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Select Board Votes to Request $8.4 Million Override to Ballot

February 2, 2024
Following months of discussion, the Select Board voted Tuesday morning to put forward an $8.4 million Proposition 2½ override for voters to decide on this spring. “We appreciate the magnitude of this,” Select Board Chair Roy Epstein said Tuesday morning. “It’s impossible…

The Voice Arrives in Belmont

January 31, 2024
The Belmont Voice is a real newspaper, published weekly, starting Jan. 26, 2024. We're proud of the work we've done, and were pleased people wanted to share their inaugural edition experiences. Thank you to everyone who read the paper, who reached out…
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Life On The Road For Belmont Hockey Players

January 29, 2024
Logistical and supply-chain constraints have pushed back the opening of Belmont’s $29.9 million ice rink until March 2025, meaning town hockey teams will endure another season practicing at odd hours and playing home games somewhere on the road. Anne Marie Mahoney, a…

Select Board Gets Closer to Override Number; Vote Jan. 30

January 28, 2024
The Belmont Select Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday, Jan. 30 on the size of the override. The vote will come after months of discussion and speculation. The fate of the override will be the weightiest conversation voters face leading up to…
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Belmont’s Off-Leash Dog Program in Limbo

January 28, 2024
The new year was supposed to bring a new policy for allowing dogs to run off-leash in Belmont. Instead, dog owners are still waiting to learn how much access unleashed dogs will have to town parks. The Belmont Recreation Commission voted in…
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Boiler Issues Close Winn Brook School for Second Day

January 25, 2024
Winn Brook Elementary School was closed Thursday for the second consecutive day while maintenance crews addressed issues relating to the building’s heating system. According to Fire Chief David DeStefano, who deferred further questions to school administration, his department responded to a report…

Voters to Decide Future of Board of Assessors

January 23, 2024
After a lengthy debate at Special Town Meeting Monday night, a majority of Town Meeting Members voted to bring to the ballot the question of whether to change the Board of Assessors from elected positions to appointed ones. “Although I don’t feel…
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