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Town Meeting Approves Additional $1.5 Million for Municipal Skating Rink

June 12, 2024

Belmont athletes from multiple sports greeted Town Meeting members as they arrived at the high school Monday night. The players handed out fliers, touting the value of the skating rink project as one that transcended sport. “We are athletes who play rugby,…

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A Belmont Fixture Celebrates Generations of Happy Children

June 11, 2024

Plymouth Nursery School (PNC), tucked in the Plymouth Congregational Church on Pleasant Street, is easy to miss. This unassuming structure, surrounded by lush greenery and a private playground, has been welcoming children for 78 years. After operating out of the church at…

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Belmont to Celebrate Pride Month with Fourth Annual Parade

June 10, 2024

As the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) continues to track 515 anti-LGBTQ bills across the U.S., many communities, including Belmont, are showing their solidarity during Pride Month this June. The Belmont Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, June 15. Community members…

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Belmont Woman Joins Effort to Aid Families Sheltering at Logan

June 8, 2024

Belmont resident Amy Rosenstein’s car was packed — filled with items for donation that would be delivered to Logan International Airport, where dozens of migrants and other unhoused individuals have been staying overnight — when a friend called to say they were…

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Boilers, Sidewalks Dominate Town Meeting Agenda

June 7, 2024

With capital funding requests dominating the discussion – and a brief intermission to address issues with voting devices — Town Meeting members passed all articles as presented Wednesday night. Articles included $1.57 million for capital projects, $2.45 million for paving and sidewalks,…

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Opening Day of Belmont Farmers’ Market

June 7, 2024

The back of the Claflin Street parking lot was full up Thursday, occupied by the tents and canopies of the Belmont Farmers’ Market. This is the 19th year for the market. According to Chair Hal Shubin, last year, the market drew more…

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Belmont High Class of 2024 ‘Persevered’

June 7, 2024

Still wearing her maroon mortarboard and robe after graduating from Belmont High School Saturday, 18-year-old Andrea Marquez was happy about her accomplishment, sad at the prospect of being apart from old friends, and frank when recalling the COVID pandemic. Marquez, Principal Isaac…

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With $110,000 at Stake, Town Meeting Delays Vote on McLean Agreement

June 6, 2024

In an effort to ensure Belmont receives the $110,000 McLean Hospital agreed to pay the town in a 1999 Traffic Monitoring and Mitigation Agreement (TMMA), Town Meeting will revisit the question of ratifying a revised version of the agreement later this month.…

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FBE Donation Will Stock Middle School Library

June 6, 2024

Last year, at a Belmont Middle and High School event, Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) President Melissa McKenna noticed a “glaring” absence of books in the middle school’s library. She said other parents that night expressed a similar concern, so she began…

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Belmont Polyglot Snares Chance to Study in Taiwan

June 5, 2024

From an early age, rising Belmont High School senior Benjamin Hanna had an affinity for languages. In preschool, he started taking Chinese lessons. Years later, as a middle school student, he continued that study. He speaks Vietnamese with his mother and grandmother…