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email he warned of a ping is giving students to have greater access to ways of getting high that are difficult to detect and marijuana use as a detrimental impact on this still developing brains richards included photos to show that vapors come in a wide range of designs all of which easily fill into a pocket will beg he said some versions are designed to avoid notice by looking like other common items such as an email or as computer pen drives and even small gaming systems he said they also have a very little research will odor it is usually a little sweet and not like cigarettes or marijuana richard strongly encourages parents and to talk with this student or students about the dangers of dating and the problems that can occur from it on assistance straightforward discussions about issues such as these can have a very significant impact on their choices in the conversation it may be helpful to remind students that being in possession of tobacco or nicotine tobacco new katyn products and paraphernalia  against school rules and are listed in the b s handbook he wrote in the mail richards also asked parents and guardians to pay extra attention to items the a student or students may have on their possession that look like vegas or the related aspects my interest in teaching or reaching out to all of you is to help steer us students away from the draw are of apes easy access use and misuse i appreciate your partnership to keep our students making healthy safe and smart choices wrote richards in his email richard said the problem with a ping began at the end of last year and students have made him aware of the increase in the problem this year at the beginning of the school year richard said class assemblies where held to educate students also addressing the issue if a student is caught vaporing inside the high school building or on the grounds of the campus richard said the punishment is detention or suspend and the student becomes part of a restored of judge judy justice program where they need to speak to people about the dangers and also do research and over the clear thank you bo their choices for the final two candidates for belmont's town administrative position to the board of selectmen monday morning ten strong candidates were selected from a pool of nineteen and chairman kate bowen said the committee narrowed it down to surely these town administrator patrice garvan and maynard's town administrator kevin suite the public is invited to witness the formal interviews on tuesday december five at six pm in the selectmen meeting room a final decision is expected by the selectmen on december eleventh according to rick white partner with grew white consulting the search firm hired by the town in august both candidates have substantial managerial skills but also have been required to assist their board of selectmen in reaching out to the community as well as the various independent committees and boards within the town to develop consensus on town wide priorities in the various projects needing attention s chairman jim williams was a member of the search committee he said he was very happy with the quality of people that came forward so lekman adam dash and select men vice  will have the opportunity to meet with garden and sweet individually and informally on december second staffing department heads will also have the opportunity to meet the candidates and rate them said white the search was robust process according to white all ten canned candidates in the final pool were either sitting chief administrative officer or assistants and municipalities throughout massachusetts all had substantial experience and a record of accomplishment in the field he said in the end the committee determined that belmont was best served by candidates that had a record of upward mobility in the field of municipal management as well as experience as a town administrator or manager said white it was a robust process said bowen both candidates are seasoned the search for a new town administrator resulted from the departure of town administrator david kale in early march to become assistant city manager for finance in cambridge cayle had been town administrators since two thousand and twelve assistant town administrative phyllis marshall is currently serving as interim town administrator and has not publicly said if she will apply for the permanent position the town administrator has three key duties they direct in management the delivery of municipal services except those under the jurisdiction of the independently elected authorities they provide leadership to the select men for strategic planning and they serve as the director of the office of the board of selectmen now over to max  the holidays by shopping locally by and reynolds belmont businesses are geared up for the holiday season with small business saturday nov twelfth sorry twenty fifth a day set aside for shoppers to visit their local vendors  markets started in two thousand and ten by american express the idea has caught on and brick and mortar stores in belmont now organized their own special day to compete with the big retailers at the same time many small businesses in belmont will also be participating in the ne will gifts of hope campaign to benefit the belmont food pantry which officially kicks off november thirtieth thirty petals your closet only bigger is the motto of thirty petals boutique which is celebrating its twenty fourth year in belmont center up this november one of the oldest women's clothing stores in the center owner erika klein kopf said her coat clothing is versatile and comfortable for all occasions carrying a number of unique items as well as gloves hats and special accessories thirty petals owner is looking forward to this year's holiday shopping season we want our customers to feel at home shopping here said klein cups and to buy things they will really use thirty pedals is also a business that gives back working with the organization uncommon threads twice a year they collect clothes and handbags to be donated to a special boutique that assists women who are survivors of domestic abuse revolve i had a passion for designer fashion on a stay at home mom budget said lisa star owner of resolve consignment on how she got the into the consignment business eight years ago this november now with her sixth store about to open in newton center and a huge expansion at the belmont center store she reflected back on how she got to this place i had four empty walls and pushing squares