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Read the March 2024 BCF Newsletter

In this issue:

Design and construction phases of the Belmont Community Path. Source: Friends of the Belmont Community Path

MassDOT Rep Discusses March 7 Path Hearing

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be hosting a Design Public Hearing on Phase 1 of the Belmont Community Path on Thursday, March 7, at 7PM at the Beech Street Center Multipurpose Room, 266 Beech Street, Belmont. Read more.

BCF Asks Path Experts Three Questions

To prepare for the upcoming Design Public Hearing on Phase 1 of the Belmont Community Path, the BCF asked three Community Path experts about what they think about the Community Path project today. Read more.

Roger Wrubel and volunteers at Lone Tree hill

Roger Wrubel and volunteers clean up Lone Tree Hill. Photo: Radha Iyengar

Lone Tree Hill Volunteer Day April 27

Join us in stewarding Lone Tree Hill! The Belmont Citizens Forum, in conjunction with the Judy Record Conservation Fund, is holding its tenth annual cleanup and trail maintenance day on April 27, from 9 AM until noon. Read more.

Select Board Candidates Answer BCF Questions

Each year, the Belmont Citizens Forum asks Select Board candidates questions about issues facing our town. This year, Alex Howard, Geoff Lubien, and Matt Taylor provided answers. Read more.

 

Phil Thomas

Profiles in Belmont: Phil Thomas

Every chapter of his life is full of quotable experience. But Phil himself would like to talk about bees. Read more.

E-Bike Library Lets Locals Take a Spin

The E-bike Lending Library has a collection of electric bicycles available for loan to community members for up to a week, completely free of charge. Read more.

Belmont Rower Looks Out for the Charles River

As a US National Team rower, Belmont resident Maggie Fellows spends a lot of time on the Charles River. Read more.

Graphic Source: Save Belmont Wilife

Letter to the Editor: Rat Poisons and Wildlife

As local communities in and around Belmont wake up to the dangers of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) to children, wildlife, and pets, we see encouraging progress toward reducing and eliminating SGARs. Read more.

Native Peoples Lived in Belmont

It comes as a surprise to people who assume that Boston’s colonization began with the settlement of Boston in 1630 that there was an equally important settlement in Watertown that same year. Read more.

 

 

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