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Student Led Walkout Joins National Protest of ICE

February 9, 2026
On the second-to-last day of January, a parade of Belmont High School students snaked along Concord Avenue, under the train tracks and up the hill to Town Hall. An observer’s guess put the number above 300 total. They had walked out of…

Local Teens Organize Toy Drive, Gift Wrapping Event

December 16, 2025
In just a few weeks, a local group of teens managed to collect more than 250 toys for a toy drive they conceived and carried out. “It’s so fun to watch kids plan and get excited about doing good and doing events…
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Entrepreneurial Belmont Youth Building and Selling Bears

December 10, 2025
Move over, Build-A-Bear Workshop, because Belmont resident Hillary Hoffman created a new plush bear with hometown roots. Just in time for the holidays, the 13-year-old Belmont Middle School student released Toby, the first bear in what the young entrepreneur envisions as a…

Discovering the Wonders of Nature at Habitat

September 26, 2025
Minding their own business, several baby garter snakes seemed to writhe nervously as the roof of their home was gently rolled away. Found under a log, mere steps onto a trail at Belmont’s Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, the tiny reptiles…

Young Belmont Musician Melds Music, Culture and Identity

June 24, 2025
When Andrew Sue Wing was around two years old, he was given a red ukulele. About two years or so later, he received a guitar. It was sunburst-patterned with a light center and darker vignette edges. These early instruments were what ultimately…
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