No Fooling: Spring Yard Waste Collection Starts Today

All the winter damage and spring clean up will now be taken away.

Belmont Ice Cream Truck Vendors To Undergo Background Checks

Fingerprints, background checks for vendors including taxi drivers, pawnbrokers and those selling ice cream from the side of a truck.

Shovel This: Belmont Seeks Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance

Article for new bylaw language will come before Town Meeting for a vote in April.

Apply for Summer Internships with State Rep. Rogers

Work this summer on Beacon Hill.

Republican Senate Hopefuls Call for Repeal of DOMA in Debate

GOP and Democrat candidates for U.S. Senate debated Wednesday night at the Channel 5 studios in Needham.

Lynch and Markey Spar Over Health Care, Bank Bailouts

GOP and Democrat candidates for U.S. Senate debated Wednesday night at the Channel 5 studios in Needham.

Belmont Boards Balk at New Powers for Town Administrator

Despite opposition, bylaw to create a town "Chief Administrating Officer" will go before Town Meeting in April.

Belmont League of Women Voters Release Online Voters Guide

Get all the information you need about who's running in the Town election via the web.

Markey, Sullivan Leading New WBUR Senate Poll

More than 40 percent of likely voters in both primaries yet to make up their minds for the special election.

Why I’m Voting for Elyse Shuster

Talking with a candidate for School Committee

Belmont Taxpayers Fund 'Checks Off' $57.5K Request to Schools

Education Scholarship Committee OKs Department's record submission of money from town account.

Belmont Town Clerk: Still Time for Absentee Ballot for Town Election

Town election for town-wide positions and Town Meeting reps.

Need a Ride to Vote April 2? The League Will Help

League of Women Voters volunteers will take those who require help to the polls.

Belmont Submits 'Interest' in Renovating High School

School Committee votes for plan to modernize structure, build a new science wing that could cost up to $100 million.

5 Things ... To Consider in a Future Belmont Community Path

Residents are asked to complete a survey for the new path

Middlesex D.A. Leone Steps Down, Joins Scott Brown at Law Firm

Leone will join the law firm of Nixon Peabody on April 29.

Pool Study Complicates New Belmont Library's Future

Initial public reaction favors $4.2 million pool-only option; plans with playing field that is critical to building new library met with concerns.

All Quiet at Belmont's Candidates' Night

One contested race: for school committee; no need for sharp elbows.

Bet On It: Belmont's Cushing Village To Increase Town Revenues

By how much depends on which of the analyses is used.

Walter 'Wally' Flewelling: Belmont Selectman, Life-Long Resident, Died

A man from Belmont's past who brought the town into the future.

Belmont High School Senior Seeks a Seat on Town Meeting

Eighteen-year-old Chris Van Winkle of Bright Road is running for a one-year seat in Precinct 1.

Belmont Dems in Markey's Corner, Holding Caucus Saturday

Democratic Town Committee will be electing members to the platform convention this weekend.

Who’s the Frontrunner in GOP Senate Primary?

One candidate has name recognition, but experts say no one has separated themselves from the field yet.

Underwood Pool Update Meeting Set for March 14

Architects will review latest information and designs on the feasibility study.

'Welcome to [Pay $165,000 for Your Name Here] Basketball Court at Belmont High'

School District, Committee seeking interested businesses, firms to pay for a new court in the Wenner Field House.

Belmont Education Under Threat by Sequester

While impact on town is limited, Belmont schools could feel the brunt of a long, drawn-out fight in Washington.

Five Submit Required Signatures for U.S. Senate Race

Two Democrats and three Republicans submitted the needed 10,000 names.

Belmont's 2013 Town Candidates' Night Tonight

League of Women Voters annual event will take place at the Chenery.

First Step: Belmont Path Committee Reaches Out to Community For Ideas

A chance for residents to have their first two cents on a community path through town.

There's A Path: Community Path Forum Tonight

At Belmont High School's cafeteria beginning at 7 p.m.

Markey, Lynch Agree to Six Debates Before Primary

Locations include Boston, Lowell, New Bedford, Worcester and Springfield.

Markey Makes Progressive Pitch to Belmont Dems

Off and running, Belmont's US Rep visits friendly constituents early Sunday morning.

Belmont Snow Removal Account Remains In the Black ... For Now

The weekend's non-weather event allows Belmont to stay within its budget.

US Rep Markey in Belmont Sunday Morning

Meet and greet the candidate.

Three In, Three 'Serious,' and a Dozen Interested in Markey's Seat

A very crowded field including Belmont's Will Brownsberger a certainty to replace Ed Markey in the US House ... that is, if he is elected.

Final Days to Submit Citizens Petition for Town Meeting

Final deadline is March 1.

What's Open and Closed in Belmont on Washington's Birthday

That's right, the federal government and Massachusetts honors George Washington's Birthday, not the celebration of every president.

More Republicans Enter Race for U.S. Senate

Bielat and Gomez say they’re in; Sullivan may also join the field.

Share Your Opinion On A Multi-Use Path Through Belmont

Go to SurveyMonkey and have your say.

A Race for School Committee as Nomination Deadline Passes

Write ins will be elected in two of eight precinct races.