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Belmont Man to Run 154 Miles in Memory of Mom

October 27, 2026
Some people organize baked goods sales or can drives to raise money for causes they care about; others host spaghetti dinners. Scot DeDeo? He runs. In fact, from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8, the 46-year-old Belmont resident will run from the western…
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Crucial Step in Belmont Library Revamp: Demolition Begins

March 12, 2024
Passersby on Concord Avenue might notice a big gap where the old library once stood. This week, the wrecking crews were hard at work, knocking down the old building to make room for its $40 million replacement. “They are doing prep work.…

Belmont Faces IRS Fines for Late Tax Withholding

March 8, 2024
An accounting gaffe could cost Belmont close to $300,000 in fines to the Internal Revenue Service this year. In a memo to Town Administrator Patrice Garvin in late January, Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director Jennifer Hewitt and Treasurer Leslie Davidson wrote that the…
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School Committee Appoints Lucia Sullivan Assistant Superintendent

March 7, 2024
After nearly a year in an interim capacity, the Belmont School District has hired Lucia Sullivan as the district’s assistant superintendent. A Belmont resident and parent in the district, Sullivan has served as the interim assistant superintendent since July 2023. Before that,…

Retirement Board Breaks Deadlock, Re-Elects Thomas Gibson

March 6, 2024
After weeks of controversy, the Belmont Contributory Retirement Board voted Wednesday to re-elect Thomas Gibson as the fifth member – immediately after unanimously voting to change the board’s investment strategy. Gibson has served on the board since 1996. He secured the seat…

Select Board Notes, March 4, 2024

March 6, 2024
Override Impact Calculator The Board announced an override calculator has been added to the town website. It allows homeowners to enter their address, and the calculator will show how the $8.4 million override, if passed, will impact their property taxes. The calculator…

Police, Belmont Light, Former Super Top Earners in 2023

March 5, 2024
Bringing home $310,000 last year, former school Superintendent John Phelan was the town’s top earner in 2023 by nearly $100,000. Phelan, who retired in November 2023, negotiated a contract in 2020 that started him at a salary of $232,384, with opportunities for…
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Local Volunteers Provide ‘Friendship, Support’ to Refugees

March 4, 2024
This past weekend, three Beth El Temple Center members arrived at a hotel in Mansfield, bringing with them food and conversation, which they shared with four refugee families living at the hotel until the families find permanent housing. “Communication was a challenge,…

Latest Salvo in Battle Between Retirement Board and Town

March 2, 2024
The controversy over the appointment of Thomas Gibson as the fifth member of the Belmont Contributory Retirement Board continues to build, with Gibson under scrutiny as he considers scheduling a retirement board meeting for next week. On Tuesday, the state’s Public Employee…
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