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Letter: Clarifying a Point

September 4, 2025
In its letter published in the Belmont Voice on Aug. 22, the Belmont Education Association wrote that “The town voted for an override designed to fund our schools for three years, at barely level funding. The School Committee and the town are…

Letter: Kindness Really is Everything

August 16, 2025
Recently, I went to Moozy’s ice cream and yogurt emporium on Trapelo Road in Belmont. I bought some black raspberry ice cream and asked for some money back. They explained that they don’t give cash back. When I explained that I needed…

Letter: Insist the Country Club Pay Its Share

August 15, 2025
As longtime residents of Belmont and proud parents of Belmont High School graduates, we respectfully ask that the Belmont Country Club (BCC) pay its full property tax bill. Since the early 1970s, the BCC has taken advantage of a tax exception known…

Letter: Is This Democratic?

August 15, 2025
Given the Select Board’s response to the July 23 special Town Meeting, it is fair to ask about the state of democracy here in Belmont.  Is democracy dead here? Not yet, but I worry it’s been gravely wounded by a board that…

Letter: Please Return Cemetery Memorial

August 11, 2025
Highland Meadow Cemetery is a sacred space where my daughter Jessica McKeen Johnson has been buried for 10 years. I have always kept fresh flowers in pots on her grave to honor her memory and to remember the joy that she brought…

Letter: Some Naming Suggestions

July 28, 2025
After a lengthy discussion, Town Meeting has given the advice the Select Board sought from it regarding the naming of the rebuilt skating rink, and the vote is to keep Skip Viglirolo’s name on it.   In her explanation of the Select Board’s…

Letter: Make the ‘Golden Bowl’ a Skate Park

July 28, 2025
The ‘Golden Bowl’ should be turned into something that gets kids outside, brings people together, and actually reflects the needs of Belmont’s youth. A skate park would do just that. Well-designed skate parks aren’t just for skateboarding, but for scooters, rollerblades, BMX…

Letter: Home Rule Petition is Long Overdue

July 28, 2025
I write to strongly encourage your support of the committee recommending favorably the Belmont home rule petition to bring the Belmont Country Club (BCC) out from the financial cocoon of 61B open space tax reductions. I’m writing to you as a residential…

Letter: Select Board Not Final Authority on Naming Assets

July 28, 2025
Congratulations to Town Meeting for standing firm in its commitment to keeping Skip Viglirolo’s name on the new skating rink. And shame on the Selectboard for declaring after the vote last week that it would accept the Town Meeting vote as advisory…

Letter: Support Naming The Rink for Viglirolo

July 23, 2025
As a proud Belmont resident, I urge Town Meeting members to vote YES on Article 3 to the name James P. “Skip” Viglirolo Rink and NO on Amendment 3 at the special Town Meeting on Wednesday, July 23. Skip Viglirolo, a Korean…
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