Community Organizations Archives

Belmont and Transylvanian Churches Celebrate 35-Year Bond

October 26, 2025

Members of The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist traveled to Romania this summer to celebrate the congregation’s 35-year partnership with its sister church in Transylvania, a relationship that began in the 1990s and has grown into decades of fellowship — meals,…

Sports

Spirited Fundraiser Slated for Sunday as FBE Apple Run Returns

October 24, 2025

If you catch sight of Elvis, Waldo, and, appropriately, Forrest Gump running past you on Sunday don’t be surprised – they’re just helping raise funds for the Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) during the annual Halloween Apple Run. “There are so many…

Arts

Belmont Dramatic Club Takes Modern Look At Shakespeare’s Classic Comedy

October 23, 2025

“Love Island” and “The Bachelor” may not immediately come to mind when discussing William Shakespeare’s plays, but “The Merry Wives of Windsor” includes many of the same ingredients — seduction, jealousy, schemes, and greed — that make it a must-see. “People on…

News

‘Packing With Purpose’ Provides Hygiene Supplies to Massachusetts Shelters

October 10, 2025

Two Belmont High School students are leading a community organization that aspires to provide hygiene products to homeless shelters in Massachusetts. Senior Zulal Islamoglu was inspired to start Packing With Purpose this spring while working as a dental assistant at Worcester Pediatrics,…

Opinion

Garden Gems: Preparations Lead to Mini-Forest Planting Day Oct. 4

October 1, 2025

Since I last wrote back in February about plans for Belmont’s first Miyawaki forest, many steps have been taken to prepare for planting day, Oct. 4 at the site in front of the high school and just west of Clay Pit Pond.…

A person with shoulder length reddish-brown shirt and a maroon shirt stands looking forward with a slight smile.

News

Nonprofit Taps Belmont Resident for Crucial Fundraising Role

August 11, 2025

Long before Katie Amoro became a chief development officer, her pink car was packed to the brim with her belongings as she clicked her key into the ignition. The rumbling of the engine marked the beginning of a trek from Florida to…

News

Belmont Republican, Democratic Committees Allowed at Town Day

July 3, 2025

Two of the town’s political organizations will be welcome at Town Day this year after the Belmont Center Business Association reversed an earlier decision to ban the groups. There was no formal vote taken on either the initial decision to exclude the…

News

Belmont Helps Marks Five Years of Compassionate Aid

June 18, 2025

Although Belmont Helps started as a grassroots effort to assist neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, has evolved and expanded, providing a vital lifeline in town. Friends Amy Kirsch and Shana Wang,…

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