Town may ask Schools to trim $1.6m (Can you say 40 kids/class?)

The latest news from Wednesday’s Warrant Committee meeting isn’t good, according to reports from those who were there. While we won’t get into the nitty gritty of the meeting itself (most of which appears to have revolved around how to…

Attempted abduction near Burbank?

I just received an automated phone call from the Belmont PD reporting an attempted abduction of a 10 year old boy near the Burbank School today. According to the message, the incident happened at 3:25 PM and the suspect —…

Town wide PTO meeting on Monday to discuss FDK, budget

A note from Janet Carey at Winn Brook: Please join us at the All Elementary Schools Meeting on Monday, February 4th at 7 pm in the Wellington School Cafeteria. The meeting will provide an overview of school-related budget concerns. In…

In the mix: Patricia Mihelich, Belmont Food Pantry

In the Mix is BloggingBelmont’s occasional series that profiles important people in town. In our last installment, Selectman Angelo Firenze gave us his thoughts on the future of the town and on his role, as Selectman, in shaping it. This…

Hearing schedule set for school, town budgets

Thanks to Ann Rittenburg for passing along information on the hearing schedule for the town’s annual budget. Hearings will take place on three Saturdays:  Jan 26, Feb. 2 and March 1. For those interested in funding for the schools, the…

Race for town moderator looks to be competitive…

It looks as if the race for the position of Town Moderator may end up being competitive, with one Warrant Committee member, Mike Widmer, planning a run and two others town residents: Mary Tinkham and Walter McLaughlin (also a WC…