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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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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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Water and Sewer Rates to Increase, Effective July 1

April 30, 2024

Water and sewer rates will increase by 4% and 8%, respectively, in the upcoming fiscal year. The new rates will be reflected in the Aug. 1 bills for water consumption in July. The increases, approved by the Select Board this month, aim…

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Annual Town Meeting Kicks Off, Approves Three Zoning Amendments

April 30, 2024

Town Meeting members approved the first handful of warrant articles Monday night, including several housekeeping articles and three amendments to the zoning bylaws. Several more nights lie ahead for Town Meeting members, who will be asked to approve 24 articles. Six were…

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Updated: ‘Drastic Cuts’ Needed to Address $4 Million Deficit in Municipal Rink Project

April 30, 2024

Drastic cuts of roughly $4 million are needed to bring the municipal rink’s total cost down to the $30 million budgeted for its design and construction. The Municipal Skating Rink Building Committee is looking for ways to address the projected cost being…

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Belmont Resident Reels in Pair of Architectural Awards

April 30, 2024

By Susanne Beck, Belmont Voice correspondent Belmont resident and prize-winning architect Charlie Rose is known for an uncluttered aesthetic, meaning he has plenty of empty shelf space in his modernist home perched high on the town hill. Chances are, though, his office…

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Celebrating Community: Beth El Temple Center Hosts Community Seder

April 29, 2024

For almost 30 years, Belmont’s Beth El Temple Center has been welcoming people into its Concord Avenue space to mark the Jewish holiday of Passover with a community Seder. “The Passover Seder is a service, over a dinner meal, that tells the…

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Annual Bird Count May 11

April 29, 2024

Annual Bird Count May 11 Bird-a-thon, Mass Audubon’s annual statewide species identification competition, returns May 10 and May 11, when hundreds of birding enthusiasts of all abilities and backgrounds will engage in a friendly but focused competition to identify the most species…