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Young Belmont High School Softball Shows Promise

April 15, 2026
For what the Belmont High School softball team may lack in varsity experience, the Marauders boast a promising core of young talent. The top five hitters from last year’s tournament team graduated, but third-year coach Joe Tuzzolo likes what he sees from…

BHS Sports Wrap (April 6 – April 13)

April 15, 2026
Girls Lacrosse: Belmont went 1-1 this stretch, falling to Reading, 16-5, on April 7 before rebounding with a 12-5 win over Watertown on April 9. Junior Natalie Merrow led the offense against Reading with three goals, while freshman Ellie Siegert tallied three…

Celebrating the Arrival of Spring

April 15, 2026
Concentrating on her target, Olivia Chen, 5, threw her arrow like a javelin during a game of “pitch pot” on April 11, outside the Belmont Public Library. She and her 2-year-old sister Rylee were there enjoying activities and crafts at the Qingming…
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Select Board Notes, April 6, 2026

April 15, 2026
Lubien Named CFO The town hired Geoffrey Lubien as its new chief financial officer. “We had 30 applicants for the position; we then narrowed it down to eight, we interviewed six,” said Town Administrator Patrice Garvin. “[The position received] a lot of…

Belmont Couple Turns From Cancer Battle to Marathon Mission

April 14, 2026
Coney Flowers felt her husband, Benjamin, did everything he could and more during her battle with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia two years ago. For 40 days and nights, the couple spent every moment together in a Massachusetts General Hospital room as Coney…
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Belmont Electricity Rates Climb 6%; Residents Tighten Belts

April 13, 2026
Belmont Light raised its residential electricity rate by 6% on March 1, and residents say the increase has compounded a year of climbing energy costs that are straining household budgets. Sue Choquette, 60, a Belmont renter since 2021, opened her January bill…

Chenery Chorus to Return to Fenway Park

April 13, 2026
The Chenery Upper Elementary School chorus will be returning to Fenway Park on May 23 to sing the national anthem before the game against the Minnesota Twins. “There is so much pride; these kids work so hard every day,” said Sara Carson,…

Belmont’s Ties To Historic Disaster

April 12, 2026
While many are familiar with the fictional story of Jack and Rose in James Cameron’s famous film, “Titanic,” fewer are familiar with Belmont’s connection to the historic tragedy. In fact, three distinct stories—those of two former Belmont residents and a New York…
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Belmont Celebrates Turn On The Town

December 12, 2025
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The weather was early-winter special with sleet, snow and freezing rain, but Belmont still turned out for the annual Turn On The Town. Leonard Street came alive as hundreds of people turned our for a taste of the holiday.…

Marauder of the Week for Dec. 12, 2025

December 12, 2025
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Each week, members of the Belmont High School staff nominate seniors to be featured as Marauders of the Week. The students earn this spotlight for outstanding accomplishments ranging from citizenship to extracurricular activities to scholastics. We are excited for this opportunity to…

Harvard Presents Brighton Street Overlay Findings

December 12, 2025
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With one proposed overlay underway, town officials are beginning to turn their attention to the next step in their plan to increase Belmont’s commercial tax base — the Brighton Street corridor –– where town officials are looking to implement a zoning overlay.…

Garden Gems: Gifts for Gardeners

December 11, 2025
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They say that you should give what you would like to receive. With that in mind, and knowing my husband reads this column, I am going to recommend a few things I would like to receive and a few tried-and-true gifts. For…

Open Space Plan to Get an Overdue Update

December 11, 2025
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For the first time since 1999, the town is updating its Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) — and it’s looking for the community’s help in doing so. “It’s really interesting to go back and read [the old] plan because we’ve undertaken…

Belmont Raises $27K for Tree Fund Honoring Glenn Clancy

December 10, 2025
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Nearly $30,000 has been raised in memory of longtime public employee Glenn Clancy. To date, $27,520 has been raised for The Glenn Clancy Fund—“40 Trees for 40 Years”—which was established in September in recognition of Clancy’s decades of service to the town.…

Traffic, Assault Violations Top Arrests in Belmont

December 9, 2025
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Over the last decade, the most common arrests in Belmont (or in some cases, summons) have been traffic-related. Between October 2015 and June 2025, there were 826 traffic-related violations, according to data provided by the Belmont Police Department. That includes operating a…

Learn to Provide Life-Saving Help When Seconds Count

December 6, 2025
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About two months ago, Belmont resident Jonathan Moffett noticed a friend choking and “leapt into action.” “Everything we like to see happen happened in this incident,” Fire Chief David DeStefano said at a ceremony Monday recognizing the 61-year-old Belmont resident. “Jonathan leapt…

Marauders of the Week for Dec. 5, 2025

December 5, 2025
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Quincy Crockett 1. Favorite school subject: Math, especially pre-calc 2. Most influential educators/staff members/classes: Mr. Flam, Sra. Brito 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: IMPROV, A Cappela, Boy Scouts 4. What are you most proud of doing or being part…
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