Parents of Teens: Do you understand how the Social Host Liability Law applies to you? This week on News Now, Lisa Gibalerio, MPH, Public Health Educator at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, offers guidance around the implications of this law.

Highlights of Belmont Public Library's official opening day, January 17, 2026.

Belmont HS Boys Varsity Basketball: Marauders vs Winchester Red & Black, 01/16/26; Commentators: Ganza Masozera, Henry Papajani; Wenner Field House, Belmont MA 01:28:23

Our Record-Breaking Global Heat: The record-breaking heat of the last few years is, climate scientists say, “not just summer.” Two distinguished researchers, Mathew Barlow and Jeffrey Basara, discuss their recent important article about the sudden uptick in global temperature, why is worrying climate experts, how they analyze the global heat patterns and what must be done to address the problem. 00:30:04

Addressing the Global Water Shortage.Due mainly to climate change and wasteful agricultural practices, the supply of freshwater is rapidly diminishing across the globe. To provide water for the world’s huge population, governments must quickly develop advanced conservation and sustainability policies. How can this be achieved? Dr. Jay Famiglietti, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized expert on hydrology, the Earth’s water system. 00:29:43

Science for the Public: The Brain-Computer Interface Paradox 05/2025. Brain computer-interface (BCI) devices are among the most promising medical innovations today. Individuals who are paralyzed or speechless due to injury or disease are able to learn to control motion and/or speech by means of a brain-computer-interface device. This can enable significant independence. However, brain chip devices might also be developed that would enable programs for mind control. Lukas Meier, Ph.D.

Belmont HS Girls Varsity Basketball: Marauders vs Winchester Red & Black, 01/16/26; Commentators: Ganza Masozera, Javeed Moussignac; Wenner Field House, Belmont MA 01:11:39

Save Medical Science! Guest: Gerald Denis, PhD. A need-to-know program about the necessity of medical research and the consequences of the government's abrupt cuts on research and agency funding. Prominent researcher Gerald Denis explains the tight relationship between medical research and progress in medical care. Recent abrupt cuts to research funding and science agencies such as NIH have disrupted research labs, frequently ending carefully designed studies and upending the training of future scientists.

Belmont HS Boys Varsity Basketball: Marauders vs Stoneham Spartans, 01/20/26; Commentators: Alex Clark, David Klimasmith; Opening music: "Crunchy Funk" by Mr. Smith, ending credits music "Turn It On" by Ketsa; Wenner Field House, Belmont MA 01:11:24