About Us

1. Businesses
   1. Bellingham Business Association
   2. Bellingham Business Links
   3. Links for Businesses
   4. State & Federal Business Links
2. Charter & Ordinances
3. Non-Profit Organizations
4. Online Permits
5. Resources & Services
   1. Community Links
   2. Downloadable Files
   3. Find It Fast
   4. Online Permitting
   5. Online Transactions
   6. Report a Pothole
   7. Residents
   8. Wireless Internet & Printing Services

Departments

1. Animal Control
2. Assessors
3. Business Information
4. Community Development/Housing Rehabilitation
5. Council on Aging / Senior Center
6. Department of Public Works
   1. Bellingham GIS
   2. Water Ban & Use Restrictions
   3. Bulletin Board Form (North Main at Hartford Avenue)
   4. Curbside Pickup - Solid Waste & Recyclables
   5. DPW Forms for download
   6. 5 Year Roadway Moratorium
   7. Road Construction Projects
   8. Snow & Ice Information
      Snow Plow Contractors
   9. Stormwater
      1. For Kids
         1. Activities
         2. Games
         3. Learn About Stormwater Science
      2. Households
      3. Stormwater Utility Fees, Regulations, Adjustment & Credit Policy
      4. Educational Messages
   10. Street Opening & Trench Permit Applications
       1. Sewer Drainlayers (Installation Contractors)
       2. Water Meter Setup & Activating Service
       3. Woonsocket Wastewater Facility Industrial Pretreatment
   11. Water and Sewer Divisions
       1. Water Division
          1. Lead Service Line Inventory
          2. Drinking Water Information & Resources
             1. Drinking Water Quality Information
             2. WaterSense & We're for Water
          3. Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
          4. Cross Connection Control Information
             1. Backflow Prevention
             2. Protect Your Drinking Water from Backflow Contamination
          5. Lead and Copper Rule Sampling
          6. Hydrant Flushing
       2. Water & Sewer Connection Application Forms
       3. Water & Sewer Rates, Fees & Charges
       4. Sewer Division
   12. Massachusetts STATE Projects
   13. Rain Barrel Program
7. Electrical
8. Emergency Management
   1. Hurricane Emergency Family Kit
   2. Hurricane Evacuation Information
   3. Proactive Plan to Triage Disasters / Emergencies
   4. Tier II Reports
   5. Winter Storm Information
      1. After the Storm
      2. Before Severe Weather Arrives
      3. During Any Storm / Emergency
      4. In Car During a Storm
      5. Winter Car Preparedness
9. Finance Office
   1. Budgets
   2. Debt, Debt Service, Bonding / Borrowing Reports & Data
   3. Department of Revenue (DLS)
   4. Financial Statements
   5. OPEB
   6. Purchasing
   7. State Aid (Cherry Sheets)
10. Fire Department
    1. Apply for a Permit
    2. Apply for a Burning Permit
    3. Business Contact Update
    4. Cutting, Welding & Hot Work Guidelines
    5. Employment Opportunity: Firefighter/Paramedic and Full Time Paramedic
    6. Fire Apparatus
    7. Fire Protection Impairment Affidavit
    8. Fire Protection System Disconnect
    9. Inspection Guidelines for Commercial Property
    10. L2071 CBA
    11. Press Releases
    12. Public Records Request
    13. SAFE
    14. Senior SAFE
    15. Smoke & CO Requirements for Home Sales
    16. Tier II Reports
11. Health Department
12. Housing Authority
    1. Public Housing / Rental Assistance Applications
    2. Resources
    3. FY26 Housing Authority Meeting Dates
13. Human Resources
    1. 2025 (PERAC) Pension Fraud Prevention Information
    2. 2025 Senior Tax Work-Off Program Application (Returning Participants)
