Photo: COVID-19 deaths in Belmont is higher than originally thought. A year-end review of official death records maintained by the Belmont Town Clerk’s Office revealed 13 additional Belmont deaths attributed to COVID-19 in 2020, according to the Belmont Health Department. The revised total brings the town’s total COVID-19 death count since March 2020 to 74 […]
Photo: Residents have two weeks to have their trees collected. Belmont’s Department of Public Works has announced the times and dates for a pair of yearly seasonal services: picking up your Christmas trees and collecting your cardboard. Curbside Christmas tree collection starts on Monday, Jan. 4, and ends on Jan 14. Trees will be collected […]
Photo: Jeffrey Wheeler (right) at a meeting of the Planning Board Jeffrey Wheeler, who helped create the townscape of Belmont as a fixture in the town’s Planning Office for more than a quarter-century, died on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. “We are deeply saddened by this news, and share our condolences with his family, friends and […]
Photo: Well, there was a lot to cry about to Santa this year. Merry Christmas, Belmont. While for many there is little to actually celebrate this difficult time, Dec. 25 will be a day to reflect on the past year around the dinner table before decamping to watch the latest holiday movie on the Hallmark […]