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New Plan for Belmont Library Children’s Services

August 20, 2023
The Belmont Select Board, in a unanimous decision at its August 7 meeting, has approved a revised plan to transfer children’s services to the Everett C. Benton Library, during the construction of the new town library. The Select Board decided that the…

Benton Library Has its own Chapter in Belmont’s History

August 20, 2023
Constructed in 1892, the building that would eventually become the E.C. Benton Library was originally a chapel for the Belmont School for Boys. It was designed in the country Gothic style by the architectural firm Dull and Dallney. Seven years later, the…

Belmont’s Sole Surviving Farm Has A Rich Legacy

August 11, 2023
Belmont was once home to dozens of farms, but only one remains. Belmont Acres Farm is tucked behind the trees and houses near the busy rotary at Washington, Blanchard and Grove streets at 34 Glenn Road. The farm is a subsection of…
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Striking a Balance on Concord Avenue

July 12, 2023
We’re striking a balance. That’s how Belmont Select Board Chair Roy Epstein described a pair of decisions Monday night connected to the new protected bike lane on Concord Avenue. The bike lane, which debuted last summer, enables cyclists to ride to the…

Belmont’s Jeanne Widmer named “Commonwealth Heroine”

July 12, 2023
Jeanne Widmer has held many titles in her life: teacher, mentor, mother, Ed.D., chairwoman and now, heroine. State Representative Dave Rogers (D-24th Middlesex District) honored Widmer as Commonwealth Heroine at a ceremony at the State House earlier this summer. The Commonwealth Heroine…
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Battle For The Road Over Bike Lane Changes

July 8, 2023
On Monday night, the Belmont Select Board will consider two changes along Concord Avenue that some residents say are pitting seniors against cyclists. (See below for a link to the agenda.) The proposed changes could alter the protected bike lane created last summer.…

New Multi-Family Zoning Requirement Coming To Belmont

June 16, 2023
On Wednesday, June 21st at 7 pm at the Beech Street Center, and via Zoom (preregistration is required for Zoom), the Town of Belmont is inviting members of the community to weigh in on a new state law that will increase multi-family…
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