🌱 Patch AM: How Belmont keeps school vaccination rates among the state’s highest.

Hello again Belmont! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Belmont keeps school vaccination rates among the state's highest.
• How two Belmont sisters are powering a standout field hockey season.

Also on today's calendar: Waltham's Comic Book & Collectibles Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
• Tuesday: A shower in places, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Belmont Vaccine Rates Remain High Amid Rising Skepticism (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont families can take some comfort knowing local kindergarten vaccination rates remain among the highest in Massachusetts, with strong support from the Health Department and schools. The story explains how local clinics, school policies, and community attitudes keep immunization coverage high, even as statewide skepticism and shifting federal guidance complicate decisions about COVID-19 and other vaccines.
   

• Lakin-Schultz Sisters Loving Their Only Season as Teammates (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont High School field hockey fans have a special storyline this fall as sisters Elsie and Lucie Lakin-Schultz share their first and only season together on the Marauders' varsity squad. With Belmont off to a strong 7-0-1 start and ranked highly statewide, the pair's defensive chemistry and scoring touch are helping fuel a memorable run for players, classmates, and families.
   

📸 Around Belmont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Waltham's Comic Book & Collectibles Show →
  193 Elm St, Waltham
  10:00 am
• Especially ours in Waltham, Medford, Melrose x 2, and Somerville →
  All local VFW Auxiliaries looking for new members!,
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Hunger in Belmont →
  Belmont High School, 221 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA, 02478 (Black Box Theater),
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Littlest Larks Storytime for Babies
  Belmont Public Library, 336 C, Belmont
  9:30 am
• Rep. Rogers' office hour in Belmont →
  Beech Street Center, 266 Beech St, Belmont
  9:30 am
• Playful Penguins Storytime for Toddlers
  Belmont Public Library, 336 C, Belmont
  10:30 am
• Introduction to Programming Using Python (5 Week Series)
  Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave, Belmont
  6:00 pm
• Land Management Committee for Lone Tree Hill Meeting - Remote →
  Belmont, MA Calendar
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• A New Lens Series at Powers Music School - Scrumdiddlyumptious: Adventures on the Violin and Viola →
  Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St, Belmont
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Fall Fest Armenian Bazaar 2026 →
  First Armenian Church, 380 Concord Ave, Belmont
  12:00 pm
• Math Spooky House at RSM Winchester →
  50 Cross St, Winchester
  5:00 pm

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• Bloch Performing Arts — (941) 400-4580
• RARE Restoration — (617) 969-7273
• J & J Homecare LLC — (978) 569-8050
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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.
• Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Greeter / Counter Desk Attendant in Somerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

• Matchpoint Therapeutics raises $150m Series B (bioxconomy.com)
• David R. Voysey (johnsoncountypost.com)
• Only 20 of the Army's 83-ton M65 atomic cannons were built, and in a 1953 test one fired a nuclear shell that burst 524 feet above its target (newsbreak.com)

Waltham

• Waltham police meet residents over coffee at Trapelo Road Mobil Mart (walthamtimes.org)
• ICE buys robotic dogs from Connecticut company for patrols (newsbreak.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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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