Letter

Elect Judith F Feinleib  to Town Meeting in Precinct 6. a person of integrity, restraint, and participation. Read Judith’s “IF I MAY” opinion pieces for her analysis of Belmont issues and learn of her passion for our town: jfeinleibifimay.com Judith makes sure…

Carol Berberian brings experience, vision and inclusive leadership to the town. Carol Berberian will bring experience, vision, and inclusive leadership to the Belmont Select Board. As a lifelong resident, Carol demonstrates a strong commitment to the town. I have worked with Carol…

I’m writing to express my support for Adam Dash as town moderator. I’ve worked with Adam for almost a decade, beginning when I first ran for Town Meeting in 2017. He immediately gained my respect due to his pragmatic, thoughtful, and personable…

I am a long time Belmont resident and have served as a Town Meeting member from Precinct 8 for 19 years. I have a strong record of voting in support of our public schools, infrastructure and Town services. Today, I am writing…

Reading Greg Levinsky’s story about the Kellehers brought back a flood of memories. Once upon a time, my wife and I bought a two-family home on Elm Street in Belmont. I had commuted from Brooklyn for several years during the late 1980s,…

Just an hour or two after the ribbon-cutting at our stunning new library, people went from being event guests to library patrons. It was wonderful to see young kids carrying books from the Children’s Room right away. Older kids had settled into…

In Belmont, the high school auditorium is fundamentally a school facility—taxpayer-funded and designed primarily for student education and extracurricular activity. So I was completely astonished by the Select Board’s reaction to the School Department’s rightful protection of the annual spring musical’s essential…

This spring, I attended a presentation on increasing the commercial tax base, specifically by improving Belmont Center through rezoning. The audience was interested in improving the Belmont Center as a diverse and vibrant commercial enterprise. It became clearer that part of the…

Belmont is facing serious fiscal constraints, proposals for recurring overrides, as well as significant needs on the town side of the budget. It is shocking to read that the Belmont Select Board would even consider support for allocating limited funds from certified…

It’s peak gardening time as summer winds down and yet again the long ait list for a garden plot at the Belmont Victory Gardens continues to grow. Eager residents yearn to grow their own food and flowers and be part of a…