Belmont Select Board Approves Sports Complex Policy Amid Rink Dehumidifier Crisis
Belmont Select Board tackles dehumidifier failures at new skating rink, approves management policy and six appointments.
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Belmont's $32 Million Rink Closure Is Costing the Town Money
Belmont's $32 million rink, closed since July 13 for humidity and environmental-control issues, is now costing the town money, Patch reports. Town Hall confirmed the closure remains open-ended even as the MBTA Red Line prepares for a 10-day shutdown between Alewife and Park Street from …
Belmont High School's varsity girls rugby team was honored by the Select Board for capturing the program's eighth state championship, highlighting a week that also brought a World Cup watch party and the launch of a new youth soccer camp.
Belmont's Select Board used its July 13 meeting to honor the Belmont High School Girls Varsity Rugby Team, which completed a perfect 8-0 spring season and won its eighth MIAA Division I state championship, beating Weymouth 36-24 in the June 11 final. Elsewhere, the Town of Belmont and t…
Obituary notices, week of July 13, 2026 through July 19, 2026
One Belmont obituary was published this week: Barrett, Robert, 89, of Belmont, who died July 16, 2026, with arrangements handled by Brown & Hickey Funeral Home. No other qualifying Belmont-resident obituaries were found this week across Legacy.com, Tribute Archive, or Belmont Patch; mos…
Belmont Median Sale Price Reaches $1.6 Million Amid String of High-End Closings
Belmont recorded 17 property transfers at the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds between June 19 and July 18, though only 11 disclosed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $649,000 to $3,400,000, with a median of $1,600,000, and nine of the 11 disclosed sales topped $1 million. The…