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Letter: The Transformer Will Be Removed

June 28, 2025

This letter is a brief update to the community about the Belmont Light transformer that has been on the sidewalk on Leonard Street. The plan is to remove the transformer by the end of this summer. The curbing will stay the same…

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Letter: Town Day Decision a ‘Surprise’

June 27, 2025

I read with surprise the new decision by the president of the Belmont Center Business Association, Deren Muckjian, to bar political associations from tabling at Town Day. Town Day traditionally has welcomed all sorts of tables, whether to inform residents about political…

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Letter: Not a Banner Outcome

June 25, 2025

A few weeks ago, the Belmont LGBTQ+ Alliance put up a banner that read: “Belmont welcomes immigrants, embraces our LGBTQ+ community, and endorses diversity, equity, and inclusion.” The banner was endorsed by nine community organizations, whose logos are displayed. It was a…

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Letter: Thanks From the Viglirolo Family

June 11, 2025

The Viglirolo Family would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you for the incredible outpouring of kindness and support following the passing of our beloved father, brother, and husband, Skippy. Over his 95 years, Skippy touched countless lives with…

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Letter: Rec Department Should Call Rink Home

May 27, 2025

Regarding the article on the disagreements on the use of the Beech Street Center (“With Citizen Petition Filed, COA Divided on Beech Street Center Changes” May 16, Page 3). Why are we wasting time arguing over $30,000 in costs for the Recreation…

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Thoughts on 7th Grade Algebra

May 27, 2025

The new option of taking Algebra 1 in seventh grade may seem like a great opportunity for students to get ahead. But I believe this path does more harm than good. I’ve tutored Belmont students in math for 20 years. Belmont High…

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Letter: Unsafe Crossing to Town Field Playground

May 8, 2025

We were so happy to see the fantastic new playground at Town Field open a couple years ago. However, the point of entrance on Beech St, and in particular the point where pedestrians naturally cross to access that entrance, is incredibly perilous.…

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Letter: Paying Respect to Viglirolo

May 8, 2025

I would like to add my voice to those who have said they would like to keep the new Belmont skating rink in Skip Viglirolo’s name. There’s a reason why the rink was named after Skip. It’s because of the many contributions…

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Letter: More Than Just a Name

May 8, 2025

I am still searching for the operating budget for the new ice rink since Select Board Chair Elizabeth Dionne hoped it would be revenue-neutral. Naming the structure and the ice surface, I think, should require a real hard thought process. When the…

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Letter: Transformer Is An Eyesore

May 8, 2025

The Select Board’s failure to replace the hideous above-ground transformer at 109 Leonard St., 1.5 years after approving an underground solution on Oct. 23, 2023, is outrageous. This isn’t just incompetence—it’s a betrayal of Belmont Center businesses, who demand an underground transformer…

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