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Letter: Crowley Will Open Process

March 20, 2025
I am writing to urge Belmont voters to cast their ballot for Mike Crowley in the town moderator race. Belmont needs a moderator that will provide education on effective representation to Town Meeting members as a body, foster the development of new…

Letter: Questions on the Rink Budget

March 18, 2025
The March 7 Belmont Voice has comments from Select Board Chair Elizabeth Dionne and Town Administrator Patrice Garvin about the new ice rink being revenue neutral. Has there been an operating budget established? We are building a $30 million-plus ice rink, hoping…

Letter: Another Independent Pharmacy 

March 17, 2025
Thank you for writing about the new branch of Union Pharmacy opening up in Belmont Center (“Belmont to Welcome Union Pharmacy”, March 7, 2025, p. 2). Another independent pharmacy your readers may want to know about is Belmont Pharmacy at 246 Trapelo…

Letter: Yates Will Get Things Done 

March 17, 2025
I am writing to urge fellow Belmont citizens to vote for Taylor Yates for Select Board. Taylor Yates started volunteering for the town within a year of moving here, and most recently has become chair of the Planning Board. In that capacity,…

Letter: The Value of Print 

March 15, 2025
I opened the March 7 print edition of Belmont Voice and noticed your news about a new private pharmacy coming to Belmont. I was happy to learn about it, and I would not have, if not for The Belmont Voice. Goes to…

Letter: Paolillo’s Experience is Critical 

March 14, 2025
Having grown up in Belmont and returning eight years ago with my husband to raise our young family, I believe our town moderator should be fair-minded, experienced, and someone who listens to people on both sides of an issue. Mark Paolillo embodies…

Letter: Please Forgo Door Hangers

March 13, 2025
My neighbors and I would like to urge our Belmont candidates to forgo door hanger campaign literature in the run up to the election. This specific campaign ad is most likely to fly off a knob and be carried by wind into…

Letter: Acknowledging MFAB members 

March 1, 2025
Thank you for Jenny Angel’s article in the Feb. 21 issue about MFAB’s mini forest project. I wanted to acknowledge the other members of our group. MFAB includes Belmont residents Sarah Wang, Jean Devine, Kirsten Waerstad, Ralph Jones, and Belmont high school…

Letter: Support for Paul Joy

February 27, 2025
I am writing to express my wholehearted support for my husband, Paul Joy, as he campaigns for the Belmont Select Board. And although I am not yet a U.S. citizen and cannot vote, I believe in Paul’s vision and commitment. Paul and…

Letter: Check Out ‘Teach for  Climate Justice’

February 21, 2025
In response to the inspiring article about Isabel Luo, a Belmont teen who founded the Citizens’ Climate Lobby MA Youth Chapter (CCL MA Youth), I am writing to recommend to Isabel and all the Belmont educators and parents an exciting book: “Teach…