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Melissa Russell

Melissa Russell

Melissa Russell is a contributor to The Belmont Voice.

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Meet Audrey Huang, Book Handseller of the Year

October 13, 2024
Handselling might not be a well-known term, but if you’ve ever been to an independent bookstore where a staff member makes a personal recommendation, you’ve experienced it. Some booksellers are better at it than others, and Belmont Books’ Audrey Huang—who was just…
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Belmont Teen is Two-Time Winner of Prestigious NASA Contest

August 22, 2024
How much do you know about space weather? Solar wind? Geomagnetic storms? Anything you want to know, ask Yuto Yashiro. The 13-year-old Belmont eighth grader is a two-time winner of the prestigious NASA International Space Apps Challenge, a global hackathon in which…

Ukrainian Family to Return to Belmont

June 29, 2024
When the Belmont Voice last reported on Karen Unanian and his wife Viktoriia Susidenko, their family, which had fled the violence in Ukraine for the U.S., had lost their Belmont apartment, moved to Cambridge, and, with the change of residence, had been…

Belmont High Ultimate Frisbee Team Falls in Heartbreaker

June 22, 2024
The first rule of Ultimate Frisbee, according to Belmont High School coach Phil Lawrence, is to play in the “spirit of ultimate.” “Spirit of ultimate” is loosely defined as playing to the best of your ability in a controlled, honest, fair, and…
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Six Belmont Musicians Set for European Summer Tour

June 19, 2024
There are many attractive flower gardens at private homes near Harvard Square. At first glance, the riot of roses, dahlias, peonies, and purple allium outside Benjamin Zander’s home is another lovely spot to admire as you move along. But stop for a…
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