Belmont's post-holiday week opens with a civic access opportunity: Select Board Chair Taylor Yates announced Monday he will hold open office hours July 9, inviting any resident to bring questions, comments, or ideas directly to board leadership. Five municipal meetings — including the L…

Belmont moved its July 4 cooling center to a new location as an extreme heat advisory stretches through Independence Day evening. The town's BEMA advisory, in effect from July 1 through 8 p.m. July 4, urges residents to limit outdoor exposure and check the updated cooling center address…

A four-day extreme heat watch threatens Belmont's entire Independence Day weekend. The National Weather Service issued the watch Tuesday, effective from 10 a.m. July 1 through 8 p.m. July 4, prompting the town to post emergency guidance at belmont-ma.gov/EMERGENCY. Separately, Belmont P…