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Department Heads Outline FY26 Budget Requests

December 18, 2024

The town took the next step in the budget process this week with presentations from department heads outlining their respective requests for fiscal year 2026, which runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, to the Select Board. According to Town…

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Updated: Belmont Light Line Worker Rescues Entangled Crow

December 17, 2024

A routine workday took an unexpected turn last week when Belmont Light line worker Nick Kacoyanis was called upon to rescue a crow that had become tangled in fishing line and was dangling from a branch high above Clay Pit Pond near…

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On 59th Anniversary, Belmont Purple Heart Recipient Reflects on Operation Harvest Moon

December 17, 2024

Joe Henebury rarely, if ever, spoke of his combat experiences during Operation Harvest Moon — or any other details from his time serving in the Vietnam War. A few years ago, however, after his young grandson asked whether he’d done anything important…

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Major Changes Expected For Belmont Boys’ Basketball

December 16, 2024

In high school basketball, change is inevitable. The year-to-year roster churn, replacing graduated seniors with incoming lower-classmen, is nothing new. Still, it has hit Belmont High School Boys’ Basketball in a significant way entering the 2024-25 season. After finishing the ‘23-’24 season…

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Historical Society Celebrates 10 Years of Plaque Program

December 16, 2024

Belmont’s historic houses can be quirky, appealing, expensive to maintain, or all of the above. Still, they also serve as time capsules offering glimpses into the town’s impressive past. To honor and learn more about those special buildings, a group of residents…

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School Committee Reviews School Budget Draft for Fiscal Year 2026

December 14, 2024

Superintendent Jill Geiser presented a draft of the fiscal year 2026 school budget at the School Committee’s Dec. 3 meeting. Geiser’s first draft budget is $2,172,559 above revenue allocations. Over the next couple of months, school committee members will figure out how…

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Marauders of the Week for Dec. 13, 2024

December 12, 2024

Daniel Martins 1. Favorite school subject: History 2. Most influential classes / teachers Ms Vultaggio and Milo 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you: Football and rugby 4. What are you most proud of doing or being part of, either at…

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Resident Writes What She Has Learned From Her Years of Legal Activism

December 12, 2024

When attorney Wendy Murphy started trying cases involving violence against women and children, she learned the law was not applied equally to everyone. “I noticed pretty early on that the court was treating women very differently,” said Murphy, “Especially when it was…

One of the crosswalks across Leonard Street in Belmont Center. (Jesse A. Floyd/Belmont Voice)

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Vigilance Key to Crosswalk Safety

December 11, 2024

Distracted driving. Visibility impairment caused by solar glare. Dark clothing in the early hours of the morning or late at night. There are any number of reasons a driver may not notice a pedestrian in the street, even on a crosswalk. “For…

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10 Questions with Belmont Native and Dartmouth Guard Nina Minicozzi

December 11, 2024

Six winters ago, then-Belmont High School freshman guard Nina Minicozzi became an instant sensation, helping the Marauders to a 6-0 start and later the top seed in the MIAA Division I tournament and a regional final appearance. The Belmont native played two…