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New Survey Gives Voice to Local Businesses and Consumers

May 17, 2025
With a new survey by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Implementation Committee, local businesses have a chance to share their experiences opening and operating storefronts in Belmont. Aimed at a better understanding of issues of diversity and access for local businesses, the…

Town Mourns Loss of Longtime Employee, Glenn Clancy

May 14, 2025
Glenn Clancy wore many hats during his 40 years as a Belmont employee. For 20 of those years, he served as the director of Community Development. Before that, he was the director’s assistant. He also served as the inspector of buildings, and…
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Growing Fitness Fad Comes to Belmont

May 12, 2025
When Sevan Akian and her fiancé moved from Southern California to Watertown, Akian wanted to bring her passion for Lagree Fitness – an exercise method that strengthens and tones muscles while limiting excess stress to joints – with her. When the space…

Pending Membership Vote, Library Friends and Foundation to Merge

May 9, 2025
If approved by its wider membership, the Friends of the Belmont Public Library will merge with the Belmont Library Foundation next month, bringing together the two major fundraising arms of the town’s new library. Both organizations have voted to approve the merger,…
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Community Chorus Finds Magic in Connections

May 6, 2025
“Why can’t we keep singing all year long?” That was the question posed by Kathy Ryan at the conclusion of a six-week parent-teacher chorus at Belmont High School in 2012. A group of similarly minded singers gathered in the high school chorus…

Belmont Resident Prepares for 30th Walk for Hunger

April 24, 2025
The first time Belmont resident Gail Breeze participated in the Walk for Hunger, she admits it was partly because it seemed to be an activity she could do with her son, who was 9 years old at the time and clinically hyperactive.…
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Unexpected Soccer Stardom Arrives Later in Life

April 21, 2025
Standing in the net of a soccer stadium in Tzaneen, South Africa, Belmont resident Chris Matson didn’t immediately recognize the significance of the moment. “I had been through penalty shots before; I look at the player, I look at the ball, and…
A Belmont high student poses with his scorecard and good luck stuffed panda at a national quiz bowl tournament.

Belmont High Student Excels in National Quiz Bowl Tournament

April 20, 2025
Belmont High sophomore Andrew Gao ranked 16th out of 250 at a national quiz bowl tournament held in Rosemont, Illinois. Students from across the continental U.S. and Guatemala competed in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Individual Player National Championship, testing their knowledge…
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