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Marauders of the Week for Dec. 6

December 4, 2024

Aditya Tilak 1. Favorite school subject: Math and Economics 2. Most influential classes / teachers Mr. Sullivan for Learning Center, Mr. Moresco for Calculus, Ms. Weathers for Biology and Physics, Ms. Rafia for Pre-Calculus, Mr. Goldfine for Business-Economics and Ms. Junker for…

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Residents Raise Concern Over Town Field Conditions

December 4, 2024

Some of Belmont’s outdoor playing fields are shopworn and threadbare, desperately in need of a few months free of enthusiastic use. The problem with Belmont’s playing fields has multiple facets. Some fields — those used primarily by recreational sports — are in…

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Donation Fund to Be ‘First Step of Many’ Addressing Tax Relief for Seniors

December 4, 2024

Next week, Town Meeting will be asked to consider “the first step of many” in the realm of addressing senior tax relief options for Belmont residents. That step will be to approve Article 9 of the Nov. 18 special Town Meeting warrant,…

Sports

Belmont High Grad, Emmanuel College Star Turns in Historic Season on the Pitch

December 3, 2024

Of the 45 goals and 9 assists that Emmanuel College student Sarah Dullaghan tallied to overtake a collegiate scoring record set well before the Belmont native was born, one goal stands out. The Saints junior striker and 2022 Belmont High School graduate…

Business·News

Belmont Lions Club to Host Annual Christmas Wreath, Tree Sale

December 3, 2024

Nearly 70 years ago, the Belmont Lions Club sold its first Christmas tree. “Back then … a few of the fellas drove down to Haymarket in Boston with a pickup truck, got Christmas trees and brought them to Belmont Center and sold…

A woman wearing blue jeans and a grey shawl in front of boxes of fresh produce.

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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…

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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.”…

Arts·Lifestyle

Belmont High School Alum Publishes New York Times Bestseller

November 28, 2024

Belmont native Sarah Fennel grew up in a home where baked goods were always readily available, “whether in a refrigerator or out on a random Tuesday.” When she got to college at New York University, miles away from home, she missed her…

Arts

Belmont Resident Marisa Diamond Performs in ‘The Thanksgiving Play’

November 27, 2024

When Belmont performer Marisa Diamond saw the opportunity to audition for “The Thanksgiving Play” — a comedy written by Indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse — she jumped at the chance. Diamond, who has performed as an acrobat and actress, said she loves sharing…

Two people sitting in front of a sign in what appears to be a pub.

Lifestyle·News

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…