeared lethargic and eventually fell from its low perch. The bird was taken to an emergency hospital in Grafton, where…

Residents Raise Concern Over Town Field Conditions

December 4, 2024
Some of Belmont’s outdoor playing fields are shopworn and threadbare, desperately in need of a few months free of enthusiastic use. The problem with Belmont’s playing fields has multiple facets. Some fields — those used primarily by recreational sports — are in…
Three people at table in front of a screen.

Epstein Opts Not to Run For Reelection

November 26, 2024
Select Board member Roy Epstein has decided not to seek reelection to a third term on the board this spring. In an email sent Monday night, Epstein wrote, “This has honestly been one of the greatest privileges and one of the most…
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