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Mary Byrne

Mary Byrne

Mary Byrne is a member of The Belmont Voice staff. Mary can be contacted at mbyrne@belmontvoice.org.

Outside view of the Belmont Lions Club building.

Select Board Notes: Nov. 4, 2024

November 9, 2024
Beech Street Center Walkway Improvements Town Administrator Patrice Garvin told the Select Board Monday night that the Facilities Department is working with Interim Council on Aging Director Brandon Fitts to improve the walkways at the Beech Street Center. The plan, she explained,…

A Year Later, Civil Service Negotiations Arrive at Impasse

November 4, 2024
A year after Town Meeting voted to have Belmont’s patrol officers exit the Civil Service program — a move it hoped would solve the department’s hiring problem — town administrators and police unions have arrived at an impasse in negotiations. Previous coverage…

The MBTA Communities Act Will Face Town Meeting Vote

November 4, 2024
Editor’s Note: Town Meeting members will vote on zoning changes mandated by the MBTA Communities Act. Leading up to the Nov. 18 meeting, The Voice will explore the nuances of the zoning changes and the reasons behind the change. This week, how…

The Complexity of a Larger Select Board

November 3, 2024
Come November, Town Meeting members will once again have the opportunity to consider increasing the Select Board from three to five members. The question was last raised in 2018 following a report to the Town Meeting, in which a committee studying the…

Power Crews Find Familiar Tasks in Hurricane Zone

October 30, 2024
When Belmont Light linemen Jamie Viglirolo and Dan Rapaglia headed south to Georgia earlier this month to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, they found themselves driving through the storm itself. “We got stuck in a town,” Viglirolo recalled. “There was…

Select Board Notes, Oct. 28, 2024

October 29, 2024
Pumpkins for Compost Residents are invited to bring their Halloween pumpkins to Town Hall on Sunday, Nov. 3, where volunteers will be collecting them for compost. The event is scheduled to run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Donations of coins, dollars and…
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Belmont Resident is the Right Man in an Emergency

October 26, 2024
At the height of the pandemic, emergency physician and Belmont resident Carl Dahlberg found himself working at an emergency department in Texas. “There were an enormous number of people on the vents down there with COVID-19,” he recalled. “If you were on…
crowd of people

Town Meeting To Convene on Consecutive Nights

October 24, 2024
To avoid meeting during Thanksgiving week, the Town Meeting schedule has been revised to occur on consecutive days during the week of Nov. 18. According to an email from Town Moderator Michael Widmer, the three dates scheduled for the Town Meeting are…
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Crossroads of Sound Bridges Diverse Music Traditions

October 20, 2024
In its third installment, the concert series Crossroads of Sound will feature Iranian music, weaving traditional sounds with contemporary influences. According to marketing materials for the event, the Crossroads of Sound series was born from a vision of “uniting local talent to…
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