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Garage Band: The Story of Belmont’s Unofficial Wrestling Club

January 4, 2025

For the wrestlers at Belmont High School, there are essentially two options when it comes to off-season training with their peers. There’s the MetroWest United Wrestling Club in Natick, which trains middle school, high school and collegiate wrestlers. And then there’s Will…

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Belmont Holds to Single Tax Rate

January 3, 2025

Belmont’s Select Board recently voted to maintain a single tax rate, with a minimum residential factor of 1 for fiscal year 2025. Board members delayed, however, a vote on a residential exemption in favor of further discussion. Town officials previously explained that…

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Documentary Film Features Two Stories of Endurance

January 3, 2025

In September 2020, Miron Golfman moved in with his uncle, the late Bruce Rosenblum, and served as the former Belmont resident’s first primary caregiver. For three months, Golfman helped out his aunt and uncle, who was sick with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…

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Marauders of the Week for Jan. 3, 2025

January 2, 2025

Dana Lehr 1. Favorite school subject: Math and Science 2. Most influential classes / teachers AP Physics with Mr. Loosmann and AP Econ with Mr. Streit 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: The girls soccer team and track team. I…

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Belmont Families Navigate Special Education Landscape

December 31, 2024

After learning there weren’t any options in Belmont that would meet her son’s needs, Belmont resident Rachel Watson started sending him to a special education collaborative in Maynard to receive services. Parents don’t have much choice in that situation, according to Watson,…

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Big Changes Loom for Belmont Girls Hockey

December 30, 2024

How do you replace someone who accounted for more than 50% of your team’s goals? With the MVP and other key players having graduated or transferred after last season, Belmont/Watertown girls hockey coach Brendan Kelleher is trying to figure out the best…

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Belmont Resident Represents Grandfather at US Hockey Hall of Fame Induction

December 29, 2024

Back in June, a former Belmont resident called a current Belmont resident to deliver some exciting news. Castle McLaughlin, an “off and on” Belmont resident for the past 30 years or so, got a call from Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA…

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Belmont Boys Hockey Returns Strong Core, Adds Young Depth for 2024-25

December 27, 2024

What’s obvious about this year’s Belmont boys ice hockey team: the first line sure can score. Senior captain Adam Bauer centers with junior Leo Packard to his right and sophomore Liam Guilderson left, all of whom scored double-digit goals last year. What’s…

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Mike Brown Finds Lake Superior State Suits His Style

December 26, 2024

The caramel cold brew with a shot of cream makes its way to Mike Brown every morning without even having to ask for it. The staff at Superior Cafe loves the Lake Superior State University hockey team, so the Belmont resident never…

A man breaks the tape under an inflatable finish line.

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Om Namo Owner Completes 7 Marathon Challenge, Helps Others Along the Way

December 24, 2024

When Santosh Karmacharya set out to complete The Great World Race this fall, he hoped he could separate his day job from his personal life. That, however, proved more difficult than he thought. “I couldn’t help [helping] somebody,” said Karmacharya, who has…

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Obituary: James P. Kneeland

James “Jimmy” Kneeland, of Belmont, passed away peacefully on Aug.…

Obituary: David Rees Loveluck

David Rees Loveluck, known to friends as Dave, 70, of…

Obituary: Catherine A. Sellers

Catherine A. “Cathy” Sellers, 70, passed away peacefully on Aug.…

Obituary: Eli Whittaker Martin

Eli Whittaker Martin, an environmental scientist and ardent naturalist, passed…

Obituary: Edward Barry Doctoroff

Edward (Eddie) Barry Doctoroff, 76, passed away July 23 at…

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A New Era for Hiring Belmont Police Officers

November 9, 2023

by Molly Farrar

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…

News

Nov. 6 Special Town Meeting Results

November 7, 2023

by Hui-En Lin

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…

Business

Serious Business: ‘Horror Stories’ of Restaurants Opening in Belmont

November 7, 2023

by Valerie Wencis

It’s been a year since a poster first appeared in the storefront window, announcing the imminent arrival of Butternut Bakehouse, a scratch bakery and cafe between Champions Sporting Goods and the recently closed Coco bubble tea shop in Belmont Center. With each…

