🌱 Patch AM: How upcoming Belmont zoning changes could affect your street and home

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In today's newsletter:

• How upcoming Belmont zoning changes could affect your street and home

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 58, low: 52.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• September 25 2026 Public Notice (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont residents have several important zoning and planning hearings coming up in early October, including special permit requests for home additions on Frederick, Jackson, and Chandler streets. The Planning Board will also review significant amendments to the town's zoning bylaws, with full draft language available at Town Hall and on the town website for residents who want to weigh in.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library, 206 Waltham St, Newton
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  American Legion Post 221, 357 Great Rd, Bedford
  7:00 pm
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
• YOGA for Osteoporosis and Bone Health with Helen Theodosiou →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  10:30 am
• 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

Monday September 28
• Belmont Contributory Retirement Board - Hybrid →
  Belmont, MA Calendar, 19 Moore Street, Belmont
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Community Flea Market →
  Cornerstone Baptist Church, 54 Brighton St, Belmont
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Free English as a Second Language Classes →
  21 Bruce Rd, Waltham
  11:45 am
Saturday October 10
• It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening →
  Bloch Performing Arts Inc., 271 Lincoln St, Lexington
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Waltham's Comic Book & Collectibles Show →
  193 Elm St, Waltham
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brandeis University posted a job opening for Police Officer I in Waltham. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

• Watertown Restaurant Invites Public to Meals Celebrating One of Ethiopia's Most Important Celebrations (watertownmanews.com)
• Council President Discusses Watertown Sq. Improvements in Podcast (watertownmanews.com)
• Watertown, MA Zoning Board — September 23, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Waltham

• 66 Orange St #1, Waltham, MA 02453 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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