Belmont Schools Opens Registration for 2026-2027 Year
BELMONT — Belmont Public Schools has opened registration for the 2026-2027 school year, the district's website confirmed August 8, giving families a first concrete marker ahead of the fall term. Town Hall, meanwhile, renewed a reminder about its shifted yard waste pickup schedule, and this week's local headlines ranged from a Belmont Patch events roundup to statewide skywatching guidance.
TOWN HALL
The town is reminding residents that yard waste pickup is running on a monthly schedule from July through October 2026, a change from the weekly collection some households may be used to earlier in the season. The updated pickup calendar is posted on the town's website for residents to check before setting out bins.
SCHOOLS
Belmont Public Schools confirmed that registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open, according to the district's website. The announcement gives families their first formal window to enroll students ahead of the fall opening, though the district has not yet posted specific deadlines or start-of-year dates beyond the registration notice itself.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"🌱 Patch AM: Be Biopharma Online Auction and 12 more events": Belmont Patch's morning roundup pointed readers to a dozen-plus local happenings on its community calendar, including a weekend concert (per Belmont Patch, read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont).
"Perseids, Solar Eclipse, Blood Moon Highlight August Skywatching In MA": Patch reports that the Perseids meteor shower, one of the year's most anticipated sky events, is set to peak August 12-13 across Massachusetts. The outlet notes additional sky-watching opportunities are on tap later in the month (per Patch, read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont).
COMING UP
The Select Board holds an executive session and a revised hybrid regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 10, according to the town calendar. The Board of Assessors meets in hybrid format on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Rock Voices Newton, a community rock choir, performs a summer concert of movie music on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to Belmont Patch's community calendar.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.