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Letter: A Plea for Revised Traffic Patterns

December 20, 2024

I beg the powers that be to take the appropriate measures to fix the dangerous intersection at Common Street and Trapelo Road! While the left turn from Common onto Trapelo towards Cambridge is a left-on-green-arrow only and clearly lined, and therefore safe,…

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Letter: Thank You for the Safer Crossing

December 5, 2024

Thank You for the Safer Crossing We would like to express our gratitude to the Town of Belmont, the Select Board, the Traffic Committee, Precinct 2 Town Meeting members and whomever else was involved in the installation of the crosswalk light on…

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Letter: Preserve the MCAS Requirement

October 30, 2024

In its title, “Voters to Decide Future of MCAS” (Oct. 25), Maile Blume’s excellent piece hits the nail on the head. The proposal to remove the MCAS graduation requirement is but one more step in a long-standing effort to remove the MCAS…

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Letter: Support Enlarging Select Board

October 18, 2024

I write in support of the proposal coming before Town Meeting to move to a five-member select board. Having previously lived in a town with a five-member board, I believe the change will bring significant advantages to Belmont. The advantages start with…

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Letter: A Public Planning Board meeting?

September 9, 2024

In the upcoming two months, the work of the Planning Board will be extra important to Belmont’s future under the MBTA Communities Act (3A). The Board will be listening to final public comments, examining the results of the state’s preliminary review of…

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Letter: Focus on Leaf Blower Education

September 6, 2024

Perhaps before next year’s leaf blower ban ‘season’ starting May 15, 2025, the town can create and publicize a PDF flier about the ban and make it available to residents to print and share. The flier would objectively state the requirements and…

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Letter: Dismaying Development

September 5, 2024

I read with dismay the news that the Select Board will be relocating some of its town offices into the Senior Center, aka Beech Street Center, which will utilize and displace resources available to seniors and the Council on Aging. And, it…

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Letter: A Golden Opportunity

August 21, 2024

Recent controversy has a local organization, Citizens for a Fiscally Responsible Belmont (CFRB) in the spotlight. There has been some discussion of what CFRB is and does in local media. Dawn MacKerron, the president of CFRB, offered an explanation in a letter…

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Letter: Create Memorable Reunions

August 21, 2024

As a 1965 Belmont High School grad, I enjoyed reading Eric Perkins’ piece on his school reunion experiences. From my “Boomer’s” perspective, the 10, 20, 30-year reunions really take a backseat to the 50th. Either get ready for a spectacular experience or…

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Letter: An Explanation of CFRB

August 21, 2024

On July 22, Select Board Vice Chair Matt Taylor launched a verbal attack on Citizens for a Fiscally Responsible Belmont, (CFRB) and on Vice President Marie Warner. Warner’s reappointment to the Economic Development Committee was to be voted on by the Select…

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