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🌱 Patch AM: How a new duplex and big housing upgrade could reshape Belmont

You won't want to miss Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert on the Belmont Patch calendar

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What's up Belmont! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new duplex and big housing upgrade could reshape Belmont

Also on today's calendar: Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Belmontfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Belmontfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 36.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 47 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• January 9 2026 Public Notice (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont’s Planning Board will hold a hybrid public hearing on January 20 about a proposed two-family home at 41R Holt Street, giving neighbors a chance to weigh in. Separately, the Belmont Housing Authority is seeking bids for a major window and heat-pump upgrade at the Waverley Oaks development, a seven-figure project that will affect dozens of local housing units.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • North Reading has a working fire on Haverhill Street, with Wilmington providing mutual aid, resulting in two deceased cats and a rescued dog.
    6:46AM on Jan 11: North Reading has a working fire on Haverhill Street, with Wilmington providing mutual aid. (Nextdoor )
  • Multiple calls report a structure fire at 13 Joanne Drive in Ashland, MA, with firefighters checking for extension.
    3:28PM on Jan 10: Multiple calls report a structure fire on Joanne Drive in Ashland. (Nextdoor )
  • FutureRecruit posted a job opening for Preschool Special Education Teacher- Belmont, MA in Belmont. Apply here.
  • Panera Brands posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Belmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

  • Watertown Wrestling Coach Kevin Russo Notches His 500th Win (watertownmanews.com)
  • EyePoint, Inc. Provides Corporate Update and Anticipated Milestones for 2026 (visionmonday.com)
  • Diagonal Therapeutics: $125 Million Series B Raised To Advance DIAG723 Clustering Antibody Into the Clinic (pulse2.com)

Waltham

  • GameStop closes Waltham store as chain shrinks despite profit gains​ (walthamtimes.org)
  • Wall Street Zen Downgrades Syndax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNDX) to Sell (marketbeat.com)

Cambridge

Ok Belmont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I think I’m coming down with something!
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