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Letter: Dash Has the Experience to Succeed

March 20, 2026

I’m writing to express my support for Adam Dash as town moderator. I’ve worked with Adam for almost a decade, beginning when I first ran for Town Meeting in 2017. He immediately gained my respect due to his pragmatic, thoughtful, and personable…

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Letter: Vote To Re-Elect Crowley

March 20, 2026

I am a long time Belmont resident and have served as a Town Meeting member from Precinct 8 for 19 years. I have a strong record of voting in support of our public schools, infrastructure and Town services. Today, I am writing…

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Letter: A Wave of Good Memories

March 18, 2026

Reading Greg Levinsky’s story about the Kellehers brought back a flood of memories. Once upon a time, my wife and I bought a two-family home on Elm Street in Belmont. I had commuted from Brooklyn for several years during the late 1980s,…

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Letter: Dash is the Leadership Belmont Needs

March 13, 2026

As a former School Committee member, current Town Meeting member, and community volunteer who cares deeply about Belmont, I am writing to express my strong confidence that Adam Dash will be an excellent town moderator. I was so inspired by his track…

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Letter: Mike Crowley is My Choice

March 13, 2026

As a long time Belmont resident and a former Town Meeting member from Precinct 3, I am writing to urge you to join me in voting to re-elect our Town Meeting moderator Mike Crowley, to a second term. The years I spent…

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Re-Elect Mike Crowley Moderator

March 9, 2026

I am a data scientist with 10 years of experience in a top tech firm, proudly serving on Belmont’s Warrant Committee. This committee, though little known to those not involved in town government, has a crucial role to play in decisions made…

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Support Dash for Moderator

March 9, 2026

Thirteen years. In that time, I’ve worked with and consulted Adam Dash on many of the things I care about—school, pool, library, rink, and funding for schools and town. I’ve sat with him at Town Meeting and valued his comments at the…

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Letter: Overlay Should Not Be the Focus

March 2, 2026

The Rezoning Belmont Center “brown-bag lunch meeting” today was a bust from my point of view! It started with former town Moderator Mike Widmer and current Planning Board Chair Thayer Donham making presentations in opposition to one another, and setting the tone…

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Letter: Less Disruptive Change Needed

March 2, 2026

I’m a great fan of Belmont Center and enjoy patronizing its charming selection of shops and fun food spots, as well as the outstanding farmer’s market. It’s a wonderful community, where “buying local” is a pleasure. Yet the fact is, small business…

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Letter: Try Sharing Blessings

March 2, 2026

I’ve lived in Belmont for 15 years and spent 12 of those on Town Meeting, our legislative body, creating forward momentum in Belmont. Much has been accomplished. Other things remain to be done. Most importantly, we need to shift away from stalling…

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