Belmont News & Updates

Share Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 2:10pmBMC News Get your local news update in 30 minutes on this week's Belmont Journal, hosted by Michael Crowley. Here's a glimpse of this week's topics: Mike Crowley talks about the West Nile Virus in Belmont with Brian Farless, Superintendent of [...]

Photo: Members of the boards and committees discussing the new budget A budgetary roadmap provided by a UMass Boston-based advisory group shows Belmont falling off a steep fiscal cliff in two years time unless the town comes up with a boatload of cash to soften the landing. At a [...]

Photo: The Beech Street Center. Due to high heat and humidity today, Tuesday, Aug. 7, the Beech Street Center, 266 Beech St., is being used as a Cooling Center until 7 p.m. “We encourage everyone to stay cool & hydrated and to check on elderly friends/neighbors,” said a press release [...]

Photo: Saluting the flag from the 2016 observation. The Town of Belmont will honor and observe National Purple Heart Day on Tuesday, August 7 at 10 a.m. at the main entrance of the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave. Residents of Belmont, veterans and their family members and in particular [...]

Photo: Jessica Porter in action before the Board of Selectmen. Jessica Porter, who spent six years as Bedford's assistant town manager before coming to lead Belmont's human resources department in 2015, will be taking the helm of town government as she was named “acting” town administrator by the Belmont Board [...]