As reported by the Belmont Patch: the Selectman’s race turned into an unbelievably close race. After the ballots were counted, Planning Board member Andy Rojas came out on top in the race to fill the seat of a retiring Angelo Firenze by just 32 votes... »
There's no more important institution in Belmont than our public schools. There's no more important elected body than the School Committee, which is the community's voice to the School Administration. In this year's School Committee race, I think there... »
I think there's an abundance of evidence that Dan Scharfman is the right choice in the Selectman's race, and what Belmont needs to move the Board Of Selectman (and Belmont) into the future. His intelligence, patience, work ethic, and his preference for... »
In Belmont, April 2, 2012 will mark 10 years since the passage of the last non debt-exclusion Proposition 2 1/2 override. That's a long time, but its useful here to compare our drought with those of our peer communities. That's what I've tried to do he... »
An interesting article on the benefits of being bilingual. Besides being able to talk to more folks - it makes you smarter and your brain more resilient, according to recent studies. Read the New York Times article on the latest findings. »
Unless the legislature comes through with funding to support the T in its current (already reduced, fared-up) state, the cuts are going to be deep. According to the released document, the T is proposing two alternate plans - both of them bad, and one o... »
In which Paul discovers that, despite voting in almost every election for the past six years, he is an "Inactive Voter" in Belmont - one of about 4,000 in town (one in four registered voters), according to an updated list compiled by the Town Clerk. »
I don't think its any surprise that, of the four, Will garnered the endorsement of both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald - quite a feat, as the two are hardly kindred spirits editorially. Still, both papers focused on what I've found to be Will's... »
