The Week in Review: New Library Proposal Killed, Town Meeting, Days Three, Four

In a action its members said they did not want to make, the Belmont School Committee voted not to approve the transfer of land that now home of Belmont Softball to be come the site of a new town library, effectively killing the $18.5 million project and forcing the Board of Library Trustees to return $7.5 million back to the state.

The Belmont School District is contemplating a pilot program to begin using iPads with the entering freshman class at Belmont High School in the coming school year. If successful, the district would consider using iPads in all district classes from first grade to seniors at the High School.

The annual Town Meeting met for two nights; Day 3 saw medical marijuana delayed, a new zoning by-law to help preserve religious and municipal buildings and a new set of criminal history background checks for a new set of vendors. On Day 4, a storm water management system was approved along with a healthy debate on paying for services. The "O" word, as in override, was mentioned for the first time this year.

Neighboring Belmont Center stores, Champions Sporting Goods and Craft Beer Cellar, .

State Sen.Will Brownsberger officially opened his headquarters Friday for his expected run.

A passenger left a lot of cash on the 73 Trolley line from Harvard Square to Waverley Monday; a day later, the rightful owner came forward to be reunited with the $1,100.