Belmont Community TV Airs Full Interview With Grammy-Winning Guitarist Matthew Stevens
Belmont community access TV aired a 30-minute interview with Grammy-winning guitarist and Berklee College of Music professor Matthew Stevens on April 9.
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Belmont Select Board signs 38-article town meeting warrant, votes July leadership rotation
Belmont Select Board signs 38-article Annual Town Meeting warrant, votes July leadership rotation.
Belmont Select Board Sets 3 and 4 Percent Water and Sewer Rate Hikes for FY27
Belmont Select Board approves FY27 water and sewer rate increases and names a new CFO at Elizabeth Dion's final meeting.
Belmont Budget Summit Projects $7.2 Million Gap by FY2029, Override Expected
BELMONT — March 26, 2026 — Belmont officials project a $7.2 million structural budget gap by FY2029, setting the stage for a likely Proposition 2½ override. At a joint Budget Summit III on March 26 attended by the Select Board, School Committee, Warrant Committee, Comprehensive Capital Budget Committee, and Multi-Year
Belmont Select Board Ratifies Police Chief Contract, Votes to Join State Health Insurance Pool
Belmont Select Board hires a new police chief and votes to pursue a state health insurance pool in a packed March 23 session.
Belmont Select Board Approves Foundation for Belmont Education Gala Liquor License
Belmont Select Board approves last-minute liquor license for school foundation gala before closing session on land deal and police chief contract.
Belmont Select Board eyes GIC switch as health insurance trust nears minimum reserve
BELMONT — March 11, 2026 — Belmont Select Board moves toward a vote on joining the state Group Insurance Commission to contain exploding health care costs. Town Administrator Patrice Garvin told the board at a March 11 public information session that self-insured claims have surged from $13 million in FY2021 to
Belmont Select Board Signs Watertown Therapeutic Recreation Agreement, Reviews Policy Reforms
Belmont Select Board signs therapeutic recreation pact with Watertown and reviews sweeping policy reforms.
Warrant Committee Deadlocks on Belmont Center Zoning Ahead of Special Town Meeting
BELMONT — February 25, 2026 — Belmont's Warrant Committee deadlocked 6-6 on the flagship Belmont Center Overlay District ahead of the March 4 Special Town Meeting. The committee spent more than two hours debating whether its mandate extends beyond fiscal analysis before voting 8-5-2 to take a
Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 water loan, spring community events
BELMONT — February 23, 2026 — Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 no-interest water loan and authorizes spring festivals as FY2027 budget shows $1.7 million gap. Meeting fully remotely due to a winter storm, Chair Matthew Taylor and Vice Chair Taylor Yates — the only members present, with Elizabeth Dionne absent