🌱 Patch AM: How Belmont’s painstaking recount confirmed its state senator’s razor-thin win

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In today's newsletter:

• How Belmont's painstaking recount confirmed its state senator's razor-thin win
• Which Belmont zoning changes and projects are up for October hearings?

Also on today's calendar: Jagged Little Pill and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 63, low: 55.
• Monday: Cloudy with occasional rain, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Foot Soldiers Of Democracy': Belmont's State Senate Recount Reaffirms Brownsberger's Victory (belmontonian.com) — Belmont residents just saw their Sept. 1 state senate primary recount at Town Hall confirm hometown Senator Will Brownsberger's narrow district-wide win over challenger Daniel Lander. Volunteers and officials methodically retallied nearly 6,000 local ballots, slightly adjusting totals but leaving Brownsberger ahead by 35 votes and headed back to Beacon Hill to represent Belmont and neighboring communities.
   

• September 18 2026 Public Notice (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont boards are lining up several key October hearings that could affect your street and the town's zoning rules. Neighbors on Frederick, Jackson, and Chandler streets have special permit requests coming up, while the Planning Board will also review townwide zoning bylaw amendments in early October, with full details and documents available through Town Hall and the town website.
   

📸 Around Belmont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jagged Little Pill →
  Arlington Friends of the Drama, 22 Academy St, Arlington
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Community Flea Market →
  Cornerstone Baptist Church, 54 Brighton St, Belmont
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Intro to ADUs →
  111 High St, Medford
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Literary Lights 2026: Featuring Sarah Ignatius →
  NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Soccer - JV Boys at Belmont Hill School →
  Belmont Hill School, 350 Prospect Street, Belmont
  4:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Fall Boston PLA Event →
  McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont
Saturday September 26
• Rock Meadow, Belmont →
  300 Mill St, Belmont
  8:00 am
• Little Miss and The Boom Live at Lou's →
  Lou's, 13 Brattle St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger at the Belmont Public Library →
  Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave., Belmont
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

• Buff's Pub in Newton Corner Is Apparently Expanding to Watertown (blogspot.com)
• 40 Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend (watertownmanews.com)
• Google Moving Into Former Science Lab Space in Watertown (watertownmanews.com)

Waltham

• David Keefe of 4-Point Financial LLC on Financial Strategy for Individuals and Families (fingerlakes1.com)

Somerville

• Break-ins, Stolen Wallets, And Milk Attacks: Somerville Crime Log (patch.com)
• Somerville To Celebrate Completion Of Major Street Redesign (patch.com)

Ok Belmont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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