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Raiders Rally to Down Marauders, Secure Rivalry Win

November 28, 2025
The annual Watertown-Belmont Thanksgiving Day football game, a tradition dating to 1921, carried extra weight this year as Belmont searched for its first victory. Both teams entered the holiday matchup after difficult seasons; Watertown came in at 3-7, while Belmont hoped to…

Holiday Squirrels Star in Belmont Team’s New Book

November 28, 2025
While angels and stars are traditional Christmas tree toppers, for Clover and Pumpkin, only a golden acorn would do. The fluffy-tailed rodent pals scamper their way through “A Squirrely Christmas,” a new children’s picture book by Belmont residents Megan K. Palmer and…

Belmont Family to Host Annual Holiday Fundraiser

November 26, 2025
Just over 20 years ago, while out to dinner, Belmont resident Dante Muzzioli and a dozen or so of his friends realized they had the power to make a difference in other people’s lives. “[We] said how blessed we were to have…

Harvard Group to Present Findings on Brighton Street Corridor

November 26, 2025
The next step in the town’s effort to reduce the residential tax burden is about to begin, starting with a presentation from a Harvard lab group next week on the Brighton Street Corridor overlay project. According to Director and Town Planner Chris…

Belmont Lions Club Continues Tree Sale Tradition

November 25, 2025
For the past 68 years, the Belmont Lions Club has sold trees out of its home base on Common Street, beneath the Belmont Center train stop. “We raise money and we sell a lot of trees,” said President Ken Krilla. “We spend…
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Supplemental Medicare Plans See Sharp Increase

November 24, 2025
In the face of rising costs and increased use, Belmont’s fiscal year 2027 budget will see a 16% increase in retiree Medicare supplemental group health insurance costs. That’s compared to a 6% increase last year, according to Select Board Chair Matt Taylor.…

Belmont Couple Creates Their Own Road Story

November 23, 2025
When you ask people for their favorite vacation story, likely the most common answers focus on the commonplace, such as a great meal, a great museum tour, or some other lovely vignette. Ask that same question of Belmont residents Martin Kysel and…

‘Iconic’ Concord Avenue Tree to be Removed

November 21, 2025
For at least the last century, the town green has been marked by the iconic European copper beech tree. But now, after years of the tree suffering beech leaf disease, the town has made the “difficult decision” to remove the tree, located…
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Select Board Notes, April 14, 2025

April 21, 2025
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Update on Accident Involving Belmont Light Workers Both workers involved in the accident in the manhole in the Belmont High School parking lot are home and doing well, according to Select Board Chair Elizabeth Dionne. “It’s a good reminder of what our…
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Belmont High Student Excels in National Quiz Bowl Tournament

April 20, 2025
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Belmont High sophomore Andrew Gao ranked 16th out of 250 at a national quiz bowl tournament held in Rosemont, Illinois. Students from across the continental U.S. and Guatemala competed in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Individual Player National Championship, testing their knowledge…
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Two Citizen Petitions Would Alter Liquor License Rules

April 19, 2025
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Though they won’t be included on the warrant for the annual Town Meeting in May, at least two other citizen petitions—written to ease seating requirements for liquor licenses—also entered the pipeline this week. The first petition asks the Select Board to request…

Marauders of the Week for April 25

April 18, 2025
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Erin Mihok 1. Favorite school subject: English 2. Most influential classes / teachers AP Art with Milo, and Capstone with Ms. Block 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: The Climate Action Club and Girls’ Weightlifting Club 4. What are you…
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Belmont Schools Advance FY2026 Budget

April 18, 2025
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At the town’s budget summit last month, Superintendent Jill Geiser presented a revised school budget that falls in line with the approximately $70 million allocation from the town, a 5.6% increase from fiscal year 2025. The revised budget also includes some added…
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Recount Affirms Crowley Victory

April 17, 2025
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The recount this week confirmed Michael Crowley as Belmont’s new town moderator. After the election on April 1, Crowley was declared the winner over Mark Paolillo by nine votes, 2,134-2,125. A few days later, Paolillo petitioned for a recount, which was held…
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Belmont MBTA Zoning Clears Its First State Hurdle

April 15, 2025
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Save one administrative correction, the Office of the Attorney General has given Belmont the OK on the MBTA Community Act 3A zoning approved by Town Meeting last fall. Still needed is a stamp of approval from the Executive Office of Housing and…

Marauders of the Week for April 11, 2025

April 14, 2025
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Christian Diaz 1. Favorite school subject: History 2. Most influential classes / teachers Two of the best classes I had were chemistry with Dr. Molk and photo with Mr. Roy. They were both great inspirers and helped me exceed inside the classroom…

Belmont Residents Attend Hands Off Rally

April 14, 2025
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Thousands of people spilled onto Boston Common Saturday for one of hundreds of Hands Off protests held nationwide. Mixed in among the sea of faces: dozens of Belmont residents who braved the inclement April day to make their voices heard. “The mood…

Generations: Starting a New Chapter

April 13, 2025
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Somewhere up in my 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom, buried within the piles of stuff that tend to accumulate in a preteen’s personal space, is a copy of Terry Pratchett’s young adult novel, “The Shepherd’s Crown.” There’s a bookmark in it, about two-thirds of…

Town Meeting Will Consider One Citizen Petition

April 12, 2025
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Among the articles Town Meeting will be asked to consider is a citizen petition that the petitioner hopes will send a signal to legislators that Belmont, like many other communities, does not condone the use of rodenticides as a means for rodent…
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Recount of Moderator Race Scheduled

April 11, 2025
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The recount in the race for moderator will be held on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Town Clerk Ellen O’Brien Cushman announced the plans in an email Friday afternoon. On Wednesday, the ballot boxes will be delivered to Town Hall, unsealed,…
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