Just a note to the B2 community that there’s a Flu Clinic today from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the BHS Cafeteria, according to a notice posted on the town Web Site. You’ve got to be 18 years old to go. Shots cost $3.00, but Medicare B patients can have it billed, according to the...
Winter hit the Town of Homes hard again on Sunday, with snow, sleet, wind and rain. In contrast to last Thursday’s storm, however, the cleanup was an orderly affair, with most Belmont residents, it seems, content to stay off the road and let the snow plows do their job. The high winds did play...
Our virtual, behind the scenes tour of Wellington School wraps up today with two videos. In the first, Karen and Bob Martin from BPS, take us down to the basement of Wellington to look at some more substandard classroom space, including a classroom that has no windows. One note: this room is currently being...
The snow’s coming down hard and Belmont has never looked prettier. Unfortunately, those folks unfortunate enough to go into work today are stuck in the one of the lower rings of Dante’s Hell, with reports of massive traffic snarls and no-show buses on the T. My advice: get home, warm up and try to...
We’re continuing our virtual tour of Wellington School today. In Part 3, Karen Parmett and Bob Martin, head of facilities for BPS, take us to a classroom in the “newer” wing of Wellington (which means that its only 45 years old). The class has only two power outlets, which means that teachers have to...
Just back from the School Committee meeting. Let me say, first of all, that the Belmont Madrigal Singers rocked the house. Great work to everyone…and where can one buy the funky medieval garb? On a more serious note — what’s to report is this: the Belmont School Committee heard a report from the Belmont...
I’m posting Superintendent Holland’s letter to parents on Saturday’s heartbreaking tragedy at Winn Brook School. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Goulding family. Dear Parents and Community Members: I am saddened to inform you of the death of Maeve Goulding, first grade student at the Burbank School. Maeve was playing soccer at...
Welcome to Blogging Belmont, a new weblog that’s all about Belmont, Massachusetts, a.k.a “the town of homes.” My hope is that Blogging Belmont (B2) will add a new voice to the conversation going on within town, and also shine a spotlight on some of the people, places and events going on in town from...
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