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Belmont Teams Head to MIAA State Tournament

November 1, 2024

Can a Belmont High School fall sports team win a state championship this year? Marauders field hockey, girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer teams all hope so, earning spots in the MIAA Division 1 State Tournament, which kicks off this week.…

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Belmont High School Students Dance A Reimagined ‘Nutcracker’

November 1, 2024

It was during the intermission of “The Nutcracker” when 3-year-old Tess Carpenter looked up at her mother and asked if she could start ballet classes. Fast forward 14 years, and Carpenter, now a senior at Belmont High School, is pirouetting across the…

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Marauders of the Week for Oct. 24

October 31, 2024

Each week, Belmont High School choses three students as Marauders of the week. This week, Jared Rife, Jack Callanan and Abby Hopkins made the list.…

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Power Crews Find Familiar Tasks in Hurricane Zone

October 30, 2024

When Belmont Light linemen Jamie Viglirolo and Dan Rapaglia headed south to Georgia earlier this month to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, they found themselves driving through the storm itself. “We got stuck in a town,” Viglirolo recalled. “There was…

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Select Board Notes, Oct. 28, 2024

October 29, 2024

Pumpkins for Compost Residents are invited to bring their Halloween pumpkins to Town Hall on Sunday, Nov. 3, where volunteers will be collecting them for compost. The event is scheduled to run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Donations of coins, dollars and…

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Voters to Decide Future of MCAS Graduation Requirement

October 29, 2024

Families with students on individualized education programs (IEPs) sometimes go to great lengths to avoid the repercussions of not passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam, which bars approximately 700 students statewide from graduating every year. According to the Massachusetts Department…

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Poll Position: Belmont Teen Driven to Help Others Vote

October 28, 2024

While young voters will play an essential role in deciding the upcoming 2024 presidential election, especially in battleground states, a local teen in Belmont—who isn’t yet old enough to cast a ballot—will be making a different kind of impact. Although he’s only…

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Belmont Envisions Student Futures in ‘Portrait of a Graduate’ Initiative

October 27, 2024

As part of a new initiative called “Portrait of a Graduate,” the Belmont community will help generate a list this fall of four to six qualities Belmont students must embody for life beyond the classroom. The initiative meets the New England Association…

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Belmont Resident is the Right Man in an Emergency

October 26, 2024

At the height of the pandemic, emergency physician and Belmont resident Carl Dahlberg found himself working at an emergency department in Texas. “There were an enormous number of people on the vents down there with COVID-19,” he recalled. “If you were on…

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Belmont Native Cate Brams Leads Harvard’s Nordic Ski Program

October 25, 2024

When the Paul J. Finnegan Family Head Coach for Harvard Nordic Skiing role opened up last spring, a handful of Cate Brams’ former skiers reached out, urging them to apply for the job. Brams, a Belmont native, initially hesitated, having only been…