Townie Talk

Taylor saga deepens, Override regret, Level 3 sick
Real Estate: Expectations are growing for a robust Spring season as the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates multiple times to try and

TownieTalk Editorial: Why Matt Taylor needs to step down
Full disclosure… I voted for Geoff Lubien for Selectman because he came across as the most vanilla candidate. I certainly didn’t agree with him on

“The Truth will come out”
TownieTalk02478 If you are a loyal reader of TownieTalk02478 then you are an informed reader. As an informed reader, you value the transparency you don’t
Local News

Planning Board’s Ongoing Blatant Violations of Process and Neighbors rights
The Belmont Planning Board last night continued what’s become an ongoing charade, a travesty of due process, in its first “public meeting” on the Belmont

Belmont Center Zoning Raises Alarms About Processes and Impacts
This letter is from a group of concerned citizens sent to Belmont Briefing about the push to rezone Belmont Center… The Belmont zoning process being

Cowardly Lion, Override, Mike Crowley
New Mascot for Town Meeting members… In what history will show as cowardly surrender, 213 Town Meeting members voted to accept the unfunded and likely
State / National News

House Subcommittee on Coronavirus Pandemic Submits Final Report
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 10:30am, the Select Subcommittee submitted a “Lessons Learned and a Path Forward” on the COVID-19 PANDEMIC. The full, 520-page
Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ despite his making way for Harris
Link to AP story here: Last night, Democrat delegates unanimously approved the 2024 party platform. The problem was, nobody edited it since early July, before

Changing Hearts
by Len AbramBelmont Resident, Boston Broadside Columnist FROM OUR PRINTED MARCH 2024 EDITION In songs and common speech, the heart isn’t just what keeps us