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Belmont Select Board Approves Foundation for Belmont Education Gala Liquor License

BELMONT — March 19, 2026 — Belmont Select Board approves last-minute liquor license for school foundation gala before closing session on land deal and police chief contract. The three-member board voted unanimously Thursday to grant a one-day all-alcohol license to the Foundation for Belmont Education for its spring

Belmont Select Board eyes GIC switch as health insurance trust nears minimum reserve

BELMONT — March 11, 2026 — Belmont Select Board moves toward a vote on joining the state Group Insurance Commission to contain exploding health care costs. Town Administrator Patrice Garvin told the board at a March 11 public information session that self-insured claims have surged from $13 million in FY2021 to

Belmont Select Board Signs Watertown Therapeutic Recreation Agreement, Reviews Policy Reforms

BELMONT — March 9, 2026 — Belmont Select Board signs therapeutic recreation pact with Watertown and reviews sweeping policy reforms. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve an inter-municipal agreement with the City of Watertown creating a jointly funded, full-time Therapeutic Recreation Specialist position to run the Belmont-Watertown Sport

Warrant Committee Deadlocks on Belmont Center Zoning Ahead of Special Town Meeting

BELMONT — February 25, 2026 — Belmont's Warrant Committee deadlocked 6-6 on the flagship Belmont Center Overlay District ahead of the March 4 Special Town Meeting. The committee spent more than two hours debating whether its mandate extends beyond fiscal analysis before voting 8-5-2 to take a

Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 water loan, spring community events

BELMONT — February 23, 2026 — Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 no-interest water loan and authorizes spring festivals as FY2027 budget shows $1.7 million gap. Meeting fully remotely due to a winter storm, Chair Matthew Taylor and Vice Chair Taylor Yates — the only members present, with Elizabeth Dionne absent

Belmont Select Board Unanimously Picks Salem Deputy Chief as Next Police Chief

BELMONT — February 20, 2026 — Belmont Select Board unanimously appoints Salem, N.H. deputy chief as next police chief. The three-member board voted 3-0 Friday evening to offer the position to Shane Smith, currently deputy chief of the Salem, New Hampshire Police Department, subject to a background check and

Belmont Select Board unanimously appoints Salem deputy chief as next police chief

BELMONT — February 20, 2026 — Belmont Select Board unanimously appoints Salem, New Hampshire deputy chief Shane Smith as next police chief. The board voted 3-0 Friday evening after interviewing three finalists produced by a seven-member screening committee that reviewed 19 applications and used an assessment center process to narrow

Belmont Select Board unanimously appoints Salem deputy chief as new police chief

BELMONT — February 20, 2026 — Belmont Select Board unanimously appoints Salem, New Hampshire deputy police chief as town's next top cop. The board voted 3-0 Friday to appoint Shane C. Smith, a 45-year-old 25-year Salem PD veteran currently serving as deputy chief, pending a background

Gilmore Jazz Festival Director Announces Shift to Annual Format Starting 2027

BELMONT — February 18, 2026 — Gilmore International Piano Festival director Seth Abramson told Belmont community access TV's "Talk About Jazz with Doug Hall" on February 18 that the Kalamazoo, Michigan festival will shift from a biannual to an annual schedule starting in 2027. Abramson, who joined the

Belmont Warrant Committee to Vote on Zoning Overlays in Two Weeks

BELMONT — February 11, 2026 — Belmont's Warrant Committee deferred a vote on two zoning overlay articles while correcting errors in its own fiscal impact report at the February 11 meeting. Chair Paul Richter announced that the committee's previously approved analysis of the Belmont Center Gateway District overlay

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