Hi, everybody, Happy New Year! My computer does not work and encounter system problems. Do you know anyone who does repairing job ? I prefer they do on-site. ...
Rick Robertson ergrcr@... in Belmont is fantastic, but it's better to give it to him so he can run the diagnostics. He is very reasonable and brilliant...
Hi Hanna, I have been working in the computer fields for more than 10 years. I am a resident in Belmont. I would be able to fix any computer issues. I just...
Because of the storm New Year's Eve, the last day of the Benton Branch Library will be next Wednesday, January 7. Please drop in between 1 and 5 P.M. if you...
The library will take the books. The Friends of the Library collect donations for the annual book sale and the everyday book sale. This are significant...
There is a wonderful organization called Cradles to Crayons that accepts donation of children's books, toys, clothing, etc. They are in Quincy though. Ilyse ...
Lara, you are quite right. The lack of Saturday or evening hours excludes many people. We (the Friends of Benton) proposed exactly this modest change to the...
A community resource for Belmont Massach Can anyone recommend a soccer (summer) camp for a 13 year old boy -- either a local day camp, or an overnight camp...
/*My son has attended the Play Soccer camps. They were day camps that take place in the area. Their website is http://www.playsoccercamps.com/Camps.php - Anna ...
My 13 year old son has recently developed a keen interest in paintball after taking a trip with his uncle, dad & friend to an outdoor paintball place in...
A new session of classes for youth and adults start this week at Springstep. Take yoga while your child takes hip hop! Take Afro-Haitian drumming while your...
I just signed the permission slip for my 5th grader to participate in the DARE program at the Chenery Middle School. Then my college-aged son berated me for...
I heard that, too. I figured it didn't hurt to spend time getting to know police officers. But if it's not effective, it's probably better if they had the time...
Like so many other programs, results will certainly vary from child to child. My son and daughter just finished the 5th grade DARE program at Chenery - and I...
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Jan 7, 2009 6:13 pm
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I recall my older sons, even the college-aged one now berating me for enrolling the youngest in DARE, coming home from the program with the same sorts of...
Just received Mike Harvey's email re the progress on this, want to extend thanks to the search committee (a good group of people!) and to John Bowe for all...
Not for nothing but my 5th grader loved the DARE program, the police officer that came in and spoke with them, and wrote an excellent essay about how drugs can...
Not sure whether DARE is town-funded at all, but instead is funded thru a federal antidrug program that pays DARE officers' salaries & benefits.? Basically...
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Jan 8, 2009 7:47 pm
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Anne, We all agree on the end. The question is the means. I am not talking about doing nothing but doing something that might be more effective for more...
I believe I've seen an item for the DARE program in the police department's budget. I'm guessing there is grant money that covers some of the cost. Plus...
There is the opportunity cost of the officer's time (200+ hours) and the opportunity cost of the 50 minutes a week of our 5th graders' time. This is not to say...
My children both went through DARE 4-5 years ago and it has had a wonderful impact on them. Neither drinks or does drugs and they both (in HS) reference...
Jacqueline Alvarez
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Jan 8, 2009 9:05 pm
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Hello all. Today, in our mail, was a #10 stamped, addressed, envelope addressed to Adam D Mazonson of Canton, MA. The envelope is empty and uses a pull-n-stick...
Dear friends, BMC presents special MLK, Jr. programming on January 19th In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Belmont Media Center will air special...
This has not come up at any School Committee meetings in my 5+ years there. To be honest, this is quite far off my radar and has no chance of getting on it in...