reading local news and happenings from the come unity newspaper jonathan couple celebrate seventy years of marriage by lucia arnaud bernsen on september second belmont achievement at the september eleventh service although not a renewal of owls the couple's anniversary was a blast and acknowledge we never broke our vols so we do not need to renew them said surely their love irving began to date as a high school senior it was exciting to be dating a college guy and go to all the basketball games said surely two years later while living and working in boston irving was diagnosed with scarlet fever requiring b rest for three weeks i had a lot of time to think and i thought about how i would like to marry shirley so i called her up and asked her to come to boston he said irving popped the big question is in his pajamas and surely said yes i asked him what are we going to do for a ring she said they used their mothers and spent their honeymoon at the resort in the adirondacks the irving's moved to belmont sixty nine years ago they raised three teenagers they made up their minds independently but usually had the same opinions irving related a story of a house and foul mouth he received a tip to purchase but they needed to move quickly she said ok sales completed in twenty minutes center and shirley loved art she went to business school for two years and disliked it twenty five years later when her children are older irving encouraged her to a dinner goal and she attended art school back then a girl became a secretary teacher nurse and flight attendant shirley said irving major in electrical engineering and operated a family electronics business that covered knowing that for thirty eight years until the age of sixty he decided he wanted to make furniture and passed the business on to his employees he attended the north bennett street school in boston to learn furniture making and went into business designing and building furniture of twenty for twenty five years some of his furniture is in there belmont home surely had a few exhibits server art work and a creative talents are also displayed by her paintings a drawing the walls and in the dining room hutch she continues to have a busy schedule at the beach street center where she takes aerobic twice a week and plays mahjong she also volunteers at the temples library once a week marian tell police chief so plus suit filed by former officer town and mclaughlin motion to dismiss by bramber quits former belmont police sergeant barry ward has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the town of belmont and belmont chief of police richard j mclaughlin court documents show that ward an african american male who worked in the department for twenty three years is alleging mcglothlin and the town breached a separation agreement between the parties by providing information to prospective employer suggesting ward's employment with belmont ended under negative are questionable circumstances court documents ascertain ward was a four year member of the suburban middlesex county drug task force and one of the only african american officers in the department for much of his employment the complaint was initially filed with the u s district court in massachusetts in february according to court dockets and the defendants have since filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on may ninth two thousand thirteen the palm beach county sheriff's department in florida a prospective employer of ward who had moved to florida and requested employment information from belmont beyond what the separation agreement signed march thirtieth two thousand and twelve allowed mcglothlin and the town to release according to the complaint in court documents ward agrees mclaughlin and the town did not comply with the request because of the separation agreement but then claims the two parties and intentionally provided information damaging towards reputation and referred to him as a lower ranking officer which resulted in ward not getting the job word alleges that in doing so belmont and mclaughlin breached the separation agreement in an attempt to intentionally discriminate due to race in the separation agreement signed by work with laughlin in the town ward agreed to resign from employment with the town in order to retire entitling him to all available retirement benefits the agreement also says the resignation retirement represents a compromise on the investigation a pending disciplinary matter involving ward in two thousand and twelve additionally the agreement stated that  the town and flint will not defame the reputation of one another and that ward will not seek further employment in belmont or as a police officer in massachusetts last agreement said that if any prospective employers contacted town or mclaughlin as a reference the two would only disclose were it states of employment positions held and base salary ward earned at the time of the separation ward claims in court documents the act was a continuation of racial discrimination that existed during his time with the police department which he claims consisted of racially offensive language on a calendar in the locker room the wrongful failure to promote ward more severe discipline than white officers received for comparable actions and racial epithets among other acts in the motion to dismiss belmont and mclaughlin assert in court documents they received requests from prospective employers for wards personnel disciplinary and internal affairs investigations however the parties contend they could not provide information requested by wards prospective employers without breaching the separation agreement mclaughlin and the town claim according to the court documents that when they tried to modify the separation agreement to comply with requests ward refused to allow it as written in court documents word claims the manner in which the town wanted to modify the separation agreement in order to release information requested would have waived and release some of ward's rights in the separation agreement leading him to refuse the modifications both parties acknowledge and documents that prospective employers approached belmont several times for information that exceeded what the town and mclaughlin could release under the separation agree martha belmont men working to reduce faults by the belmont and the nursing and rehabilitation center participated in the national council on aging fall prevention awareness day nost week in order to assist the elderly hunt for patients little cut outs with tips for how to prevent a fall were hidden around the facility and if a patient found one they would get a prize belmont manner takes this issue seriously said jessica farman director of rehabilitation at belmont manor all three shifts during the effect event belmont man lacerations and head trauma said firemen even if an elderly person does not suffered an injury from their fault they can easily develop a fear of falling which results in less activity and as a result a decline in mobility and physical fitness it can also lead to isolation and believe it or not a higher risk of falling according to firemen one out of three adults age sixty five or older falls every year fireman said while falling may appear to be something basic it can happen to older people very easily elderly folks have more health issues and now more