Live blogging Town Meeting: 300 people, 27 articles — Fun!

7:45PM live blogging here– starting a bit late here and with a different feel under new moderator Mike Widmer, with both an ecumenical prayer (not sure how I feel about that), the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance (eh) and…

Open Meeting Laws: Just because you’re paranoid…

Remember that old saying “just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you”? Well, that was the saying that ran through my mind after hearing back from Middlesex Assistant DA Robert Bender. I wrote to the…

Belmont PD virtual tour (part 2 of 2)

We’re continuing our virtual tour of Belmont’s police headquarters today, with the help of Chief Richard McLaughlin, who gave me a walk around earlier in the month. If you remember from B2’s previous post, the police HQ is in rough…

In the Mix: Dan Leclerc – town should focus on sustaining services

I was pleased to sit down at Bruegger’s Bagels on Friday morning and chat with one of our Selectmen, Dan Leclerc, about the coming override(s), some of the challenges facing the town, and life as a Selectman. This was a…

Belmont PD virtual tour

As we all know, the town has a long list of capital projects that need attention. In the immediate future, there’s an override vote for road reconstruction in June. At B2, our attention is focused on the Wellington School, which…

Selectmen’s new e-mail policy doesn’t add up

First off, my sincere apologies for the delay in writing this week — work has taken me offline and out of town for much of the last week. The good news is that there is some cool new content in…