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Internationally-Acclaimed Duo, Belmont Alums Return Home for Local Concert

October 19, 2024

Belmont High School alums and duo pianists Anthony and Joseph Paratore never had to answer the question, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” because everyone around them knew the answer. It was always music. Growing up in a…

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School Officials Puzzling Over the Future Impact of Artificial Intelligence

October 18, 2024

Artificial intelligence, or AI as it’s commonly known, has the capacity to bring innovation to the classroom and modernize education in previously unimaginable ways. But with that comes the challenge of ensuring AI tools— the chatbot ChatGPT, for example — are used…

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Debate Grows Over Redevelopment of West of Harris Fields

October 17, 2024

With a new funding request to consider, the ongoing debate around the desired use of the West of Harris Fields is heating up. On Sept. 30, Town Administrator Patrice Garvin, on behalf of the town, applied for funding from the Community Preservation…

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Polling the Electorate: Question 6 Gauges Support for Single-Payer Health Care

October 15, 2024

About a decade ago, Kimberley Connors, who was working as an archaeologist at the time, was diagnosed with breast cancer. “Even with the amazing health care I had, the thing that I found out was when you get cancer, they send you…

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Belmont High, Holy Cross Alum Now Thriving With Top-Tier Babson Field Hockey

October 14, 2024

In four years at the College of the Holy Cross, Katie Guden increased her scoring output on the school’s Division I field hockey team every year, served as a captain as a senior, and graduated with an undergraduate degree and a certification…

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Meet Audrey Huang, Book Handseller of the Year

October 13, 2024

Handselling might not be a well-known term, but if you’ve ever been to an independent bookstore where a staff member makes a personal recommendation, you’ve experienced it. Some booksellers are better at it than others, and Belmont Books’ Audrey Huang—who was just…

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Indigenous Groups Advocate for Statewide Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 13, 2024

The Pequossette people once walked upon the lands now known as Belmont. Yet today, although Belmont celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day by closing town offices, the town’s website provides limited information about the people who once lived on these lands. According to the…

Arts·News

Belmont Resident Shares a Passion for Art with Younger Students

October 12, 2024

Joy Son knew early on that she had a talent for art. At age 10, she began drawing and sketching, and, as she gained confidence, moved on to paint with bright, colorful acrylics. “At the beginning, I wasn’t very good or very…

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A Celestial Light Show

October 11, 2024

Aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, made another appearance over Belmont this week, and some residents shared their images of the show. According to the Royal Museums of Greenwich, the lights happen when electrically charged particulars emitted from the sun during a solar…

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Chenery Park Revitalization Moves Closer to Realization

October 11, 2024

Three hypothetical design schemes for a new Chenery Park complex will be discussed later this month. “I’m personally really enjoying how engaged the community has been,” said Nichole O’Connell, who is spearheading the revitalization project with Laura Burnes. “I’m hoping that can…

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Obituary: Robert Duncan Young

Robert Duncan Young, 101, of Belmont, entered into eternal rest…

Obituary: Linda N. Oates

Linda Nelson Oates, of Belmont, passed away on March 11,…

Obituary: Miriam Warso Weil

Miriam (Rebecca) Warso Weil, 68, died March 5, 2026, surrounded…

Obituary: Kenneth Stalberg

Kenneth “Ken” Stalberg, 73, of Belmont, violinist, violist, teacher, and…

Obituary: John S. Davagian II

John S. Davagian II, of Concord, passed away peacefully on…

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Striking a Balance on Concord Avenue

July 12, 2023

by Kevin Sullivan

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…

Lifestyle

Belmont’s Jeanne Widmer named “Commonwealth Heroine”

July 12, 2023

by Anne Donohue

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

by Kevin Sullivan

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.…

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New Multi-Family Zoning Requirement Coming To Belmont

June 16, 2023

by Kevin Sullivan

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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