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08/08/2025

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Large Slice Of SE Belmont In The Dark Friday Dawn Due To Power Outage August 8, 2025 By Franklin B. Tucker Leave a Comment Photo: Map of outage area from Belmont Light A large section of Southeast Belmont lost electrical service just before 5 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 8. Belmont Light, the town’s munic...

08/07/2025

Belmont Police Chief James MacIsaac is retiring in the first year of a new three year contract. The life long resident was hired as chief in Dec. 2019 after many years as assistant chief to Richard McLaughlin, spending more than a quarter century on the force.

Breaking: In Unexpected Move, Police Chief MacIsaac Announces Retirement August 7, 2025 By Franklin B. Tucker Leave a Comment Photo: Belmont Police Chief James MacIsaac In a surprise move, Belmont Police Chief James MacIsaac announced his retirement from his post effective Aug. 25. “After much ref...

02/01/2025

The owner of Hill Estates, the largest residential complex in Belmont with 396 rental apartments and townhouses, has placed a “For Sale” sign on the landmark property.http://belmontonian.com/real-estate/breaking-hill-estates-belmonts-largest-residential-complex-on-the-block/

07/23/2024

The property owner of the Purecoat North Plating manufacturing site on Hittinger Street and a dog daycare business facing Brighton Street in east Belmont has presented to the town a preliminary design to redevelop the 126,726 square-foot parcel into a 225-unit apartment complex with four floors of residential units above street level retail stores.

Breaking: Property Owner Eyes Building 225 Apartments At Purecoat Site On Hittinger St. July 23, 2024 By Franklin B. Tucker Leave a Comment Photo: The Purecoat North site which the owner the Tosi family hopes to build 225 apartment units on the three acre site adjacent Hittinger Street and Brighton....

01/05/2024

The town-wide parking ban begins at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6.

Belmont Police Issues Snow Emergency Parking Ban Beginning Late Saturday As Winter Storm Watch Is Declared January 5, 2024 By Franklin B. Tucker Leave a Comment Photo: Parking ban begins 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. In an attempt to get ahead of the first nor’easter of the winter, the Belmont Poli...

12/31/2023

Welcome to 2024, Belmont. This leap year will see Concord Avenue without a library or skating rink – come back in 2025 for their openings! – a vote on a large operational override and the election of a new select board member.

Happy New Year’s, Belmont: What’s Closing Early on the 31st And Open On The First Day Of 2024 December 31, 2023 By Franklin B. Tucker Leave a Comment Photo: Fireworks over the Boston Common at 7 p.m. Take the T! (Credit: Estormiz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Welcome to 2024, Belmont. This leap y...

12/24/2023

If you have a “need” to get out of the house, here are a few places around town closing early Christmas Eve and open on Christmas.

What’s Closing Early On The 24th; What’s Open And Closed Christmas December 24, 2023 By Franklin B. Tucker Leave a Comment Photo: “Elves Forever” (credit: US Postal Service) Christmas is a day of gift-giving and reflecting on cheerful times from past years around the tree, gift giving, befor...