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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.

Select Board Notes, Aug. 26, Sept. 9

September 15, 2024
Hockey Rink Project on Time, on Budget Members of the Municipal Skating Rink Building Committee shared a report with the board on the status of the rink project, which had its groundbreaking last week. Chair Mark Haley said the project is on…

Belmont Town Day Celebrates 35 Years on Sunday

September 13, 2024
As many as 90 businesses and vendors will take over the downtown area on Sunday for the 35th annual Belmont Town Day. “It’s grown quite a bit,” said Gerry Dickhaut, who has been running the event since its inception. “The first five…

COA Seeking More Say In Reconfiguration Plan

September 12, 2024
In a joint meeting with the Select Board Monday night, members of the Council on Aging continued to criticize plans to merge the Recreation Department, Council on Aging, and Veterans Services under one administrative umbrella, arguing for more inclusion in the discussions…

Familiar Face Holds Down New Post at Chenery Upper Elementary

September 10, 2024
While much change is expected this school year at Belmont’s Chenery Upper Elementary School (CUE), the new leader will be familiar to many. Previous Stories Principal Laura Smith, who worked for the last year in the district as the curriculum coordinator for…

Belmont School Food Services Embrace Greener Alternatives

September 6, 2024
In the cafeteria of Chenery Upper Elementary School, students—called trash bashers—help their peers navigate the differences between composting, recycling, and trash. In the kitchens of all seven schools, investments in new equipment are shifting from gas to electric. Food is primarily locally…
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Belmont Schools Hammering Out Contracts as Summer Ends

August 31, 2024
With a year to go before contracts expire, a date has not yet been set for negotiating contracts for four units of the Belmont Education Association. Those units include the educators; directors, assistant directors, and assistant principals; administrative assistants and clerical aids;…

Town Strives to Continue Vital COA Service

August 30, 2024
At 82, Belmont resident Sally Sennott relies on the Council on Aging — not just for its many classes, where she has found a community, but also for its more practical services, such as transportation to her medical appointments. “The older you…
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New Chief Innovation Officer Steps into Role

August 28, 2024
A new face has joined the staff at Belmont Town Hall. Chris McClure was hired this summer to serve as the town’s first chief innovation officer, a new role that will oversee the town’s Information Technology (IT) Department. His first day was…

New Law Eliminates Potential Hazard for Firefighters

August 25, 2024
Known as “forever chemicals,” they’re found in water-resistant clothing, nonstick cookware and some cosmetics. Most people have been exposed to them at one point or another, though more often than not, in low concentrations. “They are probably in the water bottle that’s…
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