Belmont Schools Book Author Rosalind Wiseman For September Visit
Belmont Public Schools announced that best-selling author Rosalind Wiseman will visit the district on September 16, 2026, while Town Hall gears up for a World Cup semifinal watch party this week at the Town Hall Auditorium.
TOWN HALL
The Select Board will hold a hybrid meeting Monday, July 13, followed by Board of Assessors and Belmont Housing Trust meetings the next day, per the town's published calendar. Town Hall's News Flash also promoted a World Cup Semi Final Watch Party set for July 14 and 15 at the Town Hall Auditorium, inviting residents to gather for the matches. Separately, the town reminded residents that there is no yard waste pickup this week, from July 6 through July 10.
In-person early voting at Belmont Town Hall is scheduled to begin August 22, according to a schedule the town posted this week, giving residents an early look at plans for the fall election season.
SCHOOLS
Belmont Public Schools announced that best-selling author Rosalind Wiseman will visit the district on September 16, 2026, according to the district's News Flash post. The announcement did not include further programming details.
The district's website also highlighted that the School Committee has approved ratified contracts with the Belmont Education Association, a result the town described as arising from more than 19 months of negotiations, collaboration, compromise, and mediation.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"🌱 Patch AM: See what Belmont homes actually sold for last month" — Belmont Patch's morning roundup pointed readers to recent home sale prices in town, alongside a mention of the summer Kidsweek program on the Patch calendar (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont).
"🌱 Patch AM: How did Belmont beat the odds on single-stream recycling contamination?" — Patch's newsletter flagged a look at how Belmont has kept its recycling stream cleaner than many other communities (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont).
"🌱 Patch AM: Belmont couple sentenced after multimillion-dollar misbranded drug scheme." — Patch reported that a Belmont couple received sentencing in connection with a large-scale misbranded drug case, according to the outlet's roundup (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont).
"60+ MA Beaches Closed Following Torrential Rain, Merrimack River Sewage Overflow" — Patch reported that dozens of Massachusetts beaches are closed to swimming heading into the weekend after heavy rain caused a sewage overflow into the Merrimack River, per Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont).
COMING UP
The Select Board meets in hybrid format Monday, July 13. A World Cup Semi Final Watch Party takes place at the Town Hall Auditorium July 14 and 15. The Board of Assessors and Belmont Housing Trust both meet Tuesday, July 14, followed by a remote Planning Board meeting July 21. In-person early voting at Belmont Town Hall begins August 22.