Letters- Page 11

I was dismayed (and surprised!) to hear claims that the gathering on ‘No Kings Day’ had a negative impact on the businesses in Belmont Center. The shops in Belmont Center are vital in our community. Volunteers acted as crossing guards throughout the…

Belmont can, and must, increase school funding to give our students the education they deserve. Per-pupil expenditure clearly shows that Belmont lags behind both neighboring and comparable communities. Every bordering town spends more per-student, and only one comparable district spends less. If…

This letter is a brief update to the community about the Belmont Light transformer that has been on the sidewalk on Leonard Street. The plan is to remove the transformer by the end of this summer. The curbing will stay the same…

I write only for myself and not on behalf of my congregation. As a Jewish leader in Belmont, I can personally attest that the ugliness of antisemitism has too often become entangled with the protests about the war in Gaza taking place…

Heartfelt thanks to the kind and honest person who turned in my wallet to the Belmont Center CVS. I was quite distraught at its loss, a first-time lapse, all my fault, and it was really going to complicate my life. My daughter…

In regards to your article “Tariffs May Drive up Rink Cost” (April  11, 2025),  I was thinking that the situation requires a bit of humor, although if the cost rises again humor might turn to despair. I recall the discovery of some…

The termination of the Northeast Local Food for Schools grant, a program that directly feeds and benefits Belmont’s children, is proof that no one will be unscathed by the likely illegal, hostile takeover of the federal government by Elon Musk and his…

I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the town  IT team for their incredible work on the newly redesigned website. The improvements are impressive, making it easier and more convenient for residents to find information, access city services, and stay…

Great article on “Owls in Belmont Victims of Rodent Poison.” Using rodenticides to deal with a rodent problem is akin to using bug zappers on mosquitoes: the natural predators of your pests are killed. In 2020, California restricted most uses of anticoagulant…

I beg the powers that be to take the appropriate measures to fix the dangerous intersection at Common Street and Trapelo Road! While the left turn from Common onto Trapelo towards Cambridge is a left-on-green-arrow only and clearly lined, and therefore safe,…