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…
Will Gov. Patrick ride to the resKue?
Of course, while we here in Belmont sharpen our claws for the expected battle over school funding, including a 1% funding increase for full day kindergarten classes, there is the possibility (albeit remote) that we all may end up raising…
School Committee budgets for Full Day K (now for the smackdown)
So I had the opportunity to go down to the Chenery Middle School last night and sit in as The School Committee presented its FY 2009 budget to the Warrant Committee. As you may already have read, the FY 09…