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Crazy Idea #6: eGovernment

January 4, 2008
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Note: This is the sixth installment of Eight Crazy Ideas for ’08, a multi-part posting that is looking at ideas, big and small, that could improve our community in Belmont. While we’re all pondering the fate of the beloved Underwood pool, its worth noting that problems like pool maintenance are really a drop in...

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Crazy Idea # 5: Save the Underwood!

January 2, 2008
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Crazy Idea # 5: Save the Underwood!

Note: This is the fifth installment of Eight Crazy Ideas for ’08, a multi-part posting that is looking at ideas, big and small, that could improve our community in Belmont. Our series on eight crazy ideas (that just might work) for 2008 continues today. As you know, B2′s previous suggestions have touched on the...

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Crazy Idea #4: PILOTs

December 31, 2007
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Crazy Idea #4: PILOTs

Note: This is the fourth installment of Eight Crazy Ideas for ’08, a multi-part posting that is looking at ideas, big and small, that could improve our community in Belmont. Belmont needs PILOTs. And, with all due respect to the Splendid Splinter, no…I don’t mean those kind of Pilots. I’m talking about Payment in...

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Crazy Idea #3: Cogeneration & demand-response electricity pricing

December 27, 2007
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Crazy Idea #3: Cogeneration & demand-response electricity pricing

Note: This is the third installment of Eight Crazy Ideas for ’08, a multi-part posting that is looking at ideas, big and small, that could improve our community in Belmont. In the first installment, I talked about introducing a resident parking permit program to help alleviate the tension between residents and non-residents on streets...

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Crazy Idea #2: Smart meters!

December 26, 2007
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Crazy Idea #2: Smart meters!

Note: This is the second installment of Eight Crazy Ideas for ’08, a multi-part posting that is looking at ideas, big and small, that could improve our community in Belmont. In the first installment, I talked about introducing a resident parking permit program to help alleviate the tension between residents and non-residents on streets...

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Eight crazy ideas (that just might work) for ’08

December 25, 2007
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Eight crazy ideas (that just might work) for ’08

With 2007 fast drawing to a close, BloggingBelmont.com is looking ahead to 2008 and wondering what the year has in store for The Town of Homes. And, with New Year’s Resolutions now at the front of everyone’s mind, we’re pondering changes, big and small, that would improve our town and our community. For the...

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(Updated) Firenze: Library, Senior Center call for comprehensive plan

December 21, 2007
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(Updated) Firenze: Library, Senior Center call for comprehensive plan

UPDATE 12/25: A rebuttal by Selectman Firenze to reporting in B2 on his statements regarding the Senior Center has been appended to the end of this post. — Paul. This is the third installment of a multi-part post on my interview with Selectman Angelo Firenze. You can read the first part of the interview...

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Firenze: Belmont’s come a long way, baby!

December 19, 2007
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Firenze: Belmont’s come a long way, baby!

This is the first installment of a multi-part post on my interview with Selectman Angelo Firenze. It is the first installment of B2′s “In the Mix,” a recurring feature that will profile a town resident who is helping to shape the future of our town. Keep coming back to B2 for more In the...

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It’s a winter wonderland! (And, no, that 75 Bus isn’t coming)

December 13, 2007
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It’s a winter wonderland! (And, no, that 75 Bus isn’t coming)

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...

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Hello Belmont!

April 25, 2007
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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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