Belmont will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote for a variety of offices, including Town Meeting in each precinct, School Committee, Board of Library Trustees. But its the race at the top of the ticket: for The Board…
Voter Alert: Local Candidates Face Off Tonight at 7PM – Be There!
Just a quick shout-out to the local politics nerds among my Blogging Belmont readers: tonight is the Belmont Candidates’ Night. Hosted by the League of Women Voters, it’s your best (and last) chance to see candidates for Town Meeting and…
Tonight: Tell The Selectmen You Support The Community Path
Belmont bikers and walkers unite! After months (years? decades?) of hemming and hawing, Belmont’s Selectmen are moving toward a final decision on the question of whether to extend the existing bike path from Alewife to Belmont Center with a meeting…
Our Next Library Won’t Be A Library (And I Feel Fine)
You say library, I say “heavily used, not-for-profit communal spaces.” Whatever the description, our next public library will do much more than circulate books!
State Republicans Help Kang In Late Push For School Committee
State Republicans say Jamie Kang is a “no new taxes” fiscal conservative. Belmont progressives have to get out to vote tomorrow (April 2nd) for the proven and sensible School Committee candidates: Laurie Slap and Elyse Shuster for School Committee. See you at the polls!
Wake-Up Call for BHS
A new report from The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), based on a six month long assessment of Belmont High concludes that Belmont High School is in such a state of disrepair that it represents a “crisis” for the town that demands immediate response. More concerning: the report raises red flags about conditions within the schools and BHS’s ability to make good on its own goals and promises to educate students. Many of the problems are linked to school budget cuts in recent years.