Blogging Belmont

12/23/2025

A Tiered Override Won In Melrose. What About Belmont?

Melrose's successful $13.5 million override vote in November holds valuable lessons for Belmont, which - commercial development or not - will need to keep passing overrides to fund our Town....

Melrose's $13.5 million override vote in November holds valuable lessons for Belmont as we seek Proposition 2 1/2 overrides to fund our Town.

10/07/2025

In an open letter to residents, the Belmont Education Association (our teachers' union) looks to set the record straight about ongoing negotiations: expressing their commitment to students, and their concerns over ongoing contract negotiations with the Town. The teachers' priorities? Reducing class sizes, increasing collaboration time, and providing fair compensation (so: not 'more work for less pay'). Unfortunately, the BEA writes that our School Committee has been rejecting fair proposals, putting the onus on the community to support teachers and ensure a productive bargaining that seeks to maintain Belmont's quality educational environment....

In an open letter, The Belmont Education Association sets the record straight about contract negotiations with the School Committee.

09/28/2025

Belmont's Beech Street Center and the Belmont Public Library are teaming up to host a FixIt Clinic on October 25th. Register now....

Register to attend Belmont's FixIt Clinic on October 25th at the Beech Street Center.

09/25/2025

In her latest If I May opinion piece, Judith Feinleib calls out the town's political leadership for what she describes as efforts to dismiss contrary voices and opinions. Feinleib calls on residents to speak up....

Belmont's leaders bristle at residents who oppose them in ways that could stifle dissent, writes Judith Feinleib in her latest opinion piece.

09/17/2025

Join the Foundation for Belmont Education - FBE Apple Run 5K & 2K on Oct 26! Fun costumes, community spirit, and support for Belmont schools. Register today at fbebelmont.org.
https://www.bloggingbelmont.com/2025/09/fbe_apple_run_2025/

Join the FBE Apple Run 5K & 2K on Oct 26! Fun costumes, community spirit, and support for Belmont schools. Register today at fbebelmont.org.

08/20/2025

The needlessly long and toxic debate over the rededication of the ice rink is sowing anger, discontent and distrust in the Town’s leadership when they can least afford it. The solution to the rink problem? Skip it!...

The needlessly long and toxic debate over the rededication of the ice rink is sowing anger, discontent and distrust in the Town’s leadership when they can least afford it. The solution to the rink problem? Skip it! Read more →

08/14/2025

"Our schools have been living on a starvation budget and the School Committee has arbitrarily drawn a line in the sand to force a budget that will further harm our schools, rather than explore a path to a sustainable, fair solution for students and staff. The School Committee’s refusal to look at creative funding solutions is not strategic budgeting, it’s entrenched austerity and has resulted in forcing educators to scramble to preserve the quality of our schools." - Belmont Education Association

In a statement, the BEA called out Belmont's School Committee for refusing to consider fixes for the Belmont Public Schools' budget woes.

07/17/2025

Mary Byrne over at the Belmont Voice has an interesting article on the future of the “golden bowl.” that damp, ugly, used patch of public land located in the heart of Belmont. Here’s an idea: let’s turn it into a lawn... or a pocket park...or a skatepark. Just not a ditch filled with goose p**p! :-P https://belmontvoice.org/whats-the-future-of-the-golden-bowl/?

For as long as the town has had some iteration of the Underwood Pool, a large grassy pit — known colloquially as the Golden Bowl — has existed at the base of the hill between the pool and Concord Avenue. Decades ago, the land was deeded to the town with the restriction that it must be used for r...

03/24/2025

Belmont's local election is just over a week away on April 1st with competitive races for Town Moderator, Select Board, School Committee and Board of Health. Here are my picks....

Belmont's local election is just over a week away on April 1st with competitive races for Town Moderator, Select Board, School Committee and Board of Health. Here are my picks. Read more →

11/06/2024

Got broken stuff? On November 16th, the Belmont Public Library will host its first FixIt Clinic since 2019 at the Beech Street Center from 11AM to 2PM. FixIt coaches will be there to help you diagnose problems and repair your personal electronics, home appliances, furniture, lamps, clothing, toys and more. Also: Peter Mui, an MIT alum and the founder of the FixitClinic movement will be a special guest in attendance at the event, hosted by the Belmont Public Library! Use links in the blog post to make an appointment with a repair coach or - if you're handy - to be a fixit coach at the event.

A week from this Saturday, on November 16th, Belmont will host FixIt Clinic #1275 - the first in town since before the COVID pandemic. Peter Mui, an MIT alum and the founder of the FixitClinic movement will be a special guest in attendance at the event, hosted by the Belmont Public Library!Read more...

10/26/2024

The Foundation for Belmont Education - FBE Halloween Apple Run is tomorrow (Sunday Oct 27) starting at 9:00. If you haven't registered you can do so today (Saturday) between 10 AM and 2 PM at the Chenery Middle School parking lot, or tomorrow morning before the race! https://www.fbebelmont.org/run

07/02/2024

Read about the latest incidents reported to the Belmont, MA Police Department in Belmont Media Center's News Blogging Belmont
https://belmontmedia.org/news-events/belmont-police-log-june-24-june-30-overnight-car-break-ins-tree-limb-falls-car-douglas