Belmont Select Board chair warns another property tax override is likely by 2028. From our own coverage: School Committee sets fall goals on start times, communication; Select Board names Andrew Topio interim fire chief. Also in today's brief (12 items): Patch recaps busy night for Belm…
Belmont recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds data. Seven listed a sale price, ranging from $1,210,000 to $8,000,000, with a median of $1,630,000. The period's top sale was 504 Concord Ave. at $8 million, sold by Stephen C. and
Belmont students are demanding change after racist graffiti surfaced at Belmont High School this week. The town's Department of Public Works said a water service interruption begins September 28 to improve water quality and system reliability in an affected neighborhood. Per a Patch rep…
Comprehensive Capital Budget Committee elected Doyle chair, Pikcilingis secretary in opening meeting. Christine Doyle and Aaron Pikcilingis were elected in 6-0 votes, each abstaining from voting on their own election.
Belmont's economic development committee extended its Hill's Crossing zoning survey for additional weeks to address community concerns.
The Multi-Year Budget Advisory Committee confirmed three Budget Summits beginning in October. The committee reviewed assumptions for revenue sources including Chapter 70 aid, New Growth, Investment Income, and Local Receipts, plus expense categories for School, Town, and Facilities.
The Belmont Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested administrative appeal over automobile repairs at 23 White Street to its October 5 meeting.
Belmont High School's girls field hockey team beat longtime rival Watertown this week, a result the Select Board called a milestone for the program at its Sept. 9 meeting. Separately, the board voted to accept $15,000 for the Belmont Teen Committee and $5,000 for the Belmont Recreation …
Three Belmont obituaries were published or reported this week: Chemelli, Mary A. (Corcoran); DiScipio, Jenny A.; and Fitzgerald, Warren. DiScipio, of Belmont, died September 10 at age 103. Chemelli, of Belmont, died September 8 at age 89; she was the wife of William J. Chemelli and moth…
Belmont recorded 17 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with eight recorded sale prices ranging from $500,000 to $1,800,000 and a median of $1,455,000. The period's top sale was 65 South Cottage Rd Unit 119, which sold for $1,800,000 to John and Marybeth Coughlin. More than half the