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Belmont High School Students Invited to Perform at Regional Music Festival

January 25, 2025

This year, 43 musicians from Belmont High School were selected to perform in the orchestra, concert band, jazz band, and choral ensembles at the Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association Northeast Senior District Festival. “There are very few towns in the state that will…

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One Year: Belmont’s Paper, Belmont’s Voice

January 24, 2025

We are now one year into our (some might say crazy) idea of delivering free, independent news to homes and businesses across Belmont. And judging by the number of residents who are supporting The Belmont Voice with their dollars, the free press…

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No Impact Likely in Belmont Following High Court Ruling

January 24, 2025

The state Supreme Judicial Court has upheld the MBTA Communities Act, ruling that the law is constitutional overall and that Attorney General Andrea Campbell can enforce it. According to CommonWealth Beacon, the ruling also found that regulations created under the law were…

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Stein Chamber Music Festival: Music to Belmont’s Ears for 50 Years

January 21, 2025

Surrounded by music while growing up in Belmont, 74-year-old Peggy Skemer and her sisters enjoyed listening to – and later playing in – their parents’ weekly living room concerts. “We were very lucky to grow up in that house,” said Skemer, who…

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Belmont native, Belmont Hill Hockey Star a Future Commit to Dartmouth

January 20, 2025

Jake Tavares still has two and a half years until the puck drops on his college hockey career, but the Belmont native and Belmont Hill School star already knows his destination — Dartmouth College. The lifelong Belmont resident committed to the Big…

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Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Returns In-Person

January 18, 2025

Editor's Note: Because there is a chance of bad weather Sunday night, the breakfast has been moved to 11 a.m. at Belmont High School.…

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Marauders of the Week for Jan. 17

January 17, 2025

Damian Lilla 1. Favorite school subject: Personal Finance/ Math 2. Most influential classes / teachers Modern Band, Economics (Paul, Ms. Hernandez, Ms. O’Regan, Mr. George) 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: Lax, Basketball, Football 4. What are you most proud…

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Town to Host Workshop on Belmont Center Zoning Project

January 16, 2025

As part of its effort to bolster commercial tax revenue and make Belmont more business-friendly, the town plans to perform a comprehensive overhaul of its entire zoning bylaw – with Belmont Center as its first project. “The goal is to develop a…

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Belmont Girls Basketball Looks to Remain in Division I Mix

January 15, 2025

The starting point guard and post players from last year’s Belmont High School girls basketball team graduated, leaving plenty of opportunity for new faces this winter. The Marauders nabbed the No. 21 seed in the MIAA Division 1 Tournament last winter with…

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Belmont Resident Uses Engineering Background to Craft Kinetic Sculptures

January 15, 2025

Towering steel sculptures spin in the wind outside the home of a seasoned engineer, beekeeper, winemaker, and videographer — all by the name of Ottavio Forte. Forte’s creative spirit keeps him busy, from welding kinetic sculptures to repairing his neighbors’ electronic devices…

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Obituary: Katharine (Kit) Eaton Dreier

Katharine (Kit) Eaton Dreier, 96, of Lincoln, a longtime Belmont…

Obituary: Gladys V. Conlon

With serenity and grace, Gladys V. Conlon (Boghosian), 94, a…

Obituary: Warren Jeff FitzGerald

Warren Jeffrey FitzGerald, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend,…

Obituary: Beryl Noble

Beryl (Beadon) Noble, 89, of Lincoln, formerly of Belmont, entered…

Obituary: James P. Kneeland

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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‘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…

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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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Belmont Residents Frustrated by Back-to-School Traffic

September 24, 2023

by Valerie Wencis

Julie Ebin turned in her seat at Belmont Books’ Black Bear Café when she heard the word “traffic.” The Arlington resident, whose child goes to school on the Belmont-Cambridge line, has noticed a significant difference in the morning commute with the start…

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Grazing for Conservation: Sheep and Goats Unite to Tackle Invasive Species in Belmont

September 17, 2023

by Jonny Leonidas

On a sweltering summer morning, six adult female sheep graze the meadow alongside the Belmont Victory Gardens at Rock Meadow Conservation Area, a portion of the Western Greenway between Trapelo Street and Winter Street. The hum of an electric fence fills the…

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Food Insecurity Spikes in Belmont

September 17, 2023

by Anne Donohue

Belmont is often considered a well-to-do town with a median household income just over $150,000 per year. Yet in recent years, the town has seen a dramatic increase in the number of households receiving benefits to help put food on the table. …

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Scenes from Porchfest 2023

September 17, 2023

by Hui-En Lin

Belmont’s Porchfest was held on September 9, 2023. Here are photographs from some of the locations. SLIDESHOW BLOCK BELOW CURRENTLY NOT WORKING…

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Payson Park Gets a Makeover

September 10, 2023

by Eleanor Dash

Thanks to the Community Preservation Act (CPA), Payson Park is finally getting a makeover with improved safety, accessibility features and a brand new playground. The estimated $1 million project is funded through the CPA, a pool of tax money devoted to outdoor recreation, affordable housing, and…

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Unsung Gardeners Keep Payson Park Green

September 10, 2023

by Anne Donohue

Driving by Payson Park this summer, it is hard to miss the construction going on at the park. The Recreation Department hopes that the newly renovated park will be open by the end of the year. But on the perimeter of the…

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Belmont’s New Superintendent Sets Agenda Amid Budget Shortfalls

September 4, 2023

by Libby Boss

Dr. Jill Geiser is in the middle of her “entry planning”— meeting with principals, curriculum directors, and district staff, reviewing testing reports, identifying students who need extra support, and preparing for a new school year with a new district configuration. She has…

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Belmont Opens State-of-the-Art Middle School

September 2, 2023

by Valerie Wencis

The much anticipated Belmont Middle School — part of the $295 million project that combines grades seven through 12 — will officially open with the start of the school year on Wednesday, September 6. Those walking through the 450,000 square-foot building will immediately notice…

Business

Former Deputy Sheriff Breathes New Life into Teddy’s Kitchen

September 2, 2023

by Phil Bansal

There’s a new sheriff in town in Cushing Square. At the corner of Common Street and Trapelo Road, a Deputy Dawg-like cartoon figure — holding hot dogs instead of revolvers — welcomes visitors to Teddy’s Kitchen. The new logo comes with the…

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“Nothing is Stopping” Belmont Hill School Parking Lot

August 23, 2023

by Molly Farrar

They came prepared to fight. Nearly two dozen residents spoke out — both in person and virtually — at a Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting Monday night in an attempt to prevent the Belmont Hill School from clearing wooded land to make…

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