Mary Byrne

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…

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…

Artificial intelligence, or AI as it’s commonly known, has the capacity to bring innovation to the classroom and modernize education in previously unimaginable ways. But with that comes the challenge of ensuring AI tools— the chatbot ChatGPT, for example — are used…

About a decade ago, Kimberley Connors, who was working as an archaeologist at the time, was diagnosed with breast cancer. “Even with the amazing health care I had, the thing that I found out was when you get cancer, they send you…

Three hypothetical design schemes for a new Chenery Park complex will be discussed later this month. “I’m personally really enjoying how engaged the community has been,” said Nichole O’Connell, who is spearheading the revitalization project with Laura Burnes. “I’m hoping that can…

With a clearer image of the owner’s plans for Purecoat North, the question of whether the town should allow its redevelopment under the MBTA Communities Act remains up for debate. Laurence Tosi, whose family has owned the metal-plate-making company at the corner…