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Neighbors helping neighbors at Belmont Food Pantry

December 2, 2024
When Marcey Sierra brings her young daughter to pick up essentials at the Belmont Food Pantry, volunteers ask the 7-year-old if she’d like to help out, too.“She really loves it. It makes her feel important,” said Sierra, a resident and pantry client…

After Approval of Rezoning Map Comes the Wait for Applications

December 1, 2024
After years of preparation, the zoning map created to bring Belmont into compliance with the new MBTA Communities Act received Town Meeting approval last week. “It feels great,” said Planning Board Chair Taylor Yates, referring to it as an “utterly decisive vote.”…
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Belmont Couple Welcomes A Series of Puzzling Events

November 27, 2024
For Clare Crawford and David Palmer, a married couple living in Belmont, life is a series of puzzling events. Escape rooms provide fun for their family and as members of team Belmonsters they regularly participate in puzzlehunt events like the annual MIT…
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Epstein Opts Not to Run For Reelection

November 26, 2024
Select Board member Roy Epstein has decided not to seek reelection to a third term on the board this spring. In an email sent Monday night, Epstein wrote, “This has honestly been one of the greatest privileges and one of the most…
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Planners Grapple with New ADU Law

November 25, 2024
With the Affordable Homes Act set to take effect early next year, planning officials are beginning talks on what it means for Belmont. The new law, signed by Gov. Maura Healey in August as part of the $5.1 billion housing bond bill,…
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New Rink, Library Buildings Begin to Take Shape

November 24, 2024
The new streetscape of Concord Avenue is beginning to take shape as steel is erected at both the municipal rink and the new library. Chairpersons of the respective building committees both shared recently that the projects are on time and on budget.…
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Key Takeaways From Special Town Meeting

November 19, 2023
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On Nov. 6, after close to two hours of discussion, voters approved a measure removing the uniformed police from the provisions of Civil Service. The predominant argument in favor of leaving: Civil Service, which provided a list of vetted, tested candidates to…

Nov. 13 Special Town Meeting Results

November 14, 2023
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Article 5: Specialized Energy CodeMajority vote required for passage• This was approved by a 204-33 vote with 4 abstentions In the final of three nights of Special Town Meeting, members voted to move Belmont toward a future where new buildings are fully electrified,…

Nov. 8 Special Town Meeting Results

November 9, 2023
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Town Meeting members met last night for more than three hours at Belmont High School for the second of three nights of Special Town Meeting to address restaurant bylaws, the allocation of Community Preservation funds and the town’s rainy day fund. Article…

A New Era for Hiring Belmont Police Officers

November 9, 2023
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The Belmont Police Department is preparing its new hiring policies after Town Meeting members voted 160-101 (with one abstention) on Monday night to leave the state’s Civil Service process. The program required Belmont to make hires from a list of people who…

Nov. 6 Special Town Meeting Results

November 7, 2023
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After a lengthy and hotly contested debate, Town Meeting members voted last night to leave a century-old system for hiring police in Belmont. In the first of three scheduled nights of Special Town Meeting at the Belmont High School auditorium, members approved…

Meet Our Inaugural Editor-in-Chief

November 2, 2023
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The Belmont Voice is thrilled to announce that veteran New England journalist Jesse Floyd will be our inaugural editor-in-chief, beginning on Nov. 6. Jesse has spent more than 30 years in newsrooms throughout the region. Most of that time, almost 27 years,…

BMHS Dedication Shines Light on Volunteers

October 23, 2023
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More than 100 people turned out Saturday for the dedication ceremony of the recently-completed Belmont Middle and High School (BMHS). The day began in the 700-seat, three-story auditorium with state and local officials praising the dedication of town employees and the scores…

Belmont Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

October 23, 2023
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Live Latin music greeted over 200 guests at the second annual National Hispanic Month Celebration at the Beech St. Center on Oct. 13. “I am honored to organize an event in my beloved town, with the help of my neighbors, local organizations and…
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