🌱 Patch AM: How Belmont votes helped decide a razor-thin state senate recount.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Belmont votes helped decide a razor-thin state senate recount.

Also on today's calendar: Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 72, low: 62.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mass. Senate leader Brownsberger edges Lander by 35 votes after race recount (nbcboston.com) — Belmont's own Sen. Will Brownsberger has officially held onto his Suffolk and Middlesex seat after a district-wide recount, finishing just 35 votes ahead of challenger Daniel Lander. Belmont voters strongly backed Brownsberger, helping secure his narrow win in a closely watched Democratic primary that tested attitudes toward Beacon Hill leadership and Mayor Michelle Wu's influence.
   

📸 Around Belmont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival →
  Codman Estate, 34 Codman Rd, Lincoln
  10:00 am
• Riverfest 2026 →
  Assembly Row, 355 Artisan Way, Somerville
  11:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• Wilbur Wood: Local MLB Player
  Morrissey Hall Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave, Belmont
  2:00 pm
Monday September 14
• GBNEMBA September 2026 - Chapter Meeting →
  Belmont Wheelworks, 480 Trapelo Road, Belmont
• Monday English Conversation
  Underwood History Room - 232 Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord, Belmont
  10:00 am
• Come Sing with the Arlington-Belmont Chorale! →
  Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Rd, Arlington
  7:45 pm
Friday September 18
• Evening of Meditation & Music with a Visiting Himalayan Master →
  Address provided upon RSVP
  6:00 pm
• Faculty Showcase Concert at Powers Music School →
  Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St, Belmont
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jagged Little Pill →
  Arlington Friends of the Drama, 22 Academy St, Arlington
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Community Flea Market →
  Cornerstone Baptist Church, 54 Brighton St, Belmont
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Belmont. Apply here.
• Bright Horizons posted a job opening for Child Care Teacher in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Arlington

• What To Expect At Arlington Town Day 2026 (patch.com)

Watertown

• Tons of Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Weekend (watertownmanews.com)
• Finding our way home: Armenian Genealogy Conference returns to Watertown for 10th anniversary (armenianweekly.com)
• JIM'S VIEW: Field Hockey Coach Donahue Begins Season 41 Versus Cross-town Rival Belmont (watertownmanews.com)

Waltham

• 280-282 River St, Waltham, MA 02453 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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