prone to infections which can make falling much more unlikely when conducting basic activities out in the public she said an example said firman is a urinary tract infection which causes physical and content of changes in an elderly person and makes them unsteady when moving around while firemen said false cannot entirely be avoided belmont manor office a range of services that can mitigate the chance of falling these include providing physical and occupational therapy services tight she yoga and other exercise classes performing environmental rounds adapting  to meet the needs of the residents it's cetera i see adjusting the height of the bed raised toilet seats etc we also review medications sleep logs perform care planning and educate the teams about our residents limitations and abilities jonathan cross walk flag program begins belmont is starting a cross walk fly pilot program at four locations along popular school walking routes to increase but history and safety the project is being launched by belmont safe routes to school community working group in collaboration with the public schools belmont officer community development belmont police department of belmont department of public works the cross walk flag program is a low cost low tech tool designed to help increase pedestrian visibility and driver awareness in belmont but i protest or in picks up a brightly colored flag from a canister located near one end of a cross walk and holds it in front of them clearly signaling their desire to cross the street when traffic is pedestrian crosses the street while holding the flag then places it in the bucket to the other end of the cross walk the use of flies is not eliminated pedestrians responsibility to take all normal safety precautions and the flags are not intended to replace crossing guards the pilot program is look at it on gail road at watson road on lexington street of sycamore street on cross street at broad street and on  the cross walk flag pilot program is funded with a grant from the wild belmont a project of belmont food collaborative marion belmont fire department to post open house october seventh the belmont fire department two ninety nine trip ella road welcomes local families to a free open house from six to seven thirty pm october seventh the open house sponsored by papa gino's looks to teach families fire safety and prevention practices this open house cum member rates national fire safety month participants will receive safety tips such as stop drop and roll and will learn how to plan escape  routes and how to crawl safely through a smoke filled room in addition papa gino's will provide free pizza and children's fire safety coloring sheets at the open house this event allows us to reach out to community and our local families with fire safety tips and procedures said fire chief david l for sell our open house allows families to get together and better prepare them to react if a is celebrating its twenty first anniversary of sponsoring fire safety open houses throughout new england to encourage families to learn about fire safety martha belmont victorian subject of w g b h is this old house season thirty six turned tuning into w g b h is this old house on october thirty two thousand square foot shingle style house will be transformed back in time making it both architecture really accurate while very livable for a modern family the show will feature the journey of the family over sixteen episodes as they work with this old house to restore the traditional victorian as that ics rebuilt the former grand front porch up to the kitchen create a mud room and convert two bedrooms into a master suite jonathan ready to deal with disaster how the town prepares and how residents should prepare by bram berkowitz hurricanes snow storms and tornadoes are just a few of the disasters that can strike september's national emergency preparedness month and belmont emergency management agency director leo said molly said town officials prepare for all types of disasters we've got this down pat said said not only who's agency the core nature of the federal government's community emergency response team made marian planning for shelter in place shelter in place is most often used during an event in which hazardous materials have been accidentally released into the atmosphere but also during other dangerous conditions such as hurricanes flooding blizzards are law enforcement activity when it's safest to remain indoors assemble an emergency kit to keep in your home these items and may be necessary during a shelter in place when you are not able to leave your home if you undergo routine medical treatments or receive home health services work with your service provider in advance to understand options during an emergency where you could not leave your home and service providers could not come to your home learn how to shut off any systems that involve air handling in case you are asked to turn them off including including fancy air conditioners kitchen and bath exhaust fans forced hot air heating systems and other sources of outside air martha be prepared to evacuate make if the family emergency plan of what you would do if i asked to evacuate consider where you would go how you would get there what you would bring in your planning consider in advance to understand their emergency plan and to find backup providers that you might use in an emergency if you do have personal transportation or a way to evacuate make arrangements with family friends or your local government keep your car fueled if evacuation seems likely gas stations may be closed during an emergency or unable to pump gas during power outages assemble an emergency kit realize that if you have to evacuate you might not be able to bring your entire ki with you so have the key items you might need in a portable go bag to take with you know how to shut off your home's electricity gas and water supplies  switches and valves make a plan in advance of what you would do with your pets if you have to evacuate while service animals will be allowed outside shelters household pets are not only in all shelters consider an additional options for your pet such as staying with relatives or friends a kennel or pet friendly hotels have pet supplies require accessible transportation to evacuate an area identify resources both public and private jonathan spittle sue factory coming to belmont  a fast food restaurant that serves sandwiches roll up soups and salad is coming to belmont zoning board of appeals members approved a special permit july thirteenth allowing school soup factory to operate at three seventy four road and then struck down a special permit for reserves roast beef and pizza which wanted to move to ninety two park out of we have a unique type of fast food establishment foxborough said hansei rios roll up and chicken caesar roll up along with soups like chicken noodle italian wedding and cajun chicken stew marion alitalia lead swing orchestra for sixth anniversary on september seventeenth longtime belmont resident ella talley led his classic swing orchestra for a performance at the beech tree center celebrating the belmont council on aging six anniversary more than one hundred people attended to listen and dance to the sounds of big band music this year at the tally featured the vocals of jim bram bram mountie owner of belmont studio