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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Nov. 2: A customer became upset at the AT&T store at Arsenal Yards. An employee was assisting another customer when a man sat very close to them. He was asked to move away to protect the other customer’s information.
Boston Dance Theater joins the Mosesian Center for the Arts as a company-in-residence. (Photo by Sean Pfeiffer)
Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts will welcome a new company-in-residence, with the addition of Boston Dance Theater. See more information in the announcement from the MCA, below. The Mosesian Center for the Arts is proud to announce that Boston Dance Theater has joined the organization as a Company-in-Residence, marking an exciting expansion of Mosesian Arts’ vision of being a home for artists, educators, and creative programming throughout Greater Boston. The residency brings one of the region’s most acclaimed contemporary dance companies into ongoing collaboration with Mosesian Arts’ multidisciplinary campus, strengthening shared values around artistic innovation, community access, and lifelong creative learning.
A screenshot from the Wayside Youth and Family Network Multi Service Center’s PSA. The Wayside Youth and Family Support Network Multi-Service Center recently debuted a public service announcement on Watertown Cable Access TV, featuring Program Director Sophia Suarez-Friedman. She spoke about the increasing stress among Watertown residents as they struggle to meet basic needs. Through Wayside, residents can be connected to housing assistance, food, and more services. Wayside provides a variety of services, including outreach, counseling services, and substance use prevention.
Watertown’s Winter Parking Ban will last just two months in 2026, from Jan. 1 to March 1, after the City Council approved a temporary change in the overnight parking regulations. In addition, they approved a sharp increase in fines for cars left on the road during a snow emergency. Tuesday night, City Manager George Proakis presented the changes, which were meant to be a stop-gap until the City can do a more wholesale change to the parking ban. In January, residents filled the Council Chamber for a hearing about eliminating the parking ban completely.
James Pagounes, second from right, seeks an organ donor before his kidneys fail. He is shown here with his family: wife, Joanne, and sons Othon, Kimon, and Iraklis. (Contributed Photo)
James Pagounes first learned he had polycystic kidney disease 16 years ago, which creates cysts on the kidneys until they no longer function. Now he is in dire need of a kidney donation. Pagounes, who lives in Waltham and has attended Taxiarchae/Archangels Greek Church in Watertown for many years, has been looking for a kidney for some time, and now his kidneys are in such bad shape that he has to go to dialysis three times a week.
Steve Magoon
After more than 17 years leading Watertown’s economic development and planning efforts, Steve Magoon will be retiring from the City of Watertown at the end of January. First hired in 2008 as the Director of Community Development and Planning, Magoon was elevated by the late City Manager Mike Driscoll to Assistant City Manager for Community Development and Planning in the mid-2010s. He continues to serve in that role for City Manager George Proakis, who thanked him for his service at the Nov. 12 City Council Meeting. “In the coming weeks, I know we’ll have a chance to celebrate Steve and his accomplishments in Watertown,” Proakis said at the Council meeting.
Charlie BreitroseSnow started early Tuesday and will get much heavier during the day. The overnight parking ban may be reduced by more than a month if the City Council approves a proposal for a temporary modification to the Winter Parking Ban on Tuesday night. The proposal will be discussed on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in City Hall and on Zoom. City Council President Mark Sideris gave a preview of the changes during the Nov.
A single family, a townhouse, and a condo were sold this week. 17 Templeton Pkwy. #1, $580,000, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,005 sq. ft. Condo
30 Merrill Road, $1,550,000, 3 bedroom 4 bathroom 2,700 sq.