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Mary Byrne

Mary Byrne is a member of The Belmont Voice staff.
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Belmont’s Link to an Enduring Aviation Mystery

February 24, 2024
When Ron Sacca, a lifelong resident, travels by airplane, he shares the same anecdote with his seatmates: his high school English teacher was the sister of the famed Amelia Earhart. He doesn’t expect everyone to believe him, he said. But it’s true.…
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Belmont High Considering In-Class Cell Phone Ban

February 18, 2024
In an effort to cut down on distractions and improve student engagement, Belmont High School is considering joining a growing number of Massachusetts schools restricting the use of cell phones in classrooms. “I know that not everyone will be in favor of…
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Students Spearhead ‘Yes’ Campaign for Override

February 17, 2024
For Belmont High School Senior Gavin Tieken-Zidel, the high school theater program was a formative part of his high school years. Fellow Senior Brendan Barry talked about the the rigorous Advanced Placement courses, the popular after-school clubs, and the electives that help…
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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,…
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