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🌱 Patch AM: How did Belmont let a crucial Middlesex League lead slip away?
Happening soon: Arlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ on the Belmont Patch calendar

Hello Belmont! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Belmont let a crucial Middlesex League lead slip away?
Also on today's calendar: Arlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 64, low: 45.
- Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 7 standouts from Lexington's comeback win over Belmont (soccerjournal.com) — Belmont High's girls soccer team dropped a tight 2–1 Middlesex League match at Lexington after scoring early but conceding twice in the second half. The loss, decided by two late goals from Lexington's Ava Myers, leaves Belmont at 7-2-0 but still firmly in league contention.
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📸 Around Belmont
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont
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★ Featured events ★
- Arlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
Saint Camillus Parish Arlington, MA, 1185 Concord Tpke, Arlington
9:00 am - It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening →
Bloch Performing Arts Inc., 271 Lincoln St, Lexington
11:00 am - Phantom of the Opera with LIVE Orchestra →
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville
7:30 pm - Waltham's Comic Book & Collectibles Show →
193 Elm St, Waltham
10:00 am - Especially ours in Waltham, Medford, Melrose x 2, and Somerville →
All local VFW Auxiliaries looking for new members!,
3:00 pm - Hunger in Belmont →
Belmont High School, 221 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA, 02478 (Black Box Theater),
7:00 pm - Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
11:30 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- LGBTQ+ Community Craft Night Drop-In
Hatch Makerspace, 20 Summer St, Watertown
6:30 pm - An Evening With Richard Shindell - All Acoustic →
The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist, 404 Concord Avenue, Belmont
7:30 pm - A New Lens Series at Powers Music School - Scrumdiddlyumptious: Adventures on the Violin and Viola →
Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St, Belmont
7:00 pm - Fall Fest Armenian Bazaar 2026 →
First Armenian Church, 380 Concord Ave, Belmont
12:00 pm - Math Spooky House at RSM Winchester →
50 Cross St, Winchester
5:00 pm
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
Saturday October 24
📣 Belmont Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Belmont PatchAM possible:
- VNA Senior Living — (617) 776-9800
- Bloch Performing Arts — (941) 400-4580
- RARE Restoration — (617) 969-7273
- FIXER — (781) 218-9426
- Boston Construct, LLC — (617) 697-1719
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- J & J Homecare LLC — (978) 569-8050
Click here to show your appreciation! 💚
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Small deck replacement in Gloucester -- Looking to replace boards of small deck and ideally enlarge deck area.
Currently 5'x10.5'. Desired size 5-6'x12'. Structure intact, no repairs needed. Composite boards. Simple design: no railings or picture framing… (Nextdoor Belmont Precinct 1) - LOST CAT IN LEXINGTON: I'm not the owner but am posting for someone not on Nextdoor.
Cheddar escaped from his house on Field Road, near Barberry Road, in Lexington over one week ago. Please DM me with possible sightings. (Nextdoor Belmont Trapelo)
- Ruth's Chris Steak House posted a job opening for Server in Waltham. Apply here.
- Earl Enterprises posted a job opening for Bertucci's-Dishwasher in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Watertown
- 326-328 Charles River Rd, Watertown, MA 02472 (redfin.com)
- Matchpoint Closes $10M Series B to Advance Way to 'Silence' Disease-Causing Proteins (citybiz.co)
- Federated Hermes and Donahue Family Reveal 8.04% Stake in EyePoint as of September 30, 2026 (kalkinemedia.com)
Waltham
- Project Coordinator - Apexon - Waltham, MA, US (dice.com)
Cambridge
- 2nd Shooting In 2 Days Takes Place In Cambridge (patch.com)
Ok Belmont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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