Belmont Week in Review: Special Town Meeting, Bids In on Woodfall Road, Chubby Chickens

Belmont held its Special Town Meeting on Monday where it approved three of the four main articles before it: passing where a residential demolition delay bylaw on 149 homes, a homeowner snow removal bylaw and the financing for a new surface on Harris Field. Losing out by four voted was restrictions on yard sales. 

A local group headed by a Common Street real estate advisor and a Lexington developer has outbid a large regional builder by nearly three to one, $2.2 million vs. $750,000, for the right to build up to four upscale residential homes on town-owned property on Woodfall Road. 

After a terrible accident while riding his bike in which the driver was reportedly texting, a Belmont father is spearheading a unique effort to remind parents not to text and drive.

The Cubby Chickens dominated the annual Foundation for Belmont Education's  annual Spelling Bee.

Volunteers are being sought for the first-ever Dan Scharfman Memorial Run.

Belmont High's Boys' Soccer played toe-to-toe the best team in Eastern Massachusetts before losing 1-0 to North Andover High in the quarterfinals of the Division 2 North Sectionals. Two days before, the Marauders sank Dracut, 2-0 in an opening round game.