BMC Closed, Parking Ban in Effect, Schools and Town Offices Closed

Monday, February 9, 2015 - 9:31am
Due to the snow storm, Belmont Media Center is closed today. We will re-open for regular hours 10am - 8pm tomorrow, February 10th. Also, all Belmont Public Schools, Town Offices, the Beech Street Center, and Belmont Public Library are closed today. An emergency parking ban took effect Sunday night...
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Amy Goodman Honored with I.F. Stone Journalism Award Along with Filmmaker Laura Poitras

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has honored Amy Goodman with the 2014 I.F. Stone Lifetime Achievement Award. The nominating committee stated: "As a journalist and independent media advocate, Amy Goodman exemplifies the ethos of I.F. Stone. By insulating herself against commercial pressures, she has fought vigilantly for a free press and has ensured that her reporting would always be done in service of speaking truth to power."

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02/06/2015 - 12:39pm

Part 2: Johann Hari on Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong

Watch Part 2 of our conversation with British journalist Johann Hari about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong. Over the past four years, Hari has traveled to the United States, Mexico, Canada, Uruguay and Portugal to research his new book, Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War of Drugs.

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02/06/2015 - 12:16pm

Democracy Now! 2015-02-06 Friday

Democracy Now! 2015-02-06 Friday

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  • Juan González: Overhaul of NYC's 911 System Woefully Mismanaged & Nearly $1 Billion Over Budget

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  • FCC's Net Neutrality Shift a Victory for Open Internet & Grassroots Activism Against Cable Giants

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  • Exclusive: Deported Palestinian Scholar Sami Al-Arian on His Chilling Post-9/11 Prosecution

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02/06/2015 - 8:00am

Equipment Deserves to be Warm Too

Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 1:48pm
Just a reminder that as you are all bundled up and warm this cold winter season, that camera you left out in your car is not as happy. Electronics, especially things like batteries, don't like the below freezing temperatures any more than we do. In-fact things like condensation, which happens when...
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From the Town of Belmont

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 1:01am
Due to the amount of snow accumulation, most streets in the town have been narrowed, to a point where access by ambulances and fire apparatus is nearly impossible. With vehicles parking on both sides of the street this has caused a real public safety issue. Therefore, starting Tuesday, February 3,...
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