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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…

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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…

Business

Meet Our Inaugural Editor-in-Chief

November 2, 2023

The Belmont Voice is thrilled to announce that veteran New England journalist Jesse Floyd will be our inaugural editor-in-chief, beginning on Nov. 6. Jesse has spent more than 30 years in newsrooms throughout the region. Most of that time, almost 27 years,…

Sports

Girls’ Volleyball Team Finishes Strong Season, Readies for State Tournament

November 1, 2023

In the midst of its best season in recent memory, the Belmont High School girls’ volleyball program found itself at an inflection point. Up 2-0 on Burlington in a critical Middlesex League match, members of the team expected to cruise to an…

Sports

Belmont High School Sports Teams Ready for MIAA Tournament

November 1, 2023

Five Belmont High School Marauders fall sports teams qualified for the MIAA Tournaments. Here’s a look at the teams that made it, their top players, and where they stand entering the tournaments. In football, the top 16 teams according to the MIAA…

Lifestyle·News

Belmont Public Library Timeline, Temporary Location Plan

October 28, 2023

Here’s the latest on how the Belmont Public Library will provide services as the town builds a new facility, along with the timeline for the project. TimelineNovember 22, 2023: 2024: Demolition is scheduled at the beginning of the New Year. May 2025:…

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Dionne Sets Ambitious Agenda to Increase Tax Base

October 28, 2023

Elizabeth Dionne — sworn in this year as Belmont’s fourth ever woman on the Select Board, and the first woman in 17 years — hit the ground running when she was elected in April. Starting with a Town Meeting warrant article in…

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Special Town Meeting Tackles Tax Breaks for Golf Courses, Restaurant Zoning, and More

October 28, 2023

Belmont’s Special Town Meeting on Nov. 6, 8 and 13 at Belmont High School is addressing everything from zoning bylaws to how the town will use Community Preservation Funds. Below are some highlights. Article 2: Community Preservation Committee Off-Cycle RequestsTown Meeting will…