    3. 403b Plan Information
    4. FY26 Employee Benefit Information
    5. Collective Bargaining Agreements
    6. Employee Assistance Program
    7. Employment Postings & Application
    8. Forms
    9. Medex 2/Blue Medicare RX Subscriber Mailing
    10. Norfolk County
    11. SMART Plan - 457 Deferred Compensation
    12. Workplace Posters & Disclosures
14. Information Technology
15. Inspectional Services
    1. Abandoned Property Registration Form
    2. Apply For a Permit
    3. Board of Health
    4. Complaint Form
    5. Deck Construction Guide
    6. Fee Schedule - Building Permits
    7. Fee Schedule - Electric Permits
    8. Fee Schedule - Plumbing & Gas Permits
    9. Fencing
    10. Flood Plain
    11. General Application Instructions
    12. Noise Ordinance
    13. Solar - Energy Storage System Requirements
    14. Public View of Building and Board of Health Activity
    15. Zoning
16. Library
    1. About Us
       1. Board of Library Trustees
       2. Photos of the Library
       3. Directions & Parking
       4. Library Cards & Home Delivery
       5. Library History
       6. Library Hours
       7. Loan Periods
       8. Policies
          1. Children in the Library
          2. Confidentiality of Library Records
          3. Internet Access Policy
          4. Library Behavior
          5. Library Research & Tech Help Policy
          6. Other Policies
             1. Art Exhibit Policy
             2. Cell Phone Use
             3. Display Case Policy
             4. Electric Sign Policy
             5. Food & Drink Policy
             6. Latex Policy
             7. Photography & Video Policy
             8. Public Posting Policy
             9. Selection Policy
             10. Unaccompanied Adults
       9. Support Us
          1. Donations & Gifts
          2. Friends of the Library
          3. Volunteer
       10. Welcome to the Bellingham Public Library
           1. Newspaper Archives Online
           2. Online Language Learning
    2. Resources
       1. Alphabetical Listing of Online Resources
       2. Boston Public Library Resources
       3. Business Resources
          1. Books & AudioBooks
          2. Business Research
          3. Humanizing Change Management
          4. Managing Burnout
          5. Workshops & Training
             1. Workshops & Training Materials
                1. Business Resources
                2. Conducting Business in a Virtual World
                3. Finding the Right Partners for Your New Or Growing Business
                4. Google Workspace: Is It for You?
                5. Graphics & Design
                6. How to Become a Certified Massachusetts Minority Business Enterprise
                7. Microsoft Office
                8. Social Media for Business
                9. Soft Skills to Enhance Your Business
                10. Using Video for Advertising
       4. Digital Books & More
       5. Digital Magazines
       6. Digital Music, Movies & TV
       7. Genealogy
       8. Job Seekers
          1. Online Magazines, Journals & Newspapers for Job Seekers
          2. Web Resources
             1. Career Specific Sites
             2. General Employment Websites
             3. Government Jobs
             4. Massachusetts Employment Sites
             5. Other Resources
             6. Social & Traditional Networking
       9. Language Learning
       10. Online Courses / Tutoring
       11. Reading Recommendations
           1. New Arrivals
           2. Similar Books
           3. Staff Picks
           4. Topic Based Recommendations
       12. Research / History
    3. Services
       1. Internet
       2. Kits, Equipment & More!
       3. Meeting Rooms
          1. Library Room Use
             1. Community Room
             2. Conference Room
             3. Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation History Room
             4. Program Room
                Program Room Use Rules & Regulations
             5. Study Room
             6. Room Use Rules & Regulations
       4. Museum Passes
       5. Library Event Calendar
    4. Children
       1. The Children's Room
       2. Meet the Librarians
       3. Infant, Toddler, & Preschool
       4. Elementary & Middle School
       5. Story Times
       6. Book Clubs
       7. Reading Recommendations
       8. Educational Resources
       9. Policies Regarding Children in the Library
          1. Children in the Library
          2. Information for Parents of BMS and BHS Students who Visit the Library After School
          3. Library Behavior
    5. Teens
       1. Digital Entertainment
       2. Driving Tests
       3. Homework Help / Online Courses
       4. Job Prep
       5. Programs
       6. Volunteering
    6. Adults
       Bellingham Business Expo
17. Planning & Zoning Department
    Planning Department
18. Plumbing
19. Police Department
    1. Accident Reports
    2. Anonymous Tips
    3. Bellingham Police Department Facebook Page
    4. Bellingham Police Department Job Openings
    5. Citizen Complaint / Commendation Form
    6. Collective Bargaining Agreement
    7. Current Level 3 Sex Offenders
    8. Daily Press & Quarterly Arrest Logs
    9. Department Directory
    10. Domestic Violence
    11. Firearms
    12. Frequently Requested Forms
    13. Massachusetts Most Wanted
    14. Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry
    15. Metro-LEC
    16. Safety Concerns Form