Business

Meet Our Inaugural Editor-in-Chief

November 2, 2023

by Kevin Sullivan

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,…

Sports

Girls’ Volleyball Team Finishes Strong Season, Readies for State Tournament

November 1, 2023

by Greg Levinsky

In the midst of its best season in recent memory, the Belmont High School girls’ volleyball program found itself at an inflection point. Up 2-0 on Burlington in a critical Middlesex League match, members of the team expected to cruise to an…

Sports

Belmont High School Sports Teams Ready for MIAA Tournament

November 1, 2023

by Greg Levinsky

Five Belmont High School Marauders fall sports teams qualified for the MIAA Tournaments. Here’s a look at the teams that made it, their top players, and where they stand entering the tournaments. In football, the top 16 teams according to the MIAA…

Lifestyle·News

Belmont Public Library Timeline, Temporary Location Plan

October 28, 2023

by Hui-En Lin

Here’s the latest on how the Belmont Public Library will provide services as the town builds a new facility, along with the timeline for the project. TimelineNovember 22, 2023: 2024: Demolition is scheduled at the beginning of the New Year. May 2025:…

News

Dionne Sets Ambitious Agenda to Increase Tax Base

October 28, 2023

by Molly Farrar

Elizabeth Dionne — sworn in this year as Belmont’s fourth ever woman on the Select Board, and the first woman in 17 years — hit the ground running when she was elected in April. Starting with a Town Meeting warrant article in…

News

Special Town Meeting Tackles Tax Breaks for Golf Courses, Restaurant Zoning, and More

October 28, 2023

by Eleanor Dash

Belmont’s Special Town Meeting on Nov. 6, 8 and 13 at Belmont High School is addressing everything from zoning bylaws to how the town will use Community Preservation Funds. Below are some highlights. Article 2: Community Preservation Committee Off-Cycle RequestsTown Meeting will…

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BMHS Dedication Shines Light on Volunteers

October 23, 2023

by Kevin Sullivan

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…

News

Belmont Gets Greener with New School Solar Panels

October 23, 2023

by Yoko Zhu

Over the next few months, the Belmont Middle and High School is expected to achieve a key climate goal: zero net energy. In other words, it will get all of its energy from renewable sources. The move toward a greener school is…

Arts

Belmont Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

October 23, 2023

by Lucia Arno-Bernsen

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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Select Board Warns of ‘Fiscal Armageddon’ in Campaign to Build Override Support

October 15, 2023

by Hannah Edelheit

Belmont's Select Board Chair warns of "fiscal Armageddon" without a budget override to address a $7.2 million deficit. The shortfall is currently covered by one-time funds, but those resources are diminishing. Residents express concerns about tax increases, while the town's board emphasizes…

Lifestyle

Curious Belmont: Belmont’s Baseball Legacy

October 8, 2023

by Amisha Kumar

Take a stroll through Waverley Square, and you might notice a green line running down Trapelo Road and green plaques on stands along the sidewalk, telling the history of Belmont. There are stories of the Waverley Oaks, the transit system and a…

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The Trees Are Down, But Parking Lot Protesters Remain Standing

October 8, 2023

by Amisha Kumar

Bunches of balloons dotted the landscape, as suited-up young men mingled at Belmont Hill School’s fall open house on September 30. But the scene was overshadowed as cars drove by, honking at about a dozen protesters, who held signs that read “Belmont…

Arts·Lifestyle

Curious Belmont: Artists Spark Interest in Utility Boxes

October 1, 2023

by Hui-En Lin

For the fourth year in a row, the Belmont Art Association is teaming up with the town of Belmont to bring an artist’s eye to the otherwise dull green utility boxes used to control traffic lights around town. The public art project …

Arts

‘A Porchfest Journey’ Premieres at Local Film Festival

October 1, 2023

by Kevin Sullivan

Belmont Porchfest founder Mary Bradley wanted to share the “lightning in a bottle” she experiences at Porchfest. In 2019, she found a way, when the Belmont Cultural Council provided her with a grant to make a short documentary, “A Porchfest Journey,” premiering…

News

Unions and Town Clash Over How to Solve Police Shortage

October 1, 2023

by Molly Farrar

Belmont Police Chief James MacIsaac has struggled for years to fill the four vacancies plaguing the department. The staffing shortages have led to forced overtime, low morale and patrol officers switching into specialty positions. That doesn’t even count one officer out on…

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