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Debate Grows Over Fiscal Impact of Belmont Center Overlay Plan

September 12, 2025
The Select Board expressed support Monday night for the fiscal analysis model the town is using as its basis for understanding the potential impact of the Belmont Center zoning overlay coming before Town Meeting this fall. “Some of this is really uncertain,…
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Family Remembers Life of Longtime Public Servant

September 2, 2025
If, over the years, you rode public transportation to or from Belmont, you would have been lucky to get a seat next to Fred Paulsen. The gregarious resident enjoyed getting to know people—from strangers to colleagues or friends—and making connections. He died…

Updated: Town Meeting Backs Viglirolo Rink

July 28, 2025
Town Meeting members have approved a citizen petition seeking to name the new municipal rink after the late James P. Viglirolo, known to most as “Skip.” The article passed 128-56, with 44 abstentions after roughly three hours of debate last Wednesday. Conversation,…
Construction site of a new building in Belmont, MA, featuring scaffolding, construction equipment, and a clear blue sky.

UPDATE: Tensions Rise as Vote on Rink Name Approaches

July 23, 2025
Tonight, Town Meeting members will be asked whether they feel the new municipal rink should be named for the late James P. Viglirolo, known to most as “Skip.” According to Select Board member Elizabeth Dionne, town counsel has advised the board that…

Hearing Held on Home Rule Petition To End Country Club Tax Break

July 17, 2025
Select Board member Elizabeth Dionne and two Belmont residents made a plea this week to legislators considering a bill that would update the tax treatment of recreational land in Belmont. Through Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 61B, certain types of land defined as…
Auditorium Crowd cheering.

Moderator Seeks Input with Launch of Advisory Committee

June 30, 2025
In an effort to make Town Meeting and the committee appointment process more transparent, Town Moderator Michael Crowley is establishing a Moderator’s Advisory Committee. Essentially, the committee—which will comprise one Town Meeting member from each of the eight precincts—will help interview potential…

Softball Field Improvements on Horizon

June 26, 2025
Overgrown vegetation, broken fences, and generally unkempt conditions have left the softball field west of Harris Field in less-than-stellar shape over the last few years. Improvements are on the horizon with plans to restore the field using recently approved Community Preservation Act…

A ‘New Era’ of Field Maintenance

June 16, 2025
When Fitzie Cowing stepped up as field operations director for Belmont Youth Soccer, she didn’t expect the role would involve a weekly walk around the fields her teams use, looking for holes, dog feces, and general safety concerns on the soccer fields.…

Town Meeting Will Consider One Citizen Petition

April 12, 2025
Among the articles Town Meeting will be asked to consider is a citizen petition that the petitioner hopes will send a signal to legislators that Belmont, like many other communities, does not condone the use of rodenticides as a means for rodent…
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