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Belmont home sales span $161,000 to $2.225 million over four weeks

Belmont recorded 15 property sales between July 17 and Aug. 15, with 12 of those deeds disclosing a price. Prices ranged from $161,000 to $2,225,000, with a median of $1,135,000, and nine of the 12 disclosed sales topped $1 million. The period's top sale was 100 Village Hill Rd, which sold for

Firebox Pottery Studio To Open In Old Belmont Media Center

Firebox Pottery Studio is transforming Belmont's former Media Center building into a 3,800-square-foot ceramics studio opening this fall. The new business, first reported by Hoodline, will offer classes at the site once used as the town's community media hub. Separately, Belmont Town Ha…

Massachusetts Orders Emergency Restriction on Kratom Sales

Massachusetts health regulators ordered an emergency restriction on kratom sales this week, a move touching store shelves statewide including Belmont. The order, reported by Patch, cites Mayo Clinic warnings that the herbal supplement is unsafe and ineffective, and takes effect for reta…

Belmont Closes Final Land Deals For Community Path Project

Belmont's Community Path project moves closer to construction as the town closes its final land deals, Belmont Patch reports today. Patch's Thursday digest detailed how completing the last outstanding land acquisitions for the long-planned path could reshape the project's construction t…

Belmont School Committee Ratifies Teachers' Contract After 19 Months

Belmont School Committee ratifies a new contract with the Belmont Education Association after 19 months of negotiations. The agreement caps more than a year and a half of bargaining, collaboration and mediation between the district and its teachers. Separately, the Belmont Health Depart…

Belmont Issues Wild Turkey Safety Guidance for Residents

Belmont issued wild turkey safety guidance to residents Tuesday as the town wrapped up a light week of civic business. The News Flash alert, posted Aug. 11 on the town website, urges caution around the birds as sightings increase across Belmont neighborhoods. Wednesday brings four town …

Belmont Sets Vote-by-Mail, Early-Voting Windows Ahead of Sept. 1 Primary

Belmont Town Hall pointed voters to vote-by-mail deadlines and a new early-voting schedule ahead of the Sept. 1 State Primary. Early voting runs at Town Hall on five days this month, Aug. 22, 24, 25, 26 and 27, according to the town's calendar. Separately, "How will Belmont's new zoning…

Belmont Home Sales Span $675,000 to $3 Million as 18 Deeds Recorded in Late Summer

Belmont recorded 18 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, South Middlesex Registry of Deeds records show. Nine deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $675,000 for a Gilbert Road condominium unit to $3 million for a home at 28 Tyler Road, the period's top sale. The median disclosed

Belmont Schools Opens Registration for 2026-2027 Year

Belmont Public Schools opened registration for the 2026-2027 school year on Aug. 8, giving families their first concrete step toward the fall term. Town Hall reiterated that yard waste pickup runs monthly from July through October 2026 rather than weekly, a scheduling detail residents s…

Belmont Country Club Due $337,000 Property Tax Refund

Belmont Country Club is due a $337,000 property tax refund that will draw down town coffers, Belmont Patch reports. The news lands ahead of two Town Hall sessions this week: a Select Board hybrid meeting Monday, Aug. 10, and a Board of Assessors meeting Wednesday, Aug. 12. Belmont Patch…