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Lunar New Year Unites Belmont

March 10, 2024

Vanessa Przysiecki was a study of concentration as the toddler reached down to grab the bright pink fuzzball on a tray full of different-sized puffballs. Using a pair of plastic chopsticks, she caught the piece and started lifting it from the bin.…

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Lifestyle

250-Year-old Japanese Farmhouse Moves to Belmont as Cultural Center

March 9, 2024

250-Year-old Japanese Farmhouse Moves to Belmont as Cultural Center By Melissa Russell, Belmont Voice correspondent By the end of the year, Belmont will be home to a new center that promises to be a significant contributor to knowledge of and appreciation for,…

Arts

Musical ‘Something Rotten’ Brings Something Fun to Belmont High School

March 9, 2024

At a rehearsal two weeks before opening night, things are coming together. It’s when all the disparate parts of a high school musical — the scenes, the dancing, the music, the staging, the costumes, the lighting — are assembled. It is typically…

News

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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News

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,…

News

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…

News

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…

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News

Crafting Confidence: Belmont’s Restoration Project Heals Through Hands-On Work

March 6, 2024

Lukas Oram methodically pushed a buzzing sander across the surface of a table that had seen better days, erasing years of scuffs and scratches as he worked to resurrect the piece. “It’s nice to work with your hands,” said the 19-year-old as…

News

Retirement Board Meeting Wednesday to Vote on Fifth Member

March 5, 2024

The Belmont Contributory Retirement Board is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. to elect a fifth member to the board. This will be the fourth attempt to fill the position. The first two ended 2-2, and the third ended 2-1 in…

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Sports

Arlington-Belmont Crew Team Looking to Grow

March 5, 2024

On most winter evenings, a group of rowers from Belmont and Arlington High Schools work out on ergometers at a facility on Pleasant Street in Belmont. The Arlington-Belmont Crew Club members are preparing for what they hope is a successful spring season…