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Seeking Savings, Belmont Shifts Health Insurance

April 6, 2026
As health care costs rise nationwide, municipalities around the state are revisiting the question of whether to remain self-insured, or to switch to a state-run health insurance program for public employees that might help to cushion the financial blow. Belmont is no…

Music, Conversation Mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 7, 2025
With the goal of providing a meaningful opportunity for conversation and education, Belmont Against Racism (BAR) is presenting a free, interactive event on Oct. 13 in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Musician Thea Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of…

Despite Challenges, October Town Meeting Will Be Hybrid

October 6, 2025
Despite the burden it places on town staff, the October special Town Meeting will be held in a hybrid format. To reduce the need for her staff to use compensatory time — as that department doesn’t have an overtime budget — Town…

Marauders of the Week for Oct. 3, 2025

October 3, 2025
Ethan Pond 1. Favorite school subject: History 2. Most influential classes / teachers AP Econ with Mr.Streit, Algebra 2 with Mr.G, PreCalculus with Ms.Shah 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: PAC and the baseball team 4. What are you most…

Select Board Notes, Sept. 29, 2025

October 3, 2025
Contract Awarded for Town Fields Improvements The Select Board approved a three-year contract with Tom Irwin Inc. for work related to the improvement and maintenance of the town’s playing fields. Over the course of three years, beginning this fall and concluding on…

Districts Could Reinvest Belmont Parking Revenue

October 2, 2025
Every year, hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking revenue, a majority of which comes from fines, is funneled into the town’s General Fund to be spent in various ways around town — sometimes in ways that may not be immediately visible…

Fundraising Push Will Pay For Final Touches on Rink

October 1, 2025
After several years of grassroots fundraising efforts — and just weeks shy of opening day for the Belmont Sports Complex: Home of the Skip Viglirolo Rink — a dedicated group of residents is making the final push in what they consider to…
Participants and facilitators of the Unified Hoops Clinic pose together on the court. Some are wearing blue jerseys while others wear red jerseys.

Basketball Clinic Spurs Growth Beyond the Court

September 29, 2025
Mathew Zoffreo dribbled down the court, passing the basketball between his legs before making a basket. Weeks earlier, he had learned how to dribble for the first time, as a participant of the Unified Hoops Clinic—a six-session summer program that provides basketball…

Marauders of the Week for Sept. 26, 2025

September 26, 2025
Abigail Armstrong 1. Favorite school subject: Math 2. Most influential classes / teachers H1 pre-calc with Ms. Grossi and AP Biology with Ms. Saxena 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: Dance is the most meaningful extracurricular to me. 4. What…
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