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Settling
In: Helpful Information for New Residents
To help you settle in your new city/town of residence, we have provided
the following useful information, categorized by town. Please choose
your city/town from the links below:
Cambridge
Somerville
| City
Hall
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
617-625-6600 |
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| UTILITIES |
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Electric:
NSTAR |
1-800-592-2000 |
www.nstaronline.com |
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Gas:
NSTAR |
1-800-592-2000 |
www.nstaronline.com |
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Telephone:
Verizon |
1-800-870-9999 |
www.verizon.com |
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Cable
TV: Comcast |
1-888-633-4266 |
www.comcast.com |
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Cable
TV: RCN |
1-800-746-4726 |
www.rcn.com |
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| CITY
TELEPHONE NUMBERS |
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City
Hall |
617-625-6600 |
www.ci.somerville.ma.us |
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Somerville
Public Library |
617-623-5000 |
www.somervillepubliclibrary.org |
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Traffic,
Parking, and Transportation Dept. (parking stickers) |
617-625-6600,
ext. 7900 |
133
Holland Street |
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Somerville
Public Schools |
617-625-6600,
ext. 6000 |
181
Washington |
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Department
of Public Works (Street Trash/Recycling Collections, Street
Cleaning) |
617-625-6600,
ext. 5000 or 5100 |
1
Franery Road |
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Somerville
Post Office: Main Branch |
617-666-0106 |
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Police
Department (non-emergency) |
617-625-1600 |
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Fire
Department (non-emergency) |
617-623-1700 |
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Arlington
| Town
Hall
730 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, Massachusetts 02476
781-316-3000 |
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| UTILITIES |
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Electric:
NSTAR |
1-800-592-2000 |
www.nstaronline.com |
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Gas:
Keyspan Energy |
1-800-732-3400,
617-469-2300 |
www.keyspanenergy.com |
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Telephone:
Verizon |
1-800-870-9999 |
www.verizon.com |
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Cable
TV: Comcast |
1-888-633-4266 |
www.comcast.com |
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Cable
TV: RCN |
1-800-746-4726,
781-641-1486 |
www.rcn.com |
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| CITY
TELEPHONE NUMBERS |
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Town
Hall |
781-316-3000 |
www.town.arlington.ma.us |
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Robbins
Public Library |
781-316-3200 |
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Arlington
Public Schools |
781-316-3510 |
869
Massachusetts Avenue |
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Arlington
Public Works (Street Trash/Recycling Collection, Street Cleaning) |
781-316-3300 |
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Arlington
Post Office: Main Branch at 10 Court Street |
781-648-1940 |
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Police
Department (non-emergency) |
617-625-1600 |
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Fire
Department (non-emergency) |
617-623-1700 |
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BUS
SERVICE |
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Several
important bus routes go through Arlington which will take
you to Alewife Station, Harvard Square, Davis Square, Lechmere
Station and the Burlington Mall. The major routes include: |
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| #62
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Bedford,
VA Hospital |
Alewife
(via Arlington Heights) |
#67 |
Turkey
Hill |
Alewife
Station (via Arlington Center and Lahey) |
| #77 |
Arlington
Heights |
Harvard
Station (via Massachusetts Avenue) |
#78 |
Arlmont
Village |
Harvard
Station (via Park Circle), to Arlington Heights during peak
hours |
| #79 |
Arlington
Heights |
Alewife
Station (via Massachusetts Avenue) |
#80 |
Arlington
Center |
Lechmere
(via Medford Hillside) |
| #84 |
Arlington
Village |
Alewife
Station (via Route 2 Service Road) |
#87 |
Arlington
Center |
Clarendon
Hill / Lechemere Station (via Somerville Avenue) |
| #350 |
North
Burlington |
Alewife
Station (via Burlington Mall via Arlington Center) |
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| THIS
& THAT |
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Minuteman
Bikeway
The Minuteman Bikeway, a converted Boston & Main railroad
corridor, passes through the entire length of Arlington. Nearly
11 miles long, the bikeway begins in Cambridge (at the Arlington
border near the Alewife MBTA Station), passes through Arlington
and Lexington, and ends outside of Bedford Center. www.minutemanbikeway.org
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Statewide
| STATE
TELEPHONE NUMBERS |
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Driver’s
License / Vehicle Registration: Massachusetts Registry of
Motor Vehicles |
1-866-627-7768,
617-351-4500 |
www.state.ma.us/rmv |
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Postal
Service: United States Postal Service Call Center |
1-800-275-8777 |
www.usps.com |
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Public
Transportation: Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) |
1-800-392-6100 |
www.mbta.com |
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Please
call utility companies for the town you are moving to as soon as
possible in order to assure connection by move in date. They may
ask you for prior tenants names in order to verify the correct address.
Tory
Row Real Estate makes no representation as to the reliability, expertise
and/or competence of the above mentioned companies and/or individuals,
and assures no liabilities or obligations for their performance. |
