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Faye Boomhower, 9, hangs a bug hotel on the grounds of the United Universalist Church in Belmont. (Mary Byrne/Belmont Voice)

Helping Life to Find a Way

March 14, 2025
As town officials debate the merits of zoning for hotel developments in town, a few new lodgings have already opened for business. For bugs, at least. Yes, you read that correctly. Bug hotels, which are exactly what they sound like—miniature “homes” that…

Marauders of the Week for March 14

March 13, 2025
Catherine Hynes 1. Favorite school subject: History and English 2. Most influential classes / teachers AP Lit with Mr.Markley, Global Leadership with Dr.Shea, French with Madame El-Gamel 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: UNICEF and the PAC 4. What are…
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‘Rock of Ages’ Continues This Weekend

March 13, 2025
Tease up your perm, straighten your shoulder pads and slide into your acid-wash jeans – the 1980s are back. “Rock of Ages,” the jukebox musical that celebrates the decade that spawned a hundred big-haired bands, is coming to Belmont High School. A…
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The Anxiety of Come and Go Tariffs

March 12, 2025
The come and go of tariffs—those that are threatened and others already in place as of this week—have area business owners uncertain about potential impacts at the local level. As of March 12, the Trump Administration has implemented a 25% tariff on…
Governor Yim at a round table with a black table cloth, surrounded by Belmont students, teachers, and administrators

Governor of Education from South Korea Visits Belmont High School

March 12, 2025
On a recent visit, Education Governor Tae-Hee Yim of the Gyeonggi Province in South Korea observed as Belmont High School students dissected crabs, solved math problems, and debated the merits of artificial intelligence. His visit was inspired after meeting Fernando Reimers, a…

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,…
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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…

Clerical Issue Briefly Clouds Assessor Apointment

May 15, 2024
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A clerical error cost a past board member the opportunity to be considered for a seat on the Board of Assessors. Select Board Chair Roy Epstein issued a clarification Monday night regarding how his words were interpreted after a recent board meeting…
Man in a bee protective suit.

The Sweet Business of Farming Honey Bees

May 15, 2024
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Are you ready for the swarming season? Phil Thomas is. Thomas owns the Belmont Bee Company, a small business specializing in organic honey sourced from his local hives. He is a master beekeeper, having gone through the three-year Cornell University Master Beekeeping…
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Waiting In Line to Make History

May 14, 2024
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Twenty years ago, at midnight on May 17, Cambridge City Hall opened its doors to nearly a hundred same-sex couples eager to be among the first in the country to receive their marriage license. Among those in line were Eve Alpern and…
A smiling couple.

Recalling The ‘Happiest Day of My Life’

May 14, 2024
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On a hot afternoon in July 2004, Jean Gauthier and Claudia Cassel were married at home, in a small room with four friends in attendance. Gauthier remembers being thankful the small space was air-conditioned. The ceremony was officiated by the Belmont town…
A couple on their wedding day.
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A Day That Was Decades in the Making

May 14, 2024
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Sharon Rich measures the duration of her relationship with Nancy Reed in decades—they have been together for 40-plus years and married for 20. Rich and Reed were among the long line of couples who got married when marriage equality came to Massachusetts…

Generations: Circling the Rotary of Life

May 13, 2024
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I’m in the passenger seat of our Volkswagen, trying not to scream. Not that anyone would hear me in this Waverly Oaks office park, abandoned on a Saturday afternoon. I take a few deep breaths, triple-check my seatbelt, and say in what…
Belmont School Administration Building

Forecast Calls for Slow Decrease in Enrollment

May 12, 2024
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School enrollment forecasts indicate that by 2028-2029, there will be almost 200 fewer students in the Belmont Public Schools than there are currently, and the decline will continue well into the next decade. In the 2023-2024 academic year, 4,424 students were enrolled…
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