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Belmont Residents Top National Math Competition

May 17, 2024
Two Belmont seventh-graders recently took home top honors in the AMC 8, a math competition that tested their problem-solving skills against students nationwide. More than 159,000 nationwide participated in the 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice exam open to students in grade eight and under.…

Subcommittee Tunes Zoning Map for MBTA Compliance

May 10, 2024
The Planning Board MBTA Communities Subcommittee is continuing to fine-tune the zoning map it will eventually send to the state for compliance review. The subcommittee, which returned to the Planning Board this week with a zoning map similar to the iteration recommended…
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Library Project On Time, Within Budget

May 9, 2024
Despite supply chain issues, code changes, and other setbacks that have increased costs for construction projects statewide, including Belmont’s municipal skating rink, the new library remains on time and within budget. “We have faced some of the same challenges that the rink…
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Recount Confirms That Board of Assessors to be Appointed

May 6, 2024
Following a recount of votes on Thursday, the Board of Assessors will officially become an appointed position rather than an elected one. On the April 2 election ballot, Question 2 — whether the Board of Assessors should be appointed rather than elected…
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Belmont Woman Makes TV Debut on ‘Stories From the Stage’

May 4, 2024
Even at a young age, longtime Belmont resident Nina Livingstone enjoyed listening to the stories of others. After interviewing her mother as a child, Livingstone interviewed the likes of author and orator Fran Leibowitz, actress and activist Marlee Matlin, and a food…
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Select Board Notes, April 26, 2024

May 3, 2024
Compliance Addressed Town Administrator Patrice Garvin updated the board on three restaurants that had not complied with the requirements of their licenses. One, Gregory’s House of Pizza on Leonard Street, had completed the necessary work and received its license. According to Garvin,…
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DPW Employee Leaves a Lasting Legacy

May 3, 2024
By Holly Camero, Belmont Voice correspondent Gino Villa may have looked tough, but those who knew him say he was a real softie. Villa, who was a mason for the Belmont Department of Public Works for over 20 years, died March 19.…

Select Board Seeks Community Path Compromise

May 2, 2024
The plans for Phase 2 of the Community Path bring the project into conflict with the Belmont Housing Authority because a critical piece of infrastructure encroaches on land owned by the Authority, which has plans for redevelopment. The Select Board meeting Thursday…
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After Nearly Two Decades, Town Clock is Back in Service

May 1, 2024
By Jesse A. Floyd, Belmont Voice staff For the first time in nearly two decades, the clock in the tower of the Belmont Unitarian Universalist Church is keeping accurate time after extensive renovation. Some of the work on the mechanics of the…
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