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Belmont noise study strikes the wrong chord
- Concerns about the results of a third-party noise study on Notre Dame de Namur University’s Koret Field may force the city to pay for a second look at the sound coming from the school’s new athletic field.
- Concerns about the results of a third-party noise study on Notre Dame de Namur University’s Koret Field may force the city to pay for a second look at the sound coming from the school’s new athletic field.
Oblak resigns amid NDNU noise dispute
- Jack Oblak, the embattled Notre Dame de Namur University president, announced his intent to resign Thursday, less than three months after student, teacher and faculty groups publicly blasted him and questioned his leadership.
Hines acquires 600 Clipper Drive in Belmont
- Hines, an international real estate firm with an office in San Francisco, has purchased 600 Clipper Drive in Belmont from Broadreach Capital Partners.
Synthetic turf may save the day
- With dry rainy seasons and the rising cost of utilities, simply watering grass on local playing fields can become a major hurdle for cities.
- With dry rainy seasons and the rising cost of utilities, simply watering grass on local playing fields can become a major hurdle for cities.
Belmont robbery: Just one stop on a highway spree?
- FBI agents say the man wanted in Belmont for a Nov. 19 bank robbery could be responsible for nearly a dozen similar crimes in California and Utah in the past five months.
Development key issue in Belmont election
- Newcomers and veterans are squaring off in Belmont this year, as two City Council candidates with a combined total of three years in the city take on a Planning Commissioner and one of the leaders of the Belmont Library Project.
Fight smolders over new law
- Belmont’s mayor describes her colleagues as “pioneers” for narrowly approving the city’s smoking ordinance Tuesday night, but time will tell whether they’ve discovered bold new ways to protect public health — or opened a Pandora’s box of possible litigation and rights violations.
Council hopefuls hash it out in forum
- Belmont’s continued search for an identity for its community and businesses was at the heart of a debate Thursday night at the Belmont Library — a fitting topic for the forum, presented by the Belmont Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of the Belmont Library.
- Belmont’s continued search for an identity for its community and businesses was at the heart of a debate Thursday night at the Belmont Library — a fitting topic for the forum, presented by the Belmont Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of the Belmont Library.
Notre Dame Belmont students break their silence
- It’s the worst possible combination: a brand-new athletic field with bleachers full of cheering students, a neighborhood naturally shaped like an amphitheater and a strict city noise ordinance that empowers residents to report any and all sound disturbances.
- It’s the worst possible combination: a brand-new athletic field with bleachers full of cheering students, a neighborhood naturally shaped like an amphitheater and a strict city noise ordinance that empowers residents to report any and all sound disturbances.
Sign-happy homeowner targeted by second city
- If God comes through and saves one local woman in her fight against the government, the higher power is going to have to take on two cities, multiple creditors and possibly two Superior Court judges.
- If God comes through and saves one local woman in her fight against the government, the higher power is going to have to take on two cities, multiple creditors and possibly two Superior Court judges.
Belmont approves smoking ordinance
- Belmont approved its controversial smoking ordinance again Tuesday, making way for small wording changes and clarifications in a document that two council members have said is inherently flawed.
Amendment could put brakes on Belmont drivers
- For one Belmont neighborhood, the very reason they needed speed humps — a hill where drivers pick up speed before a blind turn — was also the reason they were unable to have them installed.
- For one Belmont neighborhood, the very reason they needed speed humps — a hill where drivers pick up speed before a blind turn — was also the reason they were unable to have them installed.
Belmont fires up citywide smoking ban
- A clearly divided City Council narrowly approved an incendiary smoking ordinance despite protests from members of the Belmont business community.
- A clearly divided City Council narrowly approved an incendiary smoking ordinance despite protests from members of the Belmont business community.
