Read the January / February 2024 BCF Newsletter
In this issue:
Rendering of the Natick commuter rail station with pedestrian bridge. Source: MBTA.com
Community Path Could Have Bridge, Box
The Pare Corporation-Toole Design team proposed two audacious Phase 2 design choices: a new bridge over the Fitchburg Line and a potential “box-over” of Waverley Station, which would create space for a pocket park. Read more.
What’s in a Name? Walking and Biking
Real estate agents—who are paid to market properties effectively and knowledgeable about what works—consistently mention paths when they are nearby. Read more.
Japanese Culture Center Comes to Belmont Hill
Drive up Concord Avenue from Belmont Center this winter, glance left after the big curve, and you’ll see an eye-catching sight behind the driveway opposite Sumner Lane; cherry trees and rhododendrons, a garden, and—rising behind the house—a half-built, huge-timbered barn. Read more.
Lone Tree Hill Saw Improvements in 2023
Belmont’s Lone Tree Hill Conservation area benefited from another year of conservation, restoration, and stewardship, thanks mainly to the efforts of the Land Management Committee for Lone Tree Hill (LMC). Read more.
Profiles in Belmont: Julia Blatt
Julia Blatt has been executive director of the Massachusetts River Alliance since 2009, but rivers have been her road in one way or another starting in 1987. Read more.
Coyote photographed on Clifton Street. Photo courtesy of Suzanne Trasavage
Coyotes Live Among Us All Year Long
As the cold winter months set in across New England, coyotes adapt their behaviors to the harsh conditions. Read more.
Belmont’s Beech Trees are Dying
The majestic beech tree is under attack in Massachusetts. Read more
The Best Recycling Choices Aren’t Always Obvious
Have you wondered what happens after that big blue bin is picked up? Read more.
Letter to the Editor
A reader takes on Chapter 61 and Belmont’s budget issues. Read more.
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