Mary Byrne

With the Harvard Pilgrim HMO, individuals will pay $258 per month or $699 for a family plan, based on an 80-20 split, in which the employee pays 20% of the cost and the town pays 80%. Those grandfathered into a 75-25 split will pay $322 per month for an individual plan and $873 per month for a family plan.

Among the 38 articles on the Town Meeting warrant next month are nine citizen petitions. A handful of them, however, are expected to be withdrawn, according to town officials.

Remote attendance at Belmont Town Meeting is rising under the hybrid format, prompting debate over engagement, accountability and community impact.

The longtime member of the Salem Police Department in New Hampshire has been to Belmont many times, with one of his best friends in the community and his son attending Boston College's Newton campus. He's familiar with the coffee shops in town, including Bellmont Caffe, and when looking at the job application, he appreciated the town's proximity to his family and life in New Hampshire.

Belmont Town Meeting approves $2.1M for Sherman Gardens, advances Community Path funding, and debuts the new Beagle Award.

In the midst of this month's annual Town Meeting, members will also be asked to consider three articles on a special Town Meeting warrant, including one that aims to enhance enforcement of the new leaf blower bylaw.

Based on the licenses as of mid-March, Labrador retrievers topped the list for dog breeds in Belmont with 152 licenses. This includes chocolate, yellow and black Labrador retrievers, as well as Labradors that may be mixed with another breed but are primarily listed as a Labrador. After the labradors, there are 72 golden retrievers and 58 goldendoodles, which are golden retriever-poodle mixes.

Belmont native Melissa Strong shares her journey from near-fatal accident to sponsored climber in her new memoir, Climbing Through.

Belmont’s new ice rink generated nearly $271,000 and logged 1,300 hours of ice time in its first season, drawing strong community demand.

Mint Cannabis transfers its Belmont MA license to Clover Partners; Select Board requires new host agreement for Pleasant Street site.