Belmont Select Board Approves Sports Complex Policy Amid Rink Dehumidifier Crisis
Belmont Select Board tackles dehumidifier failures at new skating rink, approves management policy and six appointments.
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Belmont's $32 Million Rink Closure Is Costing the Town Money
Belmont's $32 million rink, closed since July 13 for humidity and environmental-control issues, is now costing the town money, Patch reports. Town Hall confirmed the closure remains open-ended even as the MBTA Red Line prepares for a 10-day shutdown between Alewife and Park Street from …
Belmont High School's varsity girls rugby team was honored by the Select Board for capturing the program's eighth state championship, highlighting a week that also brought a World Cup watch party and the launch of a new youth soccer camp.
Belmont's Select Board used its July 13 meeting to honor the Belmont High School Girls Varsity Rugby Team, which completed a perfect 8-0 spring season and won its eighth MIAA Division I state championship, beating Weymouth 36-24 in the June 11 final. Elsewhere, the Town of Belmont and t…
Belmont School Committee Ratifies Teachers' Contract After 19-Month Talks
Belmont schools ratify a new teachers' contract, ending more than 19 months of negotiation between the district and its union. The Belmont School Committee approved ratified contracts with the Belmont Education Association, capping a bargaining process the district called the product of…
Belmont Median Sale Price Reaches $1.6 Million Amid String of High-End Closings
Belmont recorded 17 property transfers at the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds between June 19 and July 18, though only 11 disclosed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $649,000 to $3,400,000, with a median of $1,600,000, and nine of the 11 disclosed sales topped $1 million. The…
Belmont School Committee Ratifies Contract With Teachers Union
Belmont School Committee ratifies new teacher contract after 19 months of negotiation with the Belmont Education Association. The agreement, approved this week, follows what the town described as extensive collaboration, compromise and mediation between the two sides, closing out a leng…
MBTA Suspends Red Line Service for 10 Days Starting July 21
MBTA to suspend Red Line service between Alewife and Park Street for 10 days starting July 21. Belmont's Town Hall this week flagged the shutdown alongside a temporary closure of the town skating rink over humidity control issues, while the School Committee announced it had ratified con…
Belmont School Committee Ratifies Contracts With Teachers Union
Belmont's School Committee ratified new contracts with the Belmont Education Association, closing a 19-month negotiation, as the town confirmed a 10-day MBTA Red Line suspension between Alewife and Park Street from July 21 to July 30. The town's skating rink remains closed indefinitely …
Belmont School Committee Ratifies Teacher Contract After 19-Month Talks
Belmont's School Committee ratified a new contract with the Belmont Education Association, capping more than 19 months of negotiation, collaboration, compromise and mediation, the town announced. The deal lands as residents brace for a 10-consecutive-day MBTA Red Line suspension between…
Belmont Rink Closes Indefinitely Over Humidity Issues
Belmont's skating rink closed indefinitely as the town also finalized a long-sought teacher labor deal. The Municipal Skating Rink shut down July 13 due to "humidity and environmental control issues," per a town notice, with no reopening date set. Meanwhile, the School Committee approve…