Photo: The new logo. Like a friend who calls in July and August, the Belmont Food Pantry wants to know: “Can you help them move to their new home?” The Belmont Food Pantry is on the move, and by the end of next week – if all goes to plan – the site which serves […]
Photo: The GoFundMe page. When Jacqui Davis would travel to visit her sister in Watertown, there was one mandatory stop as she passed through her former hometown of Belmont. “How could I pass up going to Ohlin’s?” said the Burlington resident who owns Virtually Here, an online business consultancy. “It’s a staple of Cushing Square.” […]
Photo: Voting will take place in the customary locations. In a decision affecting an all-important vote in two months time, the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District will allow Belmont to use its customary polling locations for the Sept. 20 election rather than a single, centralized site to determine whether the district can go ahead with the […]
Photo: A. A weekly recap of residential properties sold in the past seven-plus days in the “Town of Homes”: • 52 Grant Ave., Unit 2, Townhouse (2007). Sold: $800,000. Listed at $730,000. Living area: 1,955 sq.-ft. 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 full, 2 half baths. On the market: 100 days. • 635 Concord Ave., Colonial-ish (2005). Sold: $1,958,000. Listed at $2,100,000. Living […]
Photo: Leonard Street to be paved. Finally! After more than a year of construction on the infrastructure and sidewalks in Belmont Center, the long-anticipated paving of Leonard Street and connecting streets will begin Tuesday, July 19 and hopefully be completed by Thursday, July 21. Beginning Tuesday, Watertown’s Charles Contracting – the project’s general contractor – […]
Photo: Boomers are heading this way. The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a “Special Weather Statement” this morning that most of New England, including Belmont, could see severe thunderstorms arriving sometime this afternoon. The report released at 3:35 a.m., Monday, July 18, stated a line of thunderstorms is expected to cross southern New […]
Photo: It is going to be a scorcher. With the high-temperature in New England today, Monday, July 18, expected to hit the low to mid-90 degrees, electrical utilities across the region – including Belmont’s Light Department – are anticipating a high electricity use day, putting a strain on the power grid. To save energy and […]
Photo: Yard sale. Yard sales in the “Town of Homes.” • 665 Belmont St., Saturday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • 9 Sandrick Rd., Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Photo: Color pencils. Are you a hidden future artist who always has creative ideas splashing out? Do you want to develop your art skills or learn some new art techniques? Have you ever thought about creating your own art portfolio? Come to Belmont Public Library and discover the beauty of art! A new teen-lead art […]
Photo: Ready, set, build! You knew when Colleen Baxter O’Connell arrived at the Chenery Middle School from her home on Clifton Street on Belmont Hill. “You’d see Colleen drive her Camero into the school’s parking lot,” said Ellen Cushman who was taught by O’Connell in the early 1970s when she was already in her 60s, […]