Two events to put on your calendar: an October 13 chat with Massachusetts House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Murphy on the state of the State's budget. Then set aside the evening of October 27 for an important Community Dialog on the future direction of the public schools.
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One area of discussion and concern with the New Wellington is with the impact of the siting of the building on parking and drop-off/pick up space. Some neighbors have voiced strong concerns about traffic on adjoining streets, and fire and public safety officials want to make sure that the new school will be easily...
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I don’t know what Rupert Murdoch has ever done for me, but I’ll say this: Ted Kennedy’s work opened doors for my three daughters that will transform their lives, helping them build confidence and insuring that they will be treated as full equals of their male counterparts in the classroom, on the playing field...
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A study suggests switching to single stream recycling (all your recyclables in one container) increases household participation and can save towns money, according to Attorney General Martha Coakley.
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What change should be promoted to encourage a more pedestrian friendly environment in Waverley Square?
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The Belmont Citizen Herald is reporting that Belmont's legal counsel has issued a response to the Middlesex District Attorney that claims town officials who met behind closed doors to formulate plans to discuss the consolidation of School and Town services were not doing so in violation of the State's Open Meeting Laws.
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The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is inquiring into the doings of an informal, private gathering of some of the Town's top elected officials with questions about whether the group ran afoul of the State's Open Meeting Law, according to the Belmont Citizen Herald.
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Belmont's latest consolidation plan is the product of an informal and closed door group of the Town's senior elected officials that some have dubbed the "Officers' Group." Is Belmont closing the doors on Open Government?
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With all the debate in town about preserving our elementary school libraries, I couldn't help but note this story on the front page of today's New York Times about sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury's crusade to preserve public libraries in his home, Ventura County, California.
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Proposed cuts to local aid and a variety of programs supporting public education programs could hit Belmont, and other towns, hard.
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