Hey all – thought I’d pass along this article from Belmont Patch: Seven Things You Should Do Today Before Hurricane Sandy Hits. Watching the local news and weather channels might make you think that Sandy (my mother’s name, btw) is going…
Club Soccer Pulls at Players’ Ties to the Hometown Team – NYTimes.com
An article in Saturday’s New York Times looks at a new U.S. Soccer Association rule barring top players on its affiliated soccer academy teams from playing for their high school squads. See also: professionalization of youth sports.
State Grants Belmont $7.5 Million For New Library – Belmont, MA Patch
Let the great game of Chess begin! As the Patch reported yesterday: the State granted Belmont $7.5 Million to build a new library across Concord Ave from the library’s current location. The grant, for the construction of a 45,000 square foot,…
Cambridge’s Rogers Wins Dem Primary In State Rep Race – Patch
Rogers won the Democratic primary and will face Tomi Olson and Jim Gammill in November. Candidate Dave Rogers of Cambridge turned a surprise upset in the Democratic primary to fill a vacant seat in the State Legislature vacated when Will…
Heat Advisory from BMLD
Hey all – if you haven’t noticed yet, its HOT out here in the Town of Homes. The Belmont Municipal Light Department (BMLD) is passing along the following heat advisory and encouraging all of us to try to take steps…
Another Slow Moving Crisis: Future uncertain for Belmonts Underwood (Boston.com)
There’s an interesting, albeit sad article on Boston.com on the future of the Underwood Pool, which has long been in disrepair and, this summer, can no longer (safely) support a diving board. The pool itself, the article says, may soon…