Read the September/October 2025 BCF Newsletter
In this issue:
The 7.2-acre site currently hosts 100 homes situated 0.3 miles southwest of Belmont Center. Image Courtesy of Gloria Leipzig and Matt Zajac
BHA Makes Plans for Belmont Village
The Belmont Housing Authority (BHA) has recently started work with a Boston-based architecture and urban planning firm, DREAM Collaborative, to create a master plan. Read more.
State Tackles Housing Crisis with New Laws
Communities from Pittsfield to Provincetown are affected by the housing crisis—and it certainly impacts Belmont as well. Read more.
Belmont’s Electricity Comes from NE Power Pool
What happens upstream of the Belmont Light substation at Blair Pond? Read more.
Judy Record Conservation Fund Cares for Land
Judy Record worked tirelessly and effectively from 1995 to 2000 as the leader of the McLean Open Space Alliance (MOSA). Read more.
Lone Tree Hill Restoration Continues
For over a decade, Lone Tree Hill has been a focal point of community-led ecological restoration in Belmont. Read more.
Belmont Conservation Volunteers Need Help
There remains much else to do to protect Belmont’s conservation lands from other plants that threaten native plant communities. Read more.
Habitat Renovation is Underway
Mass Audubon’s Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary is currently renovating its entry circle. Read more.
Belmont Boasts Bountiful Owls
Most owls are strictly nocturnal. That said, our first two are crepuscular and diurnal, respectively. Read more.
Where Does the Water Go?
If a droplet falls outside Belmont High School, it embarks on a complex and unexpected journey. Read more.
Plastic Bags are on the Way Out, With or Without Bans
If you’ve ever stood outside a supermarket and watched shoppers head to their cars, bags in hand, you’ll notice something striking these days: fewer and fewer plastic bags. Read more.
Profiles in Belmont: Angus Abercrombie
Angus Abercrombie—21-year old Emerson College senior, Belmont Town Meeting Member, door-knocker on 850 Precinct 8 homes before his 2023 election victory–is so articulate, so quotable, that he should write his profile himself. Read more.
Letter to the Editor
A Beth El Temple Center congregant responds to “PILOT Program Could Ease Tax Burden.” Read more.
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