Belmont

Proposed Voter Choice (IRV) Ballot Question would bring more voices and choices into MA elections

amfriedman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:01:08 -0400

A “Voter Choice” initiative petition turned in to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office on Wednesday would give Massachusetts voters a chance to change to a voting system that lets voters rank their choices instead of voting for only one candidate. The change would apply to key races, including for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary and treasurer, among others, starting after January 2012.

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England learns speed control from Belmont

shane_curcuru@drupal.org — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:14:41 -0400

Today's Globe gives us in-depth coverage of Navestock, England, which admits to specifically not filling in potholes as a method of controlling driving speeds. You can't drive around it, and that's the hole, er, whole story.

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Mitt Romney: politics or reasonable conclusions?

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:27:05 -0500

Mitt Romney had a few things to say at CPAC about the performance of the stock market under Barack Obama, implying that the market loses since his inauguration are due to his policy proposals as opposed to the financial crisis George Bush and Congress left him with.

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Merry Christmas, Belmont!

shane_curcuru@drupal.org — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:09:17 -0500

I've noticed this week that Belmont already has their holiday decorations up across the street downtown.

Anyone up for creating a spreadsheet of the 351 municipalities of our Commonwealth with the dates that the towns first put up winter holiday decorations?

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Gas prices dropping like flies

adamg — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:25:58 -0400

Shane reports that a Belmont gas station selling regular for $2.97 this morning was selling it for $2.89 a gallon by lunchtime.

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Belmont tired of shedding light on Watertown

adamg — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:36:12 -0400

Wicked Local Belmont reports Belmont officials are getting just a little tired of paying to light up their side of Belmont Street when Watertown has no light poles on its side of the street:

... "Should Watertown pay for some of that?" he said. "Sure they should. They get some of the light."

One of the two best places in the Boston area for Taiwanese dim sum

adamg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:20:36 -0400

Boston Chomps explains why that's Shangri La in Belmont.

What's a chick gotta do to raise poultry in this town?

adamg — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:43:05 -0500

Somerville woman wants to raise chickens. Worst case, she could move to Belmont.

Surf or dive?

adamg — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:28:34 -0400

Today's existential question.

Where to eat lunch in Belmont and Somerville

adamg — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:44:57 -0400

Bill Ives posts a list of good lunch places in Belmont and Somerville.

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