watch and listen to the talking news every day at twelve noon and six pm on channel ninety six comcast six finity and channel thirty horizon fi os it can also be heard mondays and tuesdays at four thirty just search for the belmont media podcast network and now on to the talking news update on the bradford and starbucks in cushing square by joy in a case of alice the zoning board of appeals unanimously approved the application for a stop box to operate a fast food bradford mixed use development by toll brothers apartment living under construction since early two thousand and seventeen the bradford will have one hundred and twelve dollars luxury apartments and thirty eight thousand square feet of retail space the project will be completed by the end of two thousand and nineteen or early two thousand and twenty according to bill lovett regional director of acquisitions for toll brother apartment living the other two buildings of the bread food are referred to as the phnom penh known and the highland the winslow which is now framed is the smallest of the three and w have stocks its anchor tenant the potomac will be the largest of the three buildings and steel framing is now under way for this building according to love that the winslow is expected to be completed by by the end of this year unlike the application for don't condone at three hundred and forty four dollars pleasant street approved by the zoning board of appeals on may th after more than two years and several public represented the applicant for stub bucks was relieved it was approved with little discussion stocks will still need to apply for a special permit for the twelve seat outdoor patio area of the had been decontaminated and excavated will have approximately one hundred and thirty parking spaces fifty four dollars parking spaces will be for retail customers of cushing square according to ira assistant director of community development vehicles will be able to enter the pocking garage from a two way driveway on common street or a one way driveway on propeller road the land was owned by a family with belmont roots related to christopher a star of smith legacy partners since two thousand and eight smith legacy pot as have been trying to get the property developed and after going back and forth to the drawing board three times they got approved for a special permit with conditions by the planning board in july of two thousand and thirteen smith legacy partners was unable to get the financing so will land was sold to toll brothers in october th for fourteen million dollars last september smith legacy filed a lawsuit for twenty million dollars against toll brothers for what they allege to be an increase in the budget for the decontamination which smith's legacy agreed to pay for up to two million five hundred thousand dollars if the original amount estimated increased the agreement smith legacy has yet to see proof of why it increased so much more than the original estimate according to stop toll brothers has asked smith legacy to sell out its retail option if they do not want to pay the extra cost for the decontamination which is why smith legacy decided to file the lawsuit stoss said psmith legacy is also seeking additional damages in the lawsuit of up to one hundred million dollars and now to my colleague thomas thank you bob weather delays delivery of carts to some by a jew indicates a bill is the official start date of the new trash recycling collection contract in belmont with waste management began july one however a combination of heavy rain and intense heat has slowed down the distribution of the new sixty four gallon trash cards and ninety six gallon recycling cards and as of july th approximately three thousand households were still waiting to receive them j market director of public works said he expects the remainder of the cards to be delivered by july th residents without the new card should continue putting out their old barrels on their usual collection days quote please be patient it's change we're changing for the better and trying to smooth out the wrinkles with the new contractor and we're confident we will be able to provide a great service said market the public works department has been receiving many phone calls and remained open after hours on july th to respond and assist residents with their concerns many of the concerns are regarding what to do with the old barrels and the size of the new carts if residents are concerned about their ability to handle the new cart due to its size they should call public works at six  seventeen public works will visit residents homes to determine if they are eligible for smaller carts public works is having a collection for old barrels as well as cardboard on saturday september t h from nine am to noon in the town yard on thirty seven c street old trash barrels and recycling bins should not be placed curbside to dispose old barrels thirty two gallons are smaller may be used for yard waste said market recycling bins can be used as storage or a way to bring your recycling from your house to the cart also on september th residents who have excess cardboard can bring it to be collected but must be flattened cardboard does not have to be flattened in the new ninety six gallon recycling carts although flattening it could save space according to market also according to mark caught the trash and recycling carts must be at the curb by seven am on your trash and recycling day they must be placed two to three feet from obstacles such as utility poles mailboxes trees and parked cars current should be as close to the curb as possible but no further than five feet away from the curb edge make sure the containers handle is toward your home and the arrows on the top of the lid or facing the street car should not be placed near obstacles such as fire hydrants trees parked cars etc containers must be placed with the arrows facing towards the street to assure a proper collection d p w provided these do's and don'ts with the new sixty four gallon trash cards all regular household refuse must be bagged and placed in the black sixty four gallon cart for collection material may not be sticking out of the cart and the lid must be fully closed do excessive trash needs to be put in an approved overflow bag and placed next to