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 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.
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…
MBTA Suspends Red Line Service for 10 Days Starting July 21
MBTA to suspend Red Line service between Alewife and Park Street for 10 days starting July 21. Belmont's Town Hall this week flagged the shutdown alongside a temporary closure of the town skating rink over humidity control issues, while the School Committee announced it had ratified con…
Belmont Rink Closes Indefinitely Over Humidity Issues
Belmont's skating rink closed indefinitely as the town also finalized a long-sought teacher labor deal. The Municipal Skating Rink shut down July 13 due to "humidity and environmental control issues," per a town notice, with no reopening date set. Meanwhile, the School Committee approve…
Belmont Select Board Sends Shade Tree Bylaw Back for Revisions Before Fall Town Meeting
Belmont Select Board sends shade tree bylaw back to committee, authorizes liquor license delegation.
Belmont Rink Closes Temporarily Over Humidity, DPW Begins Hydrant Flushing
Belmont's skating rink closed temporarily Monday over humidity and environmental-control problems, even as the Department of Public Works began its annual hydrant-flushing program that evening. The town also announced its School Committee has approved ratified contracts with the Belmont…