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MassDOT Aims to Complete Belmont Community Path Phase 1 by 2029

March 19, 2024

Phase 1 of the Belmont Community Path will be advertised for bidders on Valentine’s Day, 2026. If all goes well, the path will open in the spring of 2029. The project has been considered for more than two decades. On Thursday night,…

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Lifestyle·Obituaries

Joey’s Park Founder Leaves Lasting Legacy in Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis

February 3, 2024

By Heather Beasley Doyle, Belmont Voice correspondent When Joe O’Donnell’s family walked into Harvard Memorial Church for his celebration of life service last month, it wasn’t a typical funeral scene. “Seven hundred people [were] there eating candy bars in front of us,”…

Lifestyle·News

Under Watchful Eye, Belmont Dogs Will Continue to Run Free

December 10, 2023

The Belmont Recreation Commission voted last week to recommend replacing the current off-leash dog program with the “Paws in the Parks” pilot program starting in January. The new program, like the old, will allow dogs to run freely in four Belmont fields:…

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Decades in the Works, Community Path on Cusp of Milestone

December 3, 2023

About 20 cycling enthusiasts and other residents gathered over beers and snacks at Trinktisch in Belmont Center last week to learn about an impending milestone in the Community Path Project, a planned 2.1 mile paved, off-road pedestrian and bicycle route that will…

Lifestyle

Vote Looms on Belmont’s Dog Freedom

December 3, 2023

The Recreation Commission is meeting Monday night to discuss and possibly vote on proposed changes to the town’s off-leash dog program. While Belmont doesn’t have any designated dog parks, dogs can run off-leash at Town Field, Grove Street Field, Winn Brook Field,…