the cart thirty two gallon overflow bags are available for purchase at hollingworth five and ten at eighty nine to palo road hillside garden  and eighty blanchard road and the d p w office on one thousand more st note that some of these locations only accept cash or checks regarding the recycling cards leave three feet between your sixty four gallon trash cart and the ninety six gallon recycling card when placing them curbside to allow the truck to collect both easily food and beverage cartons flatten cardboard and paper board clones paper plastic bottles  containers may all be placed in the recycle cart all containers bottles and cans should be rinsed free of food debris and now over to max thank you thomas art relief provides connections  expression by keri feltner art is the way into a person's head in art relief and expressive arts therapy center in watertown one way to help individuals to break negative thinking patterns is by reconnecting with their body on  sensory level art x is a perfect conduit for such a change art and artists alike have often been misunderstood says cecile rev founder and c e o of art relief her business is showing the ways in  which art can heal i started thinking about artists in the cliches if you're an artist you're crazy which i am i did a lot of research and i realized that's the opposite it's because they have art that they're sane and they function she said expressive arts therapy utilizes different forms of art to help clients meet critic clinical goals the art ranges from visual art to poetry theater movement or music approximately seventy percent of people seeking treatment are relief he was opened in two thousand and ten by rev and gabriella coat lee are rivets start of the business from her home before opening an office with courtly our rev went to school for expressive arts therapy and clinical counselling throughout her life she has used art to express herself and to cope with different stresses when she began working she started in a more traditional office setting she found she found the experience to be limiting in two ways physical space and mental space not feel she could do the work she envisioned for herself there so she decided to become an entrepreneur today she has set into motion her own vision for expressive art therapy quote the other piece that i'm growing into is i'm a woman i'm an entrepreneur and i'm creating a social enterprise rif said i have the honor the hard work the gratitude and the excitement of being able to create an organization with women's values and also to redistribute the w when she started offering expressive arts therapy in watertown the business was sought after with the demand creating wait lists revenue she was on to something i thought this is a good start and slowly i realized wait a minute there's a demand for this she said the business moved to its current location two years ago and today it serves roughly one hundred and forty families and clients ages three and up many families use the services of art relief to seek therapy that is not traditional rich says quote we have a lot of chip clients that are children of immigrants or immigrants themselves and don't necessarily feel connected when they go into a traditional therapy setting that has white values i don't think it's white nonwhite i think it's also people who are feeling they are not part of a mainstream and they can't connect to traditional treatment art relief has an art lab supported by a two thousand and seventeen grant from the watertown cultural council which is a community arts studio art relief also offers parents a chance to drop in and play with their children in the space which includes a variety of rooms with different toys art supplies and games community is a key part of  relief rev says she hopes to continue to expand the role of the of interacting with others in a safe environment as it supports clients and helps them feel less alone in what they're going through it has been my experience throughout my whole life to understand that a person doesn't heal in isolation she said there's very little that can be done in our once a week and not to mention it's also driven by certain perspective there are so many other factors in a person's life to create stress that have symptoms that affect the entire family we keep shifting the type of art that we do because the type of art is not what holds everything together what holds things together is the structure that's community based  family supporting family members in therapy also need support connection and art relief helps families find it i think i think it's a big joy for me is when i see parents who will come in while their child is doing an activity and suddenly connect with another parent and there's this magic that happens and then this uplifting in their lives and then it spreads rifs it now eight years later art relief is a space for expression i think really connects people here is their interest in art have said they've tried other types of modelling he's they've tried therapy and it doesn't work they're desperate to try something new over to you bob thank you max upcoming selectmen meetings in belmont they met on july the th and her schedule for following meeting on monday july th at seven pm and the selectmen meeting room at town here's what's on the upcoming agenda but we now in november it is likely that many members of the belt of belmont's committees boards and commissions and employees will be asked to provide information data opinions fact sheets related to the belmont high school project for residents ballot campaign question committees voters members of the media and press or just interested parties to aid of volunteers and employees in making choices related to this ballot question town clerk ellen o'brien cushman as a ra arranged a training session to be delivered by the state office of campaign and political finance o c p f personnel there will be one session for members of boards committees and commissions in the early evening employees will attend a session in the afternoon at the same training session town council george hall of anderson and krieger will hold a question and answer session on his recent advisory to belmont on the open meeting law determination at supreme judicial court decision