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Belmont Savings Bank recently sponsored Belmont DPW Recycle Day as part of Belmont Public Works Department’s Public Works Day on Saturday, May 3rd. DPW’s Public Works Day took place at the DPW Yard, giving Belmont families an opportunity to explore the facilities. During DPW Recycle Day, residents...

The members of Belmont’s Vision 21 Implementation Committee invite and encourage you to participate in a survey. The survey’s focus is to assess the Town’s progress in addressing the goals of the Town’s Vision. Survey results will guide the Town and the Implementation Committee regarding Belmont’s priorities for the future. Your input is important.

The Belmont Boosters are bringing members of the AFC East Champion NE Patriots football team to BHS to play a benefit basketball game against business owners, faculty and Belmont Residents on TUESDAY MAY 6 @ 7:00 PM at the Hield House. We expect Aaron Dobson, Shane Vereen Danny Amendola and former...

Saturday, May 31, 2014, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. No Questions Asked The Belmont Gun Buyback event provides a safe, no questions asked, no ID required, way for Belmont residents to dispose of unwanted firearms (working or non-working) and ammunition. Exchange unwanted firearms for grocery store gift...

CREW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HOLOCAUST LECTURE We are looking for volunteers for a lecture taping at BMC on Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30pm . Geoffrey Brahmer will give a presentation entitled “The Diary of Herman Kruk: A Librarian in the Vilna Ghetto.” This presentation is about one’s man’s will and...

In Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution, historian Nathaniel Philbrick tells the story of the first, and perhaps bloodiest, major battle of the Revolutionary War. From the Boston Tea Party to the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, Philbrick details the events that led to the vicious...

Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30pm Belmont Media Center , 9 Lexington St, Belmont MA This event was scheduled for Jan. 21, but was cancelled due to snowstorm. Arjun Dey, PhD , Astronomer, National Optical Astronomy Observatory , Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Dey is a...

Photo by Joanna Tzouvelis Tune in to BMC Ch. 8 on Comcast & Ch 28 on Verizon at 8pm tonight for Live TV Coverage of the 2014 Town Election results from Studio A at BMC. Host Jeff Hansell will be joined by a variety of local commentators and activists from all sides of the issues and candidates...

Hey friends, Here are a couple of good Twitter feeds to follow if you do that sort of thing > > Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency MEMA is a good feed to track weather, public health and safety situations as they occur. Be prepared. Unlike other Twitter feeds, MEMA usually tweets only...