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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…

Sports

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…

Business·News

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…

Lifestyle·News

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…

Arts·Lifestyle·News

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

October 10, 2024

Belmont residents gathered at the Beech Street Center to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. According to hispanicheritagemonth.org, the month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Sept. 15 is Independence Day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico and…

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As Autumn Arrives, School Committee, Union Focus on Contract Negotiations

October 10, 2024

Negotiations are set to begin with less than a year until the teachers’ union contracts expire. “We want to settle a contract as quickly as possible,” said Belmont Education Association President John Sullivan. “Last time, it went a year without being settled…