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Marauders of the Week for March 6

March 10, 2025
Alejandro Sánchez 1. Favorite school subject: Science 2. Most influential classes / teachers Bio with Ms. Rankin, Precalc with Ms. Shah, and English with Ms. Pleat 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: Hispanic club, tutoring Spanish, environmental youth task force,…

Solar Panels Proposed for Municipal Ice Rink

March 10, 2025
Since voters approved a $29.9 million debt exclusion in April 2023 to build a new ice rink and later supported an additional $1.5 million appropriation to cover a budget shortfall, one constant has remained—the voters’ plea to erect a building that furthers…
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Belmont Against Racism Pot Luck Dinner

March 7, 2025
Inspired by the high school’s cultural exposition day, where foods from different regions are on offer, local students involved with Belmont Against Racism (BAR) suggested a community potluck to mark the end of Black History Month..…
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Belmont Schools Name DEI, Wellbeing Director

March 4, 2025
The Belmont Public Schools hired Darnell Williams as the district’s new diversity, equity, inclusion and wellbeing director. In early February, the district announced it was in the final stages of hiring a replacement for Chon’tel Washington, the district’s first director of diversity,…
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Traffic Agreement Could Spark McLean Development

May 27, 2024
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For the first time in years, forward movement is on the horizon for the McLean redevelopment. But before that can happen, developers—in conjunction with the town and McLean Hospital—have revised a nearly 25-year-old traffic management agreement that will require ratification at the…

Town Meeting Reconvenes May 29

May 24, 2024
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The next series of articles are on deck for Town Meeting on Wednesday night. Next week’s meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the Belmont High School auditorium, is a continuation of the meeting that began on April 29. During the…

It’s Time to Give This Game a Home

May 22, 2024
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On Saturday, May 11, dozens of people turned out at the new Brendan Grant Field at Belmont High School to rededicate the field in Brendan Grant’s honor. Ceremonies began with a morning fun run and concluded with a varsity game between Belmont…
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Committee Scrambles To Find Rink Savings

May 21, 2024
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Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to reflect the correct space reduction under Option A. Nearly $2.4 million has been cut from the municipal rink plans, bringing the Municipal Rink Building Committee closer to the $30 million budget approved by Town…

Author Grace Lin: ‘A Book Can Show You The World’

May 20, 2024
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Author Grace Lin: ‘A Book Can Show You The World’ Julie M. Cohen, Belmont Voice correspondent Samantha Huang, 14, said author/illustrator Grace Lin’s books truly resonated with her after she realized “those characters [in her stories] looked like me.” The award-winning children’s…

Narcan Now Available at Beech Street Center

May 20, 2024
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Narcan, the nasal spray used to counteract an opioid overdose, is now available in the lobby of the Beech Street Center. “This should be as widely available as an AED [automated external defibrillator] and as accessible when someone’s life is at risk,”…
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Dana Lehr’s Dash to Track Dominance

May 19, 2024
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Dana Lehr entered high school as a soccer-first student-athlete, but the 17-year-old high-honors student eyes a collegiate future in running. Outside of the Belmont High School soccer and track teams, Lehr has trained with the Emerging Elites running club alongside Belmont senior…

Increasing Number of Students Opt for Private Ed Each Year

May 18, 2024
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According to a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education database, an increasing number of school-age children in Belmont are choosing to attend private or parochial schools. The number of school-age children attending private school increased from 481 to 545 between the 2017-18…

Belmont Residents Top National Math Competition

May 17, 2024
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Two Belmont seventh-graders recently took home top honors in the AMC 8, a math competition that tested their problem-solving skills against students nationwide. More than 159,000 nationwide participated in the 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice exam open to students in grade eight and under.…
A backhoe hauls aluminum siding from the old skating rink.

Rink Committee Offers Pair of Options

May 17, 2024
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The Municipal Rink Building Committee has found roughly $1.56 million in reductions in an attempt to bring the cost of the project closer to its $30 million budget. In its current form, the project is about $4 million over budget. As part…

Town Day Postponed

May 17, 2024
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Mother Nature strikes again! Belmont Town Day will not be happening tomorrow as planned, due to a forecast of rain. This is the second year in a row that gloomy weather has doused plans for the May celebration. Town Day has been…
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