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Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations Tuesday March 11, 2014 at 6:30 PM Belmont Media Center How do solar systems get started? Modern astronomers are still working to figure this out, and there is nothing they like better than a big challenge like this one. Dr. Najita, who is a prominent...

In order to address this very important issue, a free and public Panel Discussion with experts has been organized by Somerville Community Access Television on Tuesday, March 25 from 7:00-9:00pm at Tisch Library, Tufts University, in room 304. Because of a recent rule change, Internet provider...

Thanks to all of you in Belmont who have participated in the focus groups, the recent public hearing and others who have contributed suggestions and feedback to this public process. Now, we just need to push the responses up to get a good sample of the community by Friday, March 7th at 11:59pm So...

Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 6:30 PM Belmont Media Center in Studio A Max Tegmark, PhD Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Max Tegmark has a proud reputation as a fearless and unconventional thinker. In this evening's discussion...

Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations February 4th @ 6:30 PM Belmont Media Center, 9 Lexington St, Belmont MA Javier G. Fernández, PhD , Materials scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D, Founding Director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired...

S ign up for a Focus Group HERE Your Participation is Invaluable... Learn about the cable system, media communications and opportunities for the future. Hear more about what community media centers and how schools, community organizations, local governments and businesses are using media technology...

Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations presents: Massive Galaxies: Where and How They Form Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM @ BMC. Arjun Dey, PhD , is an astronomer at the National Optical Astronomy Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona. He is a 2013-14 Research Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for...

Please be advised that due to the weather conditions, Belmont Town Hall Offices , including the Library and Senior Center, will be closed Friday, January 3, 2014. This applies only to non-essential/emergency personnel.

There is a SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING BAN on all Belmont roadways and municipal parking lots. Ban effective from 6:00pm on Thursday, Jan. 2nd to 9:00am on Friday, Jan 3rd. For more info, go to Belmont Patch > http://bit.ly/1kbdR2V

Night on Cushing Square will take place Thursday evening, Dec. 19th beginning at 5 p.m. Participating stores will remain open until 10 p.m. with raffles, discounts and refreshments; fun for the entire family. Receive a passport at any participating business to have your name entered into a raffle...