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Marauders Trounce Watertown Raiders in 101st Annual Thanksgiving Football Game

November 27, 2023

The Marauders got their revenge against Watertown at their annual Thanksgiving Day Game at Victory Field on Thursday, after losing in the rivalry last year during the 100th Turkey Day game at Fenway Park. Senior Quarterback Jayden Arno led the way to…

News

With Override Looming, Schools Begin Outlining Budget Possibilities

November 19, 2023

Next spring, Belmont residents will decide on a Proposition 2 1/2 override to cover a gap in the general operating budget. The outcome — pass or fail — will have far reaching impacts on the amount of money available for town departments…

Sports

Breaking Barriers and Scoring Goals with Grit and Grace

November 19, 2023

The loose puck bounced in the direction of Ryder Simmons, and with a burst of speed, with the puck at his stick, he just had to beat the goalie. Simmons, a 9-year-old member of the Belmont Youth Hockey Association (BYHA) Squirt AA2…

Lifestyle

Belmont Teens Raise Money for Rosie’s Place

November 19, 2023

What happens when you combine a challenge to a pingpong tournament with a desire to do good? Raising money for a charitable cause, of course. At least, that’s what happened when Reese Campbell, Melis Demirtas, and Eleonora Spada combined their interests and…

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Key Takeaways From Special Town Meeting

November 19, 2023

On Nov. 6, after close to two hours of discussion, voters approved a measure removing the uniformed police from the provisions of Civil Service. The predominant argument in favor of leaving: Civil Service, which provided a list of vetted, tested candidates to…

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Nov. 13 Special Town Meeting Results

November 14, 2023

Article 5: Specialized Energy CodeMajority vote required for passage• This was approved by a 204-33 vote with 4 abstentions In the final of three nights of Special Town Meeting, members voted to move Belmont toward a future where new buildings are fully electrified,…

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Nov. 8 Special Town Meeting Results

November 9, 2023

Town Meeting members met last night for more than three hours at Belmont High School for the second of three nights of Special Town Meeting to address restaurant bylaws, the allocation of Community Preservation funds and the town’s rainy day fund. Article…

News

A New Era for Hiring Belmont Police Officers

November 9, 2023

The Belmont Police Department is preparing its new hiring policies after Town Meeting members voted 160-101 (with one abstention) on Monday night to leave the state’s Civil Service process. The program required Belmont to make hires from a list of people who…

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Nov. 6 Special Town Meeting Results

November 7, 2023

After a lengthy and hotly contested debate, Town Meeting members voted last night to leave a century-old system for hiring police in Belmont. In the first of three scheduled nights of Special Town Meeting at the Belmont High School auditorium, members approved…

Business

Serious Business: ‘Horror Stories’ of Restaurants Opening in Belmont

November 7, 2023

It’s been a year since a poster first appeared in the storefront window, announcing the imminent arrival of Butternut Bakehouse, a scratch bakery and cafe between Champions Sporting Goods and the recently closed Coco bubble tea shop in Belmont Center. With each…