Mary Byrne

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.

Belmont officials propose a $171.7M fiscal year 2027 operating budget, citing rising health insurance, facilities and public safety costs.

Compared to the same time last year, fewer Belmont households are enrolled in the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP — but local food assistance advocates say the numbers don’t capture the reality of what’s happening in town. “I was talking to a friend who uses the [Belmont Food Pantry]. She goes when it opens. People are now lining up at 6 a.m., and she says that’s unusual,” said Merri Suzuki, food assistance manager for the Belmont Farmers’ Market. “She used to be able to just go in.” In 2025, there were 721 SNAP households in

Belmont Town Meeting approves $2M for roads, $525K for sidewalks and capital projects including Chenery roof and Underwood Pool upgrades.

For 14 years, Julie Riley has transcribed every Belmont Town Meeting, preserving the town’s official record with speed, skill and focus.

When the federal government shut down last fall, resulting in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Amber Porter began wondering how it would impact her fellow Belmont residents. From a Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance report, she learned that more than 700 households in Belmont identified as food insecure. In Massachusetts, 40% of households in the past year experienced food insecurity — more than doubling the rate from 2019, according to data from the Greater Boston Food Bank. “That really struck me,” Porter said. “There are a lot of people in our community that are experiencing food insecurity.”

In a study by a group of Harvard Kennedy School graduate students, developers highlighted permitting as a “critical constraint” in Belmont.

Belmont Girl Scouts map mini libraries across town for their Bronze Award, creating an online guide to free community book exchanges.