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Indigenous Groups Advocate for Statewide Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 13, 2024

The Pequossette people once walked upon the lands now known as Belmont. Yet today, although Belmont celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day by closing town offices, the town’s website provides limited information about the people who once lived on these lands. According to the…

Arts·News

Belmont Resident Shares a Passion for Art with Younger Students

October 12, 2024

Joy Son knew early on that she had a talent for art. At age 10, she began drawing and sketching, and, as she gained confidence, moved on to paint with bright, colorful acrylics. “At the beginning, I wasn’t very good or very…

News

A Celestial Light Show

October 11, 2024

Aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, made another appearance over Belmont this week, and some residents shared their images of the show. According to the Royal Museums of Greenwich, the lights happen when electrically charged particulars emitted from the sun during a solar…

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Chenery Park Revitalization Moves Closer to Realization

October 11, 2024

Three hypothetical design schemes for a new Chenery Park complex will be discussed later this month. “I’m personally really enjoying how engaged the community has been,” said Nichole O’Connell, who is spearheading the revitalization project with Laura Burnes. “I’m hoping that can…

Arts·Lifestyle·News

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

October 10, 2024

Belmont residents gathered at the Beech Street Center to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. According to hispanicheritagemonth.org, the month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Sept. 15 is Independence Day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico and…

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As Autumn Arrives, School Committee, Union Focus on Contract Negotiations

October 10, 2024

Negotiations are set to begin with less than a year until the teachers’ union contracts expire. “We want to settle a contract as quickly as possible,” said Belmont Education Association President John Sullivan. “Last time, it went a year without being settled…

Business·News

Belmont Resident’s Radio Work Shines a Light on Humankind

October 9, 2024

If you asked longtime public radio producer David Freudberg and Belmont resident who his most memorable interview subject has been, it isn’t the Dalai Lama, Muhammed Ali, or Betty Ford’s name you’d hear— although those are just a few of the big…

Business·News

Leonard St. Shop Closes, Will Refocus Online

October 8, 2024

The Louis XVI Roll Cylinder desk, standing along the left-hand wall inside Styylish at 55 Leonard St., stands out. The finish on the kingwood veneer is flawless, glimmering under the lights. The intricate diamond-shaped, yew-wood inlay gives the cover a three-dimensional appearance.…

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Citizen’s Petition Seeks to Increase Select Board from Three Members to Five

October 7, 2024

More than 260 signatures have been gathered in support of a citizens’ petition for a special Town Meeting next month to consider the question of whether to increase the number of Select Board members from three to five. According to Carol Berberian,…

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Monitors providing up-to-the-minute data on the new school solar panels

October 7, 2024

They generate energy and cut down on carbon emissions, but just how much of a difference are the rooftop solar panels at the new Belmont Middle and High School making? Thanks to the efforts of the student-run Climate Action Club, students, teachers,…