Belmont’s fall classic, The FBE Apple 5K and 2K runs are just two weeks away! This year marks a special milestone: the 10th annual running of the race. That’s more reason than ever to register to run this year.
The Apple Run Turns 10! Register now!
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Updated: Have You Seen Jonathan? BPD looking for Missing Chenery Student
Update: May 26, 2022 – Just a note that Belmont PD issued an update around midnight that Jonathan had been located and was reunited with his family. (Queue collective sigh of relief.) A bit of good news in a week…
Election 2022: A Guide to the Candidates
Who is running for what in the Town election April 5? What do they stand for and what will they do if elected? Check out our voter’s guide!
Show up Wednesday AM to support Solar at Middle-High School:
Hey Blogging Belmont readers. Just an update that the Belmont Middle- High School Building Committee will convene on Wednesday morning (tomorrow) February 16 at 8:00 AM. The link to the full agenda is here. The link to the Zoom meeting…
(Updated) You Busy Friday Morning? 7-12 School Solar Is On The Block Again
It’s not deja vu: the Belmont Middle- and High School Building Committee is again seriously contemplating eliminating a rooftop solar array from the project, citing concerns about cost overruns. A vote is scheduled for Friday morning (February 11) at 8 AM. Please attend and show your support for the photovoltaic solar array.
Select Board Should Act On Remote Meetings
COVID special orders will eventually end. Our Select Board should vote now to allow Belmont committee members to deliberate remotely.
The Underwood That Almost Wasn’t
Roll back the clock a bit more than a decade and a prevailing opinion among Belmont’s political class was that the best course forward was to allow the aging Underwood pool to die, and never replace it. So what changed?
Belmont: Our Best Days Are Ahead
Belmont’s best days are ahead of it. But no community ever shrank its way to greatness. To realize a brighter future, we need to embrace a vision for what our town can be, and do the yeoman’s work to make that vision reality.
Kid Pro Quo: Mega-Donor Jones Tapped For School Committee
Consummate Belmont insider and local political mega-donor Ralph Jones got the nod for an open School Committee slot to the surprise of absolutely no one. And still – a puzzling choice. Jones last sat on School Committee in 2004 –…
Our Library Is Failing: See For Yourself Sunday
Our library is in rough shape. Just how rough? You can see for yourself tomorrow, when the Library Board of Trustees, Belmont Library Foundation and the Library Building Committee jointly host guided tours of our public library between 1PM and 3PM tomorrow, Sunday, October 17.