Mary Byrne

Anyone in the public will soon be able to fiddle around with things like building height and dimensions, setbacks and parking requirements to see how financially feasible certain projects may be to a developer in Belmont.

The $75,000 donation will cover the cost of two Harley-Davidson motorcycles, including a three-year lease, the required training for officers, gear and helmets, and a laptop and saddle bag. The bikes would be equipped with handsfree communication with dispatch.

The election, which includes a Democratic primary on Sept. 1, will be his first contested election since the redistricting in 2020. That year, the new district lost Back Bay in Boston, but gained west Cambridge and the parts of Allston it didn't already have, as well as Brighton. Brownsberger also represents Watertown and Belmont.

A swift vote by the Select Board on five separate matters Monday night represented what officials referred to as acquisition of the “last 5%” of land needed for a project decades in the making.

In mid-July, as wildfires ravaged parts of Canada, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a wildfire smoke alert, informing residents of the impact wildfire smoke was having on communities in Massachusetts.

Moving forward on plans for a temporary Moozy’s Ice Cream & Yogurt Emporium has been a source of frustration for all parties involved, as communication issues, asbestos cleanup, and missing paperwork delay its opening on Trapelo Road. “The permitting process is about as difficult as I’ve ever seen in any other project I’ve done,” said owner Dante Muzzioli. “It’s like a hurdle that can never be climbed … because I don’t have a comprehensive list of what they want.” After a fire in May caused irreparable damage to the interior of the ice cream restaurant at 2 Trapelo Road, Muzzioli

Belmont residents will have several decisions to make on the ballot for the Sept. 1 Democratic primary. At the state level, Sen. William Brownsberger and Rep. Dave Rogers are being challenged by newcomers to elective politics, Daniel Lander and Nomita Ganguly, respectively. But they aren’t the only Massachusetts politicians being challenged for their seats this September. Longtime U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is being challenged this election season by Rep. Seth Moulton, who has served the Massachusetts 6th District since 2015. The 80-year-old Malden resident was first elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. In 2013, Markey

Between fiscal years 2021 and 2023, the Belmont Country Club paid about $273,091 in property taxes for its parcel of land located at 181 Winter St. During the same time period, it paid about $639,114 for a noncontiguous parcel at 171-181 Winter St.

The two Democratic candidates for state Senate went head-to-head Thursday afternoon at a virtual debate hosted by the Charles River Regional Chamber of Commerce.

From mid-March to mid-November, sidewalk repair and roadwork construction get underway, sometimes causing temporary lane closures and traffic delays. The timing not only correlates with the warmer seasons, but also with when the asphalt and concrete plants open.