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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.

Letter: Select Board Not Final Authority on Naming Assets

July 28, 2025
Congratulations to Town Meeting for standing firm in its commitment to keeping Skip Viglirolo’s name on the new skating rink. And shame on the Selectboard for declaring after the vote last week that it would accept the Town Meeting vote as advisory…
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Survey Seeks Information on Rat Sightings

July 24, 2025
The town wants to know if you’ve seen a rat, or two or three, in your travels, asking residents to fill out a survey about the less-than-popular rodent. The survey is the brainchild of Health Department intern Shalmalee Kurvey. Through this initiative,…

Peaceful, Banner-Waving Protest Draws Hundreds to Belmont Center

June 14, 2025
Alan Savenor came to Belmont Center Saturday morning, kitted out as a Lexington Minuteman, complete with polished brass breastplate and leather boots. There, he joined a crowd gathered at the intersection of Common Street and Concord Avenue to protest the presidency of…

Belmont Farmers’ Market Celebrates Opening Day

June 5, 2025
The Belmont Farmers' Market is back for the season, marking opening Day on Thursday, June 5 at 2 p.m. in the Belmont Center parking lot, the same place it began two decades ago. This year’s opening day will be marked by a…

Memorial Day Celebration

May 28, 2025
Belmont held its annual Memorial Day observances Monday. The morning started at Belmont Cemetery and was followed by a parade to the Veterans Memorial near Clay Pit Pond.…
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Town Meeting Approves $166.2 Million Budget

May 23, 2025
On the fourth night of Town Meeting, members tackled the foundational issue, establishing the fiscal year 2026 budget for the town and the schools. The combined budget approved Monday night is $166,226,883. The school’s portion represents about 42 percent of the total.…

Arlington-Belmont Crew Rebuilding as Final Meet Looms

May 22, 2025
Belmont High School junior Nolan Zimkus won’t forget Saturday, May 17 easily. It was, after all, prom night. It also happened to be the night an Arlington man stole a trailer load of 11 racing shells from a parking lot in Arlington,…

Grim Forecast Forces Town Day Delay

May 16, 2025
A grim weather forecast has forced organizers to delay Town Day until Sept 14. “We just can’t catch a break, can we?” said Deran Muckjian, president of the Belmont Center Business Association, which organizes Town Day. This is the third year the…
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