Rogers won the Democratic primary and will face Tomi Olson and Jim Gammill in November. Candidate Dave Rogers of Cambridge turned a surprise upset in the Democratic primary to fill a vacant seat in the State Legislature vacated when Will…
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Heat Advisory from BMLD
Hey all – if you haven’t noticed yet, its HOT out here in the Town of Homes. The Belmont Municipal Light Department (BMLD) is passing along the following heat advisory and encouraging all of us to try to take steps…
Another Slow Moving Crisis: Future uncertain for Belmonts Underwood (Boston.com)
There’s an interesting, albeit sad article on Boston.com on the future of the Underwood Pool, which has long been in disrepair and, this summer, can no longer (safely) support a diving board. The pool itself, the article says, may soon…
Town Meeting Live Blog Part III: This Time It’s For Keeps!
We’re back at the _third_ installment of Belmont’s annual Town Meeting. This time we’re at the lovely Chenery Middle School auditorium, so there will be no pictures of dilapidated infrastructure. Sorry. There’s air conditioning too. Lovely.
This week in crazy: students punished for riding bikes to school in Michigan
When you live in a compact, walkable town like Belmont, its easy to forget that many, many other communities across the country are what you might call “car bound.” They’re sprawling, decentralized, with poor access to critical services and lacking even the basic infrastructure, like sidewalks and bike lanes, to support citizens who choose to go car free. No surprise, also, that in these communities the collective memory of things like walking or biking places or riding the bus has disappeared, making those once normal activities seem foreign or downright dangerous. Thus, the news item that flashed across my computer screen today about high school seniors in Michigan being punished for riding their bikes to school. Crazy, no?
Town Meeting Live Blog – Extended Dance Mix – May 16
t’s a love-in at Town Meeting where everyone is tickled about our healthy town budget. Catch your breath, ’cause 2014’s gonna be HAIRY.
Town Meeting Live Blog – Budget Hoedown- May 14
We’re back at the annual Town Meeting to discuss a myriad of budget issues. Pour yourself a drink of something.
Live Blogging Town Meeting
Live blogging here from Spring Town Meeting. We’ve been here for close to two hours and are still snagged in debate of the first substantive issue: approval of a new stabilization fund for Minuteman Technical. The idea here is to…
Lougee, Griffiths Win For School Committee, Rojas On Top In Selectman’s Race By 32 Votes (Will There Be A Recount)?
As reported by the Belmont Patch: the Selectman’s race turned into an unbelievably close race. After the ballots were counted, Planning Board member Andy Rojas came out on top in the race to fill the seat of a retiring Angelo Firenze…
For School Committee: Lougee and Griffiths Are The Clear Choice
There’s no more important institution in Belmont than our public schools. There’s no more important elected body than the School Committee, which is the community’s voice to the School Administration. In this year’s School Committee race, I think there are two clear choices for the two open spots: Anne Lougee and Pascha Griffiths. I’ll be voting for both at the polls tomorrow.