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Hi Belmont! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Belmont's beloved Pet Supply Outlet is closing—here's what customers should know.
  • How did Belmont's painstaking recount secure Brownsberger's razor-thin senate win?
  • What keeps Belmont Day Camp families coming back decade after decade?

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

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pet Supply Outlet to Close as Owners Ready for Retirement (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont pet owners will soon lose a longtime favorite shop as Pet Supply Outlet on Blanchard Road winds down operations after 32 years in business, including 18 in town. Owners Steve and Diann Scaffidi are retiring, holding a discount sale, and helping customers find new sources for their pets' specialty products before the store closes around October.
   

2. 'Foot Soldiers Of Democracy': Belmont's State Senate Recount Reaffirms Brownsberger's Victory (belmontonian.com) — A closely watched state senate primary recount at Belmont Town Hall has confirmed resident Sen. Will Brownsberger's narrow 35‑vote districtwide victory, after every Belmont ballot was rechecked by local volunteers and officials. The process drew praise from both campaigns for its transparency, while underscoring Belmont's decisive support for Brownsberger compared with other communities in the district.
   

3. Belmont Day Camp Celebrates 80 Years of Summer Tradition (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont families have an 80‑year‑old summer staple in Belmont Day Camp, where kids swim, build robots, and explore arts and sports on the school's 11‑acre campus. Directors and former campers describe a tight‑knit, multigenerational community that now serves about 350 children a day, emphasizing social‑emotional learning, safety, and meaningful activities for working parents' long hours.
   

4. Cambridge Approves 4.6M SF Healthpeak Alewife Project (bankerandtradesman.com) — A massive 4.6-million-square-foot redevelopment at Alewife, just over the Belmont line, has been approved in Cambridge and could reshape traffic, transit use, and nearby housing. The Cambridge Point project will add over 2,300 homes, large lab and office space, and new retail, while hinging on a long-discussed pedestrian bridge to the Alewife T station.
   

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  • Wolters Kluwer N.V. posted a job opening for Associate Director, Product Management - Market Strategy in Waltham. Apply here.
  • Motorola Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Product Manager - Billing in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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