We’re here at the third installment of Town Meeting, after a quick and dirty detour through a special Town Meeting. Rep. Will Brownsberger is giving us an update on the budget picture at the State level and, of intense interest to those here, the local aid picture for the Town of Homes. Long and...
Belmont votes today for a $2 million override of Proposition 2 ½. I'm going to be voting yes and I encourage you to, also. I've been deeply involved in the YES campaign, OneBelmont, and there's much that I could say about why I think its critical to for Belmont to start to correct its...
Courtesy of Rep. Will Brownsberger's Web site: The MBTA's 72 and 78 bus routes could be discontinued and weekday and weekend service cut in half on remaining routes to help the agency balance its books. The T will hold public hearings to discuss possible service cuts in the coming weeks.
The Board of Selectman will hear from the Wellington Building Committee at a meeting on Monday evening. Show up at 8:00pm in the Gallery at the Homer Building to show your support.
An earlier "fix" by utility National Grid did not stop a leak that cropped up on Brighton St. in December, and the company now says that it will have to replace replacement of around 200 feet of gas line on Brighton Street to stop it.
How will a company that has to wait two weeks to get a part made to fix a single broken gas main during normal business respond when a real disaster strikes?
It’s shaping up to be a big night for the Democrats, but folks on both sides of the aisle are breathing easier in Massachusetts, as Question 1 went down BIG on election night. While all the votes haven’t been counted, news outlets are now reporting lopsided numbers, with the “No” side collecting as much...
After months of back and forth and, sadly, a failed Prop 2 1/2 Override vote to fund comprehensive road reconstruction in town, repaving, such as it is, kicked off this week across town. I’m not usually one who stops to marvel at heavy equipment, but this bad boy going by on Cross St. yesterday...
As you may be aware, there’s good news and bad news when it comes to Belmont’s roads. First the good news — road repair in town will soon be underway! According to Glenn Clancy, the town’s Director of Community Development, a $712,000 bid has been awarded for repaving on four streets: Cross St. (between...
Chalk this one up as a “near miss.” I had just finished up a long run on Sunday morning and was getting into the shower when I heard a “crash” outside and the sound of brakes, not to mention the shouts of the runners doing Brendan’s Home Run passing by on Cross St. When...
