Just before the start of summer next year, the Belmont Fire Department will return to a position it hadn’t been in since 2010: being fully staffed. Thanks to a federal grant aimed at increasing the number of “front line” firefighters to meet national staffing and response standards, “[the BFD] will be budgeted for four shifts of 13 […]
Straphangers using Belmont Center to catch buses or the commuter rail to work will soon lose most of their free parking options as the Belmont Board of Selectmen approved a plan Monday, Sept. 29 requiring commuters to purchase of a monthly pass to park along streets and town lots near the transportation hub. The recommendations […]
Peter Castanino, the long-serving director of the Belmont Department of Public Works, is retiring after 33 years of service, according to Town Administrator David Kale at Monday’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Sept. 29. “Too bad we can’t lock his door and keep him here,” quipped Selectman Mark Paolillo who said Castanino’s departure is “a significant […]
Organizers of the Dan Scharfman Memorial Run are seeking volunteers to help manage the race this Sunday morning, Oct. 5. Here are a few details: The shifts are about two hours long and you can pick the time that works for you. The jobs are easy, the people are great and the race is fun. You’re helping to […]
For Stacey Hammerlind and Lisa Gibalerio, the health of a community is based on what it knows not just how it feels. The founders of the newly-formed Belmont Health Collaborative are hoping their organization will become a clearinghouse for all things related to wellness in Belmont. “Our motto is ‘to inform, empower and engage,’” said […]
Belmont and area runners who are looking for a great race to participate this fall need only look as far as their nearest town street as the second annual Dan Scharfman Memorial Road Race will take place this Sunday, Oct. 5. The 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) race will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Harris Field […]
• On the government side of the week, the Belmont Board of Selectmen will be meeting on Monday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall will be discussing a recommendation on increasing parking meter (I’m guessing that includes the cost to be in the municipal parking lot as the town has not parking meters) […]
The collective mindset of Belmont High School Field Hockey was on one salient fact as it took the field against host Lexington on a sunny and hot Saturday morning, Sept. 27. “We knew this was a big game,” said Belmont’s junior forward Kerri Lynch, as Belmont, Lexington and Winchester were in a logjam for second in the […]
Second half goals from seniors Nick Frigo and Ben Lazenby put Belmont High School Boys’ Soccer team back in the win column as the Marauders defeated Somerville High School, 2-0, in an early morning matinee Saturday, Sept. 28. Belmont’s goals – coming five minutes apart mid-way in the second half – gave the Marauders the […]
Here are this weekend’s yard/moving/garage sales happening in the 02478 zip code: • 54 Elm St., Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. • 8 Jeanette Ave., Saturday, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Lexington Street at Ripley Road, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • 354 Payson Rd., Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • 176 Washington St., Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. […]