she said referring to her first belmont store which is now closed and i relied on the community of belmont to bring us their wares to be consigned revolver is now the largest consignment chain in new england joined by two of her three daughters lauren and alyssa who each managed to stores for their and interim mom revolve has over twenty five employees when we're working we call her lisa never mom said lauren the girls who grew up watching the organization grow were anxious to join the thriving family business we all love fashion and we alyssa revolve has a history of giving back to various charities around belmont and beyond raising money or donating clothes bags shoes and jewelry to a number of events fills old women with the worthwhile feeling of doing something for a town that's been so good to them champions sporting goods the place for all things marauder is how the owner of champion sporting goods sums up his store in belmont center owner jerry dick out has been at the helm of the sporting goods store which is now entering its twenty ninth year in business catering to all the local sports teams he has a wealth of knowledge about the history of marauder sports everyone is welcome in his establishment which he calls the official cut through of belmont center up to twelve employees are working at champions especially during the busy seasons of back to school and the holidays big sellers for champions are anything that says belmont hats carves mitten ins and the famous flannel marauder pants and belmont sweats are the gifts that the athletes of belmont hope for in this gift giving season champions also provides embroidery service on any of their products or special orders which makes an especially great gift dick out started the belmont center business association twenty eight years ago in order to make the center more attractive to shoppers cut out of baking sick company keep it out of baking company help satisfy belmont's sweet tooth with freshly baked bread cake cookies and pastries in belmont center owned and operated by the wigan family of belmont could put out a has three locations in belmont arlington and wellesley the bakery has taken off and literally literally each morning the company out of food trucks drive off to dewey square monday through friday to serve coffee and breakfast in downtown boston give it out which is a spanish word meaning a break in the terrain has been baking since one thousand nine hundred seventy seven and has been in the manages the operation and business and shiner runs the production and baking and both of them report into their mother kay who started the business in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven as a whole stale distributor of fresh and organic all natural baked goods k is still working but has turned over the day to day operations to her children employing eighty people the bakery has kept to its roots of using all natural ingredients and few refined sugar abuse in the news is a good thing and editorial by wendy murphy it feels a little strange to say this that all the recent news stories of victims coming forward about being sexually abused are a very good thing they're good because telling is a big pot of healing and because the stories bring human faces to an epidemic that is too often described in vague terms with co statistics and anonymous identifications for offenders and victims terms such as sexual assault leave the reader guessing about what happened unable to imagine that the incident was harmful because sexual assault could mean anything from a minor touch to an especially vicious rape and statistics don't connect the public to the intensity of human suffering or the scope of the harm done to the individuals families women as a class and societies are as a whole when sexual abuse happens we barely flinch when a news story reports that one million college women will be sexually assaulted over the next four years it's impossible to feel empathy toward statistic and it's frankly in comprehensible to visually or emotionally capture the idea of a million women being victimized in an environment where they are supposed to be learning and scheveningen and preparing to become our nation's leaders as if that weren't enough bad enough it is very hard for most of us to accept that we live in a world where seemingly nice people are capable capable of great evil it requires fod too much compromise deep inside where we cling to the belief that the world is a good place and that people are inherently kind the desire to disbelieve that humans do horrible things to one another is so strong that we accept even absurd explanations as plausible alternatives to ugly truths that's why juries often vote not guilty and rape trials it's hard for them to look at the face of a man resembles a brother or the guy next door and believe that he's the type who could be guilty of something so hideous if a perpetrator looks like someone we know or someone we think we know  bill cosby a kevin spacey it's extra difficult to imagine him committing a sex crime the evidence just doesn't stick to our internal narratives about how the world works so we develop dealt because it makes us feel better and the end result is an unjust not guilty verdict all these factors conspire to make justice allusive in turn victims are even less likely to report for fear it isn't worth it was so many victims speaking out recently that were maybe turning a single news clip of a woman saw being decades after the abuse she she suffered ended in a searing example of how much pain is caused by sexual abuse and a whole long the pain last and it is a powerful proof that sexual assaults never minor events or awkward encounters that can be brushed off as bad dates and over to clare thank you barbara resident writes children's book the based on memories by jovana case of alice belmont resident who chia no benson loves writing and has always wanted to write a book about her family she made this dream a reality with the publication of her first children's book but once for a cheeseburger based on memories of her golden retriever duncan and summer memories with him and her italian family on the island hundred fifty nine they opened a second restaurant named arnaud's her two brothers carried the tradition for sixty years the idea for the title stemmed from my dad who would open the front door of the restaurant during his break from cooking and say to cheeseburgers please one for me and one for my pal duncan at times duncan would push open the screen door without my dad embark for