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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.

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Consideration of MBTA Zoning Changes Continues

February 16, 2024
Belmont’s MBTA Communities Advisory Committee has eliminated two of five rezoning scenarios proposed under the MBTA Communities Act. The act requires towns such as Belmont, served by the MBTA, to create at least one zoning district of reasonable size where multi-family housing…

Pro or Con Override? There’s a Committee for That

February 14, 2024
Campaign teams have emerged on either side of the debate over whether Belmont should pass an $8.4 million override this spring. “We appreciate the magnitude of this,” Select Board Chair Roy Epstein said earlier this month when the board voted unanimously to…
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Resident Designs Activewear for Older Women

February 14, 2024
Frustrated with the lack of options for older women seeking comfortable activewear, one Belmont resident decided to design her own. “I felt older women need to have fun clothes to wear when they’re exercising or when they’re walking the dog, or just…

Override Chronicles: Belmont’s $8.4 Million Decision Looms

February 12, 2024
If history is a guide, Belmont faces about a 45% chance of passing the proposed $8.4 million Proposition 2½ override in the spring. Since 1980, Belmont voters have faced nine override votes: four have passed, totaling $12 million. Five, totaling $15 million,…

Select Board Votes to Request $8.4 Million Override to Ballot

February 2, 2024
Following months of discussion, the Select Board voted Tuesday morning to put forward an $8.4 million Proposition 2½ override for voters to decide on this spring. “We appreciate the magnitude of this,” Select Board Chair Roy Epstein said Tuesday morning. “It’s impossible…
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Boiler Issues Close Winn Brook School for Second Day

January 25, 2024
Winn Brook Elementary School was closed Thursday for the second consecutive day while maintenance crews addressed issues relating to the building’s heating system. According to Fire Chief David DeStefano, who deferred further questions to school administration, his department responded to a report…

Voters to Decide Future of Board of Assessors

January 23, 2024
After a lengthy debate at Special Town Meeting Monday night, a majority of Town Meeting Members voted to bring to the ballot the question of whether to change the Board of Assessors from elected positions to appointed ones. “Although I don’t feel…
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