in the training session will be held at seven pm on tuesday july th in the chen arete middle school auditorium and is expected to take approximately one hour a special town election there will be a special town election on tuesday september th for the marijuana opt out vote to opt out of off all marijuana or establishment in belmont except marijuana retailers and to limit the number of locations to no more than two special town meeting tentative dates tentative dates of november thirteen dollars fourteen cents have been set for a special town meeting to vote on zoning regulations for marijuana retailers and belmont and to vote on the debt exclusion for the belmont high school project and now over to thomas thank you bob porch best is coming to belmont on september th by christie armstrong porch past an outdoor event where local performers and neighborhoods come together to celebrate and create a sense of community is coming to belmont on september th from eleven am to seven pm rain tender th this fried one day town wight festival will celebrate music the arts and local talent residents and friends that residents can sign up in advance to perform on porches lawns and driveways throughout the town on the day of the event spectators stroll from one performance to the next quote porch fest is not just musical performances explained mary bradley executive director of the event we're looking for dancers jugglers puppeteers actors anything that's family friendly organizers are hoping for participants of all ages and actively encourage anyone with an interest to sign up belmont residents can register to perform or to host a performance you don't need to have a porch bradley said members to petition the courts to issue an extreme risk protection worker the r p o that would suspend a person's license to carry a firearm and order him or her to surrender his or her firearms and ammunitions if he or she is believed to be a danger to themselves or others quote massachusetts continues to lead the nation with the lowest gun fatalities and the most sensible gun laws in quotes it representative marjorie decker democrat cambridge the sponsor of the bill this is yet one more step in ensuring that people have an additional avenue to help protect themselves and their family members when harm is apparent and imminent quote disappointingly this bill did not address the issue of mental health said rep representative sean o'connell republican tonton this overly vague bill not only strips people of their civil rights but it gives the public a false sense of security more worrisome is that this legislation grants more authority to judges at a time we are learning that there needs to be accountability for judges and their sentencing we need to protect the public will protecting our rights as an individual this legislation provides a tool for families to protect loved ones from harming themselves or others by preventing them from accessing a firearm in a crisis it representative how not democrat clinton i believe we have managed to strike a critical balance between public safety and due process i am incredibly proud to have played been able to play a small part in the crafting a policy that i firmly believe will sell the flies the gun owners action league goal called the the governor and the freedom baker reminder  know the quote reminder in addition to signing a bill which provokes due process only for licensed gun owners governor baker will also be authorized regulation of stun guns the group tweeted these are sold over the counter  of countries with no issues over to you bob side by side movement seeking resident collaboration one stage productions a children's nonprofit organization is looking for creative input show us what side by side means to you join us an expression of self is recreated original music video featuring your dancing your frenzy a pet six cetera the goal of side by side movement is to empower kids and promote kindness acceptance and positive self esteem in kids everywhere help us spread this message by giving us your creative input to our theme song censorship best original video clips up to forty seconds to add to our collaborative video music video the video is for children ages five dollars to thirteen dollars the entry deadline is august the th all parents will be required to sign a permission waiver for a video release rights to the website to learn more about this collaborative project visit h t t p colon forward slash test kitchen will hold a children's cooking class series starting at nine am july th at the test kitchen at six hundred and ninety seven belmont street in belmont the class will run from july th through th the classes intended for children gates grades kindergarten through five children will learn about different foods from all over the country the cost is three hundred and fifty dollars although american dishes are inspired by global cuisines they also have developed their own specialties this new five day series examines different cuisines and cultures from around the united states chop shop teacher chef haynes alter bello will take students on a healthy educational adventure and she helps them develop kitchen fundamentals young chefs will safely learn coronary techniques as they prepare recipes ulta bello is a kindergarten teacher and afterschool cooking club instructor at the jr level elementary school in watertown and back to max thank you thomas listen to emory mahoney story on the belmont story project the belmont story project b s p is a local oral history p modeled after n p r story corps this project collects the stories of the people of belmont the topic could have to do with raising your kids your work life a funny story whatever you decide whether you've lived here for six months or six decades your story matters and we'd love to add your voice to the collection and marie mahoney former selectman and chairman of the capital budget committee was recently interviewed by senior multimedia journalist joanna savalas b s presented by the belmont council on aging belmont historical society belmont media center belmont public library and the belmont citizen harold to schedule your interview with the belmont public library contact nancy mcco next week 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