his food she said duncan was like a king nine houdini who would figure out how to get loose from chains and ropes to roam around the island since there was a strict leash law the dog officer would often call to say duncan was found wandering the island on bike paths sidewalks and beaches although good to the four to eight age group the book is appealing for all ages since the restaurants have a long standing reputation i am hearing from several adults who work for my family as did their children and grandchildren throughout the years it is hear artisanal cheeses make a great gift or partner you offering by mary ryans for those who have been following a low dairy diet for the past eleven months it's time to break out and let your cheese flag fly cheese across the region are gearing up for the holiday season and the sweet salty stinky nutty fruity flavors that come with it from blue to good and beyond there's something for every from asure file read on for recommendations from local cheese geeks posh posh he's made from cows that are higher up in the alps the higher you go generally the more diverse and better the diet for the cow when they eat great past year they have better tasting milk and therefore their cheese is more interesting these cheeses are mostly green hair styles alpine cheeses always have a really nutty sweet whiny taste to them liberal liberal is a soft cow's milk cheese with a washed rind which means the cheese maker washes the rind as it ages and thus giving it a stronger more pungent aroma it's made in normandy it's really good with hard ciders apples les or red burgundy wine stilton stilton is an english blue cheese the time to eat stilton is basically now through february i just brought in thirty wheels for the thanksgiving th season stilton has always been served on thanksgiving and christmas tables gouda black berry is an amazing cheese it's an extra aged goat guta from the netherlands the black berry is great with a little bit of honey or a little salted sesame tof blue blue sixty one is from italy it's a blue cheese that's been soaked in wine then then topped with cranberries it's amazing i'd have that with a glass of fruity red wine port stout or a bottle of our own a i'm a big fan of cucolo which is the one we have the parade for the four hundred pound serve it hot raclette versus fondue raclette is a melted cheese dish from switzerland the cheese is melted right off the wheel and it gets great onto the potatoes or other food fondue is made with wine nutmeg and garlic and put straight in a pot over a bob thank you max foundations the belmont education partners with greater boston orthodontics the foundation for belmont education announced a new partnership with greater boston orthodontics greater boston orthodontics will join the f b i as an investor in education investors in education up corporate sponsors who donate five thousand dollars or more per year to support the work of the f b siri who run great a boston off a daunting x delighted to join the foundation for belmont education and be pod of the f b s mission patient pool is from a neighboring communities including belmont wi a passionate about educational pursuits and advancement of knowledge said to nigeria education of children is pivotal in for profound understanding of the natural world for compassion towards other human beings and conscientious citizen dri in the future we consider our duty and privilege to support organizations and initiatives that share these beliefs we are delighted to patna with the foundation for belmont education founded in two thousand and eleven greater boston orthodontics is a practice that works to surgery of faculty members at tufts university where they teach dental students and post doctoral orthodontics residents and over to clare thank you bob turn on the town sponsored by belmont center business association will occur on thursday nov thirtieth belmont senta between six and eight pm stop by the belmont savings bank and enter to win one of five holiday prize stockings the timeline of events will occur between six and eight pm for a fun around town petting zoo at belmont savings bank face painting in front of the toy store of belmont sponsored by b c b a cupcake decorating in front of champions sporting goods sponsored by kid prada baking company charity centro in front of ill castle sponsored by remax leading edge hot cocoa in front of belmont savings bank belmont high school madrigals caroling throughout and rudolph greetings throughout the streets hot fried dough in front of revolve sponsored by cambridge savings bank pollution august sponsored by b a train rides more street sponsored by belmont savings bank free popcorn sponsored by east boston savings bank mt hope christian church worship singing team in front of a chocolate dream at six thirty five pm at six twenty pm santa and mrs claus arrived by fire truck and light the tree six thirty to eight o'clock pm free pitches with santa and mrs claus belmont savings bank there is a night of giving bring nonperishable food items are unwrapped tori's to charity central in front of ill casal restaurant to be donated to the belmont food pantry now over to max thank you clare powers music school announces musician opportunities powers music school will host three opportunities for musicians in the belmont and surrounding area the stein chamber music festival in january the martha b sosman concerto competition in february a freiburg piano festival in april powers is now accepting applications for the stein festival and concerto competition and all interested musicians are encouraged to begin preparing for these events i'm proud to see powers nurture and grow our opportunities for belmont and the surrounding communities said power power's executive director gavin pharrell these events bring together a cross section of musicians both young and old and exemplify power's role of being not just a music school but a provider of high quality programs for the community at large the stein chamber music festival named in honor of the late joseph and lisa stein of belmont is an annual festival for chamber musicians and chamber music enthusiastic to enjoy music camaraderie and a potluck meal the two thousand eight hundred festival will take place january thirteenth beginning at five thirty pm at all saints church in belmont back to you along with my colleagues claire and max we thank you for listening to the talking news and hope you have enjoyed the show we will return next week for another edition of local news happening around belmont