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Watertown Porchfest: Hundreds of Bands Playing at More Than 80 Locations

By Charlie Breitrose | 19 hours ago

Watertown will be rocking this Saturday when bands take to porches, lawns, and other temporary venues around town during the first Watertown Porchfest sweeps across the city.

Fallen Fire Chief’s Legacy Remembered at Unveiling of Memorial Flagpole

Photo by Charlie BreitroseA crowd gathered at Fire Station 3 to remember former Fire Chief Mario Orangio on Monday. The flagpole was dedicated in his memory.

Family, friends, and colleagues gathered around the Fire Station on Orchard Street Monday morning to remember a former Fire Chief who left a lasting legacy not just on the Watertown Fire Department, but fire departments across the state.

Removal of Overhead Wires Begins on Mt. Auburn Street as Part of the Reconstruction Project

An MBTA bus traveling on Mount Auburn Street using the Overhead Catenary System, which will be removed as part of preconstruction work for the project. (Photo from City of Watertown)

The City of Watertown announced that preparation work for the Mt. Auburn Street reconstruction project will begin this week. See the announcement below.

The Mount Auburn Street project team is pleased to announce that roadway and sidewalk construction is anticipated to begin in Spring 2024. Work will begin at the Cambridge city line moving west segment by segment towards Watertown Square until the project boundary just west of Patten Street.

Watertown VFW Post 1105 Celebrating 100th Anniversary

The Burnham-Manning Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1105 will Celebrate its Centennial Anniversary on May 24. The Post provided the following information. History of Burnham-Manning VFW Post 1105

The sign out of the former location of VFW Post 1105.

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Around Town

Bosch Fund Gives Trees for Watertown $25K Grant to Start City’s First Miyawaki Forest

By Guest Writer | 22 hours ago

Future site of Watertown’s first Community Miyawaki Forest at Lowell Elementary School.

The following announcement was provided by Trees for Watertown:

The Bosch Community Fund has awarded the volunteer group Trees for Watertown a grant of $25,000 toward creation of a special new kind of green space in Watertown: Watertown’s first Miyawaki Forest, to be planted this November on the grounds of the Lowell Elementary School.

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Mosesian Arts Exhibit Features Artworks Inspired by Literature, Myths & Fairy Tales

By Guest Writer | 22 hours ago

Adrienne Der Marderosian’s “I, Too America” will be part of the Entwined: Visual and Textual Narratives exhibition at the Mosesian Center for the Arts.

The following announcement was provided by Mosesian Center for the Arts:

At Mosesian Arts, artworks influenced by literature, mythology, fairy tales, and personal narratives are exhibited together to form a tribute to the written word.

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Check Out Watertown Cable’s New Studios at Business Coalition’s Coffee Connect

By Guest Writer | May 14, 2024

Watertown Business Coalition announced that its next Coffee Connect will be hosted by Watertown Cable Access Television on Wednesday, May 22.

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Watertown Roofing Company Fined for Workplace Safety Violations After Fatal Fall

By Guest Writer | May 14, 2024

The following announcement was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor:

The U.S. Department of Labor has determined that a Watertown roofing contractor again violated federal regulations for fall protections, following a workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered fatal injuries after falling about 27 feet as they tried to carry materials and climb a ladder jack scaffold at a Brighton work site in September 2023.

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Author, Storyteller Cindy Pierce Performing Solo Show in Watertown

By Guest Writer | May 14, 2024

The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:

Acclaimed author, comic storyteller, innkeeper, and educator Cindy Pierce will perform her latest solo show at Mosesian Center for the Arts on Friday, May 17th at 7:30 PM. Keeping It Inn is an intimate, rousing portrayal of her functioning, dysfunctional family. Cindy Pierce wrote, produced, and stars in the show. She plays the role of her mother, Nancy Pierce through six decades of raising seven kids and running an inn.

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LETTER: Watertown’s Road Overhauls Should Include Bus Improvements

By Guest Writer | May 14, 2024

The Watertown Square Redevelopment has provided us a once in a generation ability to reimage the core of our city and while what has been proposed has made great strides in helping meet our housing goal, in my opinion it has dropped the ball when it falls to transit.

Government

Tony Palomba Invites Public to His Annual Councilor Meeting

By Guest Writer | May 13, 2024

City Councilor At-Large Tony Palomba.

All City Councilors must have an annual meeting to meet with the public according to the recent changes to the City Charter. City Councilor At-Large Tony Palomba announced the date of his meeting. See info below.

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Recycle Styrofoam, Mattresses, Shred Paper and More at Watertown Recycling Event

By Guest Writer | May 13, 2024

The following announcement was provided by the Department of Public Works:

There is a Watertown Recycling Event on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 10AM-2PM at the Boston’s Jewish Community Day School Parking lot, 57 Stanley Ave. in the parking lot. Please bring a Watertown ID or proof of residency.