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Shealagh Sullivan

Shealagh Sullivan

Shealagh Sullivan is a member of The Belmont Voice staff. Shealagh can be contacted at ssullivan@belmontvoice.org.

New Roof Planned for Chenery Building

March 14, 2026
Chenery Upper Elementary School, Belmont Public Schools (BPS), and town officials recently presented a plan to replace the school’s roof — the final of three major renovations to the building. According to initial estimates, the roof work is expected to cost $4.2…

Belmont High School’s ‘Urinetown’ Opens Tonight

March 12, 2026
Belmont High School is taking audiences to “Urinetown” this weekend for the school’s annual spring musical. The satirical comedy is set in a dystopian city suffering from a severe water shortage, where the corporation Urine Good Company controls all public toilets, forcing…

Grant for electric buses awarded to Belmont

March 10, 2026
Belmont received a $1.8 million grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MCEC) to help fund electric school buses, according to a release from MCEC. The grant is part of the fourth round of the state’s School Bus Deployment Program, an initiative…
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BPS Contract Talks to Resume Under State Mediation

March 9, 2026
Contract negotiations between the Belmont Public Schools (BPS) and the Belmont Education Association (BEA) are set to resume March 9 under state mediation, just over a month after the BEA voted to move to a work-to-rule job action. “I think that it’s…

School Committee Notes, Feb. 24, 2026

March 6, 2026
Clothing Drive Student Advisory Council representative Andrew Ge announced the high school student senate’s clothing drive collected about 2,700 items of clothing. The clothes will be donated to the nonprofit Cradles to Crayons. Chenery Roof Funding Superintendent Jill Geiser and Town Administrator…

Mock Trial Team Reflects on Breakout Season

February 19, 2026
For a small group of Belmont High School students, legal pads, case files, and cross-examinations have become a regular part of their high school experience. The high school’s mock trial team wrapped up its 2025-26 season at the MassBar High School’s Mock…
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