Belmont's Week in Review, July 26 to August 1

The past week saw a new light, a pair of blazes and a new vision in Belmont.

The Board of Selectmen in their guise as Light Board approved the recommendation of a subcommittee of the Belmont Municipal Light Department to spend nearly $40 million to purchase the Purecoat North site on Hittinger Road for the Department's next generation electrical substation. Final approval will be up to the fall Town Meeting.

The Belmont Fire Department had a bit of a manic Monday, July 26, as the department fought two significant fires. The first came a bit after 8 a.m. in Cushing Square where units fought a blaze at DG Goldsmith on Common Street that started allegedly in a display case. Three hours later, the entire department raced to a suspected fire in Belmont Country Club's main building. The fire was in mulch outside the building coming close to spreading into the structure. Despite the commotion, the club's big annual golf tournament never missed a stroke.

It was announced this week the creation of a beer empire centered in Belmont. Two Belmont residents are hoping to gain town approval for a new store in Belmont Center that will sell craft beer, beverage created by smaller breweries concentrating on flavor and taste. Their five-year plan: a brewery and beer garden on south Pleasant Street. The partners will be before town officials in the next few weeks.

Two Belmont candidates are out on the husking. Lalig Musserian is taking on incumbent Will Brownsberger to represent Belmont in the Massachusetts House while , is attempting to get on November's ballot via a sticker campaign to unseat current AG Martha Coakley.

In other news, there was a power hiccup Wednesday that disrupted electrical service, there is newly issued state nutritional guidelines Belmont is following, the planning board approved a curb cut for two friends building adjacent homes on Somerset, a landlord came from Florida to defend himself before the Health Board and police found a hand grenade after a fire.

There were interviews and a great summer recipe by Jon Kokubo, the young chef of Kitchen on Common and a Q&A with Robert Mahoney, CEO of Belmont Savings Bank.

And baseball continues in Belmont.