    17. Theresa Corley Unsolved Homicide Case
    18. What to Do When Stopped by the Police While Driving
    19. What You Should Know About Dialing 911
20. Schools
21. Select Board
22. Town Administrator
23. Town Clerk
    1. Additional Links of Interest
    2. Annual Reports Historic
    3. Annual Reports Recent
    4. Application - Absentee Ballot
    5. Application - Vote By Mail
    6. Becoming a Poll Worker
    7. Charter
    8. Do Not Knock Registry Information
    9. DBA (Business Certificate) Information & Application
    10. Dog Licenses
    11. Elections
    12. Fee Schedule
    13. General & Zoning Bylaws
    14. How To Run For Local Office
    15. Marriage Licenses
    16. Notary Services
    17. OCPF Reports
    18. Polling Locations
    19. Precinct Map
    20. Public Records Requests
    21. Raffle Permits
    22. Residents Book
    23. Running For Office in Bellingham
    24. Town Meeting Warrants & Results - Historic
    25. Town Meeting Warrants & Results
    26. Vital Records Request
    27. Voter Registration
24. Town Moderator
25. Treasurer / Collector
26. Veterans Services
    1. Chart of Definitions for Veteran Status
    2. Helpful Phone Numbers
    3. MA Veterans' Laws & Benefits Guide
    4. State & Federal Sites
    5. Veteran's Bill of Rights
    6. Veteran's Oral History

Boards & Committees

1. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
2. Assessor
   1. Applications, Brochures & Forms
   2. Assessors Map - AxisGIS
   3. Change of Address Form
   4. Commitments - Motor Excise
   5. Commitments-Real Estate & Personal Property
   6. Form of List
   7. Historical Tax Rates
   8. Motor Vehicle Excise Abatement Application
   9. Motor Vehicle Excise Information
   10. Property Record Cards
   11. Real Estate & Personal Property Abatements
   12. Registry of Deeds
   13. Registry of Motor Vehicles
   14. Request For a List of Abutters
   15. Small Business Exemption Application
3. Board of Health
   1. 2026 Board of Health Meeting Dates
   2. Apply For a Permit
   3. Assistance Over the Phone
   4. Complaint Form
   5. Food Recalls & Outbreaks
   6. Food Safety
   7. Free Electronics Recycling
   8. Insects
   9. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
   10. Needle & Syringe Disposal
   11. Permit Fees
   12. Public View of Building & Board of Health Activity
   13. Regulations
   14. Respiratory Illness Information
   15. Rodent Information
   16. Septic Smart
4. Board of Library Trustees
   1. Annual Reports
   2. Strategic Plans
5. Board of Registrars
6. Board of Town Common Trustees
7. Capital Improvements Committee (CIC)
8. Cemetery Committee
   1. Bellingham MA Cemeteries
   2. Columbarium Dedicated May 2008
   3. Forms & Documents
9. Charter & Bylaw Review Committee
10. Commission on Disability
    1. Disabled Veterans Info
    2. Medical Information
    3. Travel Information
11. Conservation Commission
    1. 2025 Conservation Commission Filing Deadlines
    2. Current Bellingham Filings
       1. Blackstone Street
       2. High Street, DPW Well 10 Access Road
       3. Prospect Hill
       4. Wrentham Road, Well 11
    3. Environmental Laws & Regulations
    4. Filing with the Conservation Commission?
       1. Requests for Determination of Applicability (RDA)
       2. Notice of Intent (NOI)
       3. Abbreviated Notice of Intent (ANOI)
    5. Forms and Documents
       WPA / BCC Forms
    6. Maps
    7. Stormwater Management Program
    8. ConCom Portal
       1. February 25th Conservation Commission Meeting
       2. January 28th Conservation Commission Meeting
       3. January 14th Conservation Commission Meeting
       4. December 10th Conservation Commission Meeting
       5. November 12th Conservation Commission Meeting
       6. October 22nd Conservation Commission Meeting
       7. October 8th Conservation Commission Meeting
       8. September 24th Conservation Commission Meeting
       9. September 10th Meeting
       10. August 27th Conservation Commission Meeting
       11. August 13th Conservation Commission Meeting
       12. July 23rd Conservation Commission Meeting
       13. July 9th Conservation Commission Meeting
       14. June 25th Conservation Commission Meeting
       15. June 11th Conservation Commission Meeting
       16. May 14th Conservation Commission Meeting
       17. April 23rd Conservation Commission Meeting
       18. April 9th Conservation Commission Meeting
       19. March 26th Conservation Commission Meeting
       20. March 12th Conservation Commission Meeting
       21. February 26th Conservation Commission Meeting
       22. February 12th Conservation Commission Meeting
       23. January 22nd - Conservation Commission Meeting
       24. January 8th - Conservation Commission Meeting
    9. Helpful Links and Resources
    10. 2026 Conservation Commission Filing Deadlines
12. Constables
13. Council on Aging / Senior Center
    1. Age & Dementia Friendly Assessment
    2. Alzheimer's Association
    3. Behavioral Health Hotline
    4. Bellingham Elder Service Group (Friends Group)
       1. Cost to Join Elder Service Group
       2. Trips
    5. Links of Interest
    6. Meals on Wheels
    7. Monthly Newsletter (PDF)
    8. Outreach & Social Services
    9. SHINE
    10. Supportive Day Program
    11. Tax Work off
    12. Transportation Overview
14. Cultural Council
    1. Checklist for BCC Grantees
    2. Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC)
