The November/December 2019 Belmont Citizens Forum Newsletter is now available as a PDF. Read individual articles below.
Belmont’s Underground Pollution Problem
By Anne-Marie Lambert
If only the 504 gallons of household wastewater which had been pouring into Wellington Brook and Winn’s Brook through underground culverts every day had been more visible, perhaps we as a town would have addressed the necessary repairs more urgently. With our leaking sewage, however, we have deliberately spaced out the painstaking detective work needed to find the sources of household wastewater silently polluting our brooks over several years. Read more.
An 1884 Marion power shovel, said to have been taken in 1926 after Clay
Pit closed. This photo won a prize from the Marion Company for being a picture of its oldest shovel. Image courtesy of Michael Chesson/Belmont Public Library.
Clay Pit Pond Progresses from Eyesore to Asset
By Michael Chesson
Clay Pit Pond on Concord Avenue was once the site of Belmont’s largest industrial enterprise, a brickyard run by John H. and Robert A. Parry. The brothers bought 20¾ acres of land in 1888 on Concord Avenue and Underwood Street, with its valuable blue clay that turned an attractive reddish color when fired, and their yard produced 200,000 bricks a week. Read more.
Belmont Highlights Natural, Historic Treasures
By Mary Bradley
The Belmont Historical Society hosted two events in September and October celebrating Belmont’s rich cultural and environmental history. Read more.
The Belmont Business Study Committee the night of their Select Board presentation. Photo by Jeffrey Wheeler.
Belmont Can Support Business Better
By Katherine Venzke
Around town there is constant talk about the state of business in Belmont. This “talk” found some direction and mission last year with the formation of the Belmont Business Study Committee (BBSC). Read more.
Libby Atkins Remembered
By Roger Wrubel
Many of us lost a dear friend, inspiration, and role model for aging gracefully when Elizabeth “Libby” Atkins, long-time Juniper Road resident, died at the age of 94 on August 19. Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Bicycling on Residential Streets
I frequently ride through Belmont on my bicycle and sometimes drive through…I am hoping that Belmont will take more advantage of its dense network of residential streets to provide improved bicycling through routes. Read more.
Belmont Roots
For everything, there is a season, and late fall is the season for cleaning up. Take down the tomato stakes, put away the lawn chairs, and move all the clutter away from your windows and doors so you can feel if there are any drafts coming in. Read more.
Belmont Journal
These Belmont Journal stories focusing on Belmont’s environment appeared on the Belmont Media Center (BMC). Read more.
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