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Fundraiser Aims to Address the ‘Dire Plight’ of Refugees

April 23, 2025
For just about a decade, Beth El Temple Center has partnered with the Refugee Immigration Assistance Center (RIAC), offering general support to refugees settling into the Boston area, as well as organizing backpack and clothes drives, knitting welcome blankets, and collecting houseware.…

Plans for Beech Street Center Take Center Stage

April 22, 2025
With the creation of the Community Services department, which merges the Council on Aging, Recreation Department, and Veterans Services, comes a plan to re-envision the physical space at the Beech Street Center. The concept, in general, involves merging the staff for each…
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Belmont Receives Final State Approval for 3A Zoning Map

April 22, 2025
The MBTA Communities Act, requires towns served by the mass transit system, such as Belmont, to create at least one 3A zoning district of reasonable size where multi-family housing is permitted and that meets other criteria. Belmont has done that, and now…
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Select Board Notes, April 14, 2025

April 21, 2025
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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Unexpected Soccer Stardom Arrives Later in Life

April 21, 2025
Standing in the net of a soccer stadium in Tzaneen, South Africa, Belmont resident Chris Matson didn’t immediately recognize the significance of the moment. “I had been through penalty shots before; I look at the player, I look at the ball, and…
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Belmont High Student Excels in National Quiz Bowl Tournament

April 20, 2025
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
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
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
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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Reardon, Laverty Resign from Board of Assessors

July 10, 2024
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The last two elected members of the Board of Assessors, Robert Reardon and Charles Laverty, have resigned. Reardon submitted his notice on June 28, and Laverty followed on July 1. “I want to thank Bob and Chuck for their long and diligent…

Community Path Design Nearly 75% Complete

July 7, 2024
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The long-awaited Community Path is nearing the end of the 75% design process for Phase I, with just a few technical steps left before the consultants submit plans to the state. “Now you’re seeing the finer details,” said Holly Muson, chair of…

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

July 6, 2024
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When Lotte Bailyn first became a member of the Cambridge Neighbors, she did so with the expectation it would serve merely as a form of “insurance.” “But then I got hooked,” said the 94-year-old Belmont resident. The Village Neighbors program, which provides…
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Planning Board Pushes for Vacant Property Registry

July 3, 2024
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When you search for Arlington’s town government online, one of the first choices reads “Commercial Property Information.” That is access to the town’s registration page for vacant commercial properties. Owners or managers are required to register when a property becomes vacant. People…

Ukrainian Family to Return to Belmont

June 29, 2024
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When the Belmont Voice last reported on Karen Unanian and his wife Viktoriia Susidenko, their family, which had fled the violence in Ukraine for the U.S., had lost their Belmont apartment, moved to Cambridge, and, with the change of residence, had been…

Town Meeting Approves McLean Traffic Agreement

June 27, 2024
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Town Meeting has approved a revised Traffic Monitoring and Mitigation Agreement (TMMA), allowing developers to proceed with redevelopment plans for the McLean property. The vote, 192-25-5, followed two and a half hours of presentation and debate, which included two attempts to call…
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