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🌱 Patch AM: How Belmont’s hometown newsroom will and won’t use AI tools

Also, don't miss Commonwealth School Virtual Open House on the Belmont Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Belmont! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Belmont's hometown newsroom will and won't use AI tools

Also on today's calendar: Commonwealth School Virtual Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 38.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Artificial Intelligence Policy (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont's own community newspaper, The Belmont Voice, has adopted a clear policy on how it will and will not use artificial intelligence in its reporting about life in town. Editors stress that Belmont journalists remain responsible for every published word, with AI limited to behind-the-scenes tasks like data analysis, transcription, and editing support, all under human review and accountability.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Reducing the Cost of Construction: the developers tell me the cost of construction is $1K in Cambridge, at $600-700/sf in Belmont.
    The national average is less than $200. Now, admittedly their number includes acquisition costs, and paying the developer, lawyers and architects. So… (Nextdoor Belmont Precinct 8)
  • Pyramid Global Hospitality posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Waltham. Apply here.
  • Snipes posted a job opening for Stock Personnel in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

  • Contrasting Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EYPT) & GSK (NYSE:GSK) (defenseworld.net)
  • Globe Schools Insider: Two field hockey streaks halted, 11 stars of the day, and more (bostonglobe.com)
  • Flowable Composite Resins Market To 2035: Minimally Invasive Dentistry and Ageing Populations to Drive Growth (indexbox.io)

Waltham

  • Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Stock: Insider David Joseph Gaffin Sells 2,034 Shares (defenseworld.net)

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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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