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🌱 Patch AM: How will January 20 hearings reshape Belmont housing, paths, and wetlands?
Be sure to catch Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz' on the Belmont Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How will January 20 hearings reshape Belmont housing, paths, and wetlands?
- How did Belmont Hill survive 42 shots to upset Brunswick?
Also on today's calendar: Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz' and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Belmontfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Belmontfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
- Sunday: A.M. flurries; rather cloudy, temps: high: 30, low: 9. ⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Partly sunny and quite cold, with a high of 22 and low of 18 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2026-01-02 Public Notices (belmontvoice.org) — Belmont residents are being notified about several January 20, 2026 public hearings, including a Planning Board review of a proposed two-family home on Holt Street and Conservation Commission reviews tied to the Community Path and Beaver Brook Reservation path work. You can review applications at town offices and join the hybrid or in-person hearings at Town Hall to weigh in on these neighborhood-impacting projects. 
• 9 standouts, takeaways from Belmont Hill's win over Brunswick (hockeyjournal.com) — Belmont hockey fans saw a standout performance as Belmont Hill edged No. 7 Brunswick 1–0 in the opening game of the Belmont Hill/Nichols Tournament. Goalie Ethan Bauer of Belmont, Mass., stopped 42 shots to preserve the shutout after Brunswick dominated the third period in the Belmont Hill zone.
📸 Around Belmont
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont
★ Featured events ★
- Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz'
Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
3:30 pm
Sunday January 11
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Other local events
- NE Machine Knitting Club
Watertown Free Public Library Raya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
1:00 pm - Japanese club
Watertown Free Public Library Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
2:00 pm - Erin's Beginner 2 English Class
Watertown Free Public Library Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
9:00 am - Amanda's & Jean's Mixed Beginner Class
Watertown Free Public Library Raya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
9:00 am - Toddler Time
Watertown Free Public Library Children's Program Room , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:00 am - Paul's Beginner 3/Intermediate 1 English Class
Watertown Free Public Library Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:30 am - Introduction to the Sewing Machine
Watertown Free Public Library Hatch Makerspace 20 Summer St, Watertown, MA, 02472
5:00 pm - Pokémon Club
Watertown Free Public Library Children's Program Room , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
6:00 pm - Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt and Lucy Kaplansky
7 Medford St , Arlington
7:30 pm - Early Childhood Demo Day
Powers Music School , 160 Lexington St , Belmont
2:00 pm - Chamber Music Reading Party for Adults
160 Lexington St , Belmont
4:00 pm
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good afternoon, Neighbors
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🗞 Nearby News
Watertown
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- First Night Boston Puts Diversity and Culture At Center Stage (bostonglobe.com)
Waltham
- Snow squall warning issued for parts of Massachusetts (boston25news.com)
Cambridge
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