    3. MCC Guidelines
    4. MCC Reimbursement Form
15. Finance Committee
16. Fire Building Feasibility Study Committee
17. Historical Commission &  Bellingham's Ernest A. Taft Jr. Historical Museum
    1. Annual Reports
    2. Cemeteries
    3. Crimpville Comments
       1. First Crimpville Comments
       2. Volume 151 - Winter 2001
          1. Before & After
          2. Bellingham Farmer's Team
          3. Bellingham Residents Look Back
          4. Bertrand Z. Remillard (1920 to 2000)
          5. Boston Post Cane Presented to Mae Vater
          6. Deaths
          7. Do You Remember?
          8. Donations
          9. Gone But Not Forgotten
          10. Great Truths About Growing Old
          11. Leo A. Gosselin
          12. Mailbox News
          13. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Men of Wealth & Influence
          14. Massachusetts Laws of 1648
          15. Memories
          16. Questions (?) & Answers (!)
          17. Testimonial Banquet to Leo A. Gosselin - Oct. 24, 1935
          18. This Century as Seen Through the Eyes of an Octogenarian
    4. M.G.L. Chapter 40 § 8D
    5. Pictures & Photographs
    6. Statistics
    7. Wethersfield
    8. Family Histories
18. Housing Authority
    1. Public Housing / Rental Assistance Applications
    2. Resources
    3. FY26 Housing Authority Meeting Dates
19. Livestock Regulation Committee
20. Local Emergency Planning Committee
21. MBTA (3A) Subcommittee
22. Memorial & Veteran's Day Committee
23. Open Space Committee
    Volunteer Opportunities
24. Parks Commission
    1. Parks and Recreation Areas
       Arcand Park and Silver Lake Beach
    2. Local Sports Organizations
    3. No Snowmobiling on Town Property
    4. Open Space Committee
    5. Trail Story Map
    6. Parks Permit Application
    7. Get a Massachusetts Freshwater Fishing License
25. Planning Board
    1. About the Planning Board
    2. Abutters Guide For Planning Board Meetings
    3. Application Information
       1. Applications
       2. Stormwater Management - Best Practices
    4. Project Decisions
       1. Approved Decisions 2016 to 2022
          1. 0 South Maple Street Development Plan
          2. 125 Depot Street
          3. 160 High Street Lot 1 & Lot 2
          4. 189 & 191 Mechanic Street
          5. 190 Farm Street
          6. 24 William Way
          7. 300 Hartford Avenue
          8. 310 Pulaski Boulevard
          9. 316 Hartford Avenue
          10. 866 South Main Street Development Plan - Hindu Temple
          11. Countryside Way - Pine Hollow Estates Townhomes - Development Plan & Special Permit
          12. Deer Run Road - Nerina Estates Definitive Subdivision
          13. Mechanic Street Warehouse Plan and Special Permits
          14. Monique Drive - Macy Estates Definitive Subdivision
          15. Village Way - Hartford Village II
    5. As-Built Policy Handbook & Certificate
    6. Greening Your Community
    7. Historical Minutes & Zoning Bylaws
    8. Plans & Studies
    9. Procedural Rules for the Planning Board
    10. Proposed Projects
        1. 190, 194, and 198 Hartford Avenue - Special Permit Application
        2. 182 and 186 Hartford Ave - Special Permit Application
        3. NECC Holdings, LLC 180 Paine Street - Special Permit and Stormwater Management Permit
        4. Blackstone Street Development Plan and Stormwater Permit
        5. 0 Mechanic Street (Formerly 79 Mechanic Street)- Development Plan & Stormwater Management Plan
        6. 455 Hartford Ave Development, and Stormwater Plan
        7. 180 Paine Street - Preliminary Subdivision Plan Application
    11. Subdivision Rules & Regulations
    12. Zoning Bylaw
    13. 2025 Planning Board Meeting Schedule and Submission Dates
    14. 2017 Adult Overlay District Zone Change
    15. 2026 Planning Board Meeting and Submission Dates
26. Road Committee
27. School Committee
28. Selectboard
    1. Bylaws
    2. Charter
    3. Links to Public Meeting Video Conferencing
    4. Volunteer For Boards & Committees
    5. Board & Committee Meeting Videos
    6. Meeting Documents
29. Town Administrator Search Committee
30. Transportation Advisory Committee
31. Zoning Board of Appeals
    1. Zoning Board 2025 Meeting Schedule
    2. Bellingham Maps
    3. Comprehensive Permit Policy and Fee Schedule
    4. Comprehensive Permit Decisions
       Curtis Apartment Photos of Construction
    5. Historical Zoning Bylaws
    6. Special Permit & Variance Application
    7. Special Permit & Variance Applications
       1. 2020 to 2022 Special Permit & Variance Applications
          1. 148 Depot Street - Variance
          2. 206 Mechanic Street
    8. Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions
       1. Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions 2022
       2. Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions 2023
       3. Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions 2024 
       4. Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions 2025
    9. Zoning Bylaw
    10. Zoning Board of Appeals 2026 Meeting Schedule
32. Zoning Bylaw Review Committee

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