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Checklist and Tips for Newcomers
Helpful information and links for getting settled in your new home in Belmont.
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- Get your utilities started
TIP: Start with the Belmont Municipal Light Department – in addition to getting electricity flowing to your home, establishing this account will give you proof of residency which is useful to have for other purposes.
- Cable, phone, and internet
- Register your children in Belmont Public Schools
Find out about trash/recycling/yard waste
- Do you have a cat or dog? Let the Town know and obtain a license for your animal.
Find out about the overnight parking ban in Belmont.
Thinking about renovating your home? Be sure and visit the Office of Community Development.
Find out about special events around town – including Town Day in May, the Payson Park Music Festival in the summer, the Holiday Tree Lighting in December, and more – and stay up on Town news of all kinds by subscribing to the local newspaper, the Belmont Citizen-Herald and checking out the Town calendar on this website.
CALENDAR LINK NEEDED
Come to Meet Belmont! This free, annual Belmont information fair is held each year in August in a Belmont School and features nearly 80 exhibitors representing Town departments, schools, clubs, faith-based organizations, community organizations, and more. This year’s event will be on August 28, 2012 in the Cafeteria of the Chenery Middle School, 6:00 p.m. Don’t miss it – it’s a great way
to “meet Belmont!”
- Find out about drivers’ licenses and vehicle registration (Registry of Motor Vehicles) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Subscribe to other area newspapers
- Open a local bank account
- East Cambridge Savings Bank
Welcome to Belmont!
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