Around Town

Contractors Coordinating with East End Businesses Ahead of Sidewalk Replacements

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Kristopher Surette of Tighe & Bond shows the plans for the Mt. Auburn Street Project to members of the Coolidge Square business community. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Businesses in Coolidge Square will face some disruptions from the construction taking place over the spring, summer, and fall of 2026. Sidewalks will be ripped up and replaced as part of the Mt. Auburn Street Project.

Around Town

Essay: “Ground Ball” — An Ode to Spring, Baseball and Keeping the “Mounds” Clean

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Paul J. Sullivan Playground

By George DonahueWatertown Resident

Forward

While I wrote this in the spring 2014 when living in Watertown at the Coolidge Apartments, the stories in and around baseball never go out of style. The story was published in the Watertown Tab when I wrote it and I worked in the Clerk’s office in the town hall. The director of the Parks and Recreation at that time came rushing into the Clerk’s office waving the paper in the air asking if I authored the article. I acknowledged that it was me who penned the article, expecting to feel the newspaper  bop me off the head, but instead he thrust hand out, said it was a good article and walked out of the clerk’s office. In July of 2025, my wife Jeanne and I returned to Watertown and moved back into the Apartments at the Coolidge School.

Business

Watertown Restaurants Will be Spotlighted at Chamber’s Spring Seasonings Event on April 13

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Watertown’s Nzuko restaurant will be appearing at the Charles River Chamber’s Spring Seasonings Event. The Charles River Chamber announced the lineup for the 2026 Spring Seasonings event, which spotlights restaurants from Watertown, Newton, Wellesley, and Needham. See which Watertown eateries will be featured at the event in the announcement from the Chamber, below. Watertown’s vibrant restaurant scene will be on full display at Spring Seasonings: A Taste of Our Towns, happening on Monday, April 13, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Newton Marriott. Hosted by the Charles River Regional Chamber and presented by The Village Bank, the event brings together top culinary talents from across the region.

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Group Planning Protest in Watertown for No Kings III

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The Watertown Square Anti-Trump Protest on March 14. (Photo by Joshua Touster)

The following announcement was provided by Indivisible Progressive Watertown:

Get ready for NO KINGS III on Saturday, March 28th which will be a national day of peaceful non-violent resistance to the policies and actions of the Trump administration. Make a plan to be part of the largest day of protest in American History. 

Indivisible Progressive Watertown will host a Stand Out in Watertown Square from 10-11:30 a.m. Bring a sign, bring a friend. No Kings Boston will be held on the Boston Common from 1-4 p.m. and will include tabling by different pro-democracy groups and speeches beginning at 2 p.m.  Register for a protest, or two, that fits your schedule and location here: https://www.mobilize.us/aft/event/840244/. 

For more information about Indivisible, visit: https://indivisible.org/. To join Indivisible Progressive Watertown, write to: indivisibleprogesswatertown@gmail.com

Charity

Acclaimed Colombian Tenor to Sing for Watertown Charity

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The following announcement was provided by the Helen Robinson Wright Fund:

Tenor soloist David Rivera Bozon, along with pianist Hector Vargas Bonilla, will perform on Saturday, March 21, 7 p.m., at the First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St. Internationally acclaimed for his many performances in operas and solo recitals, Bozon is well known for his extraordinary talent and warm personality. His performances are extremely engaging, enjoyable, and diverse, featuring a wide variety of languages, composers, and styles. His career has included performances at venues from Bogota, Colombia, to Boston, where he has been met with universal enthusiasm and praise. In Saturday’s concert, his repertoire will include classical melodies, as well as Broadway tunes and popular hits.

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Teen Film Workshop to be Hosted by Watertown Cable, Boys & Girls Club in April

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Cable Access TV:

We are excited to announce that WCA-TV has partnered up with Watertown Boys & Girls to run a Teen Film Workshop during April vacation! 

This 4-day workshop will take place from April 21st to April 24th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. High School students between the ages of 14 and 18 can take this workshop to learn the basics of Video Production, such as camera operation, scriptwriting and editing. By the end of the workshop, students will have produced their own production of their choosing. We have a maximum for 10 students for this workshop. 

The workshop will be held in the lower-level of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club at 25 Whites Ave. The cost to sign up is $50. To sign up, visit watertownbgc.org.

Around Town

Drainage Installation and Work on Traffic Signals Planned This Week on Mt. Auburn Street

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During the week of March 16-20, the Mt. Auburn Street Project includes drainage installation and work on new traffic signal risers. See details provided by the City of Watertown, below. The Mount Auburn Street Complete Street Project is a MassDOT funded and managed initiative to fully reconstruct State Route 16, creating a safer, more accessible street for all users, whether traveling by car, bicycle, transit, or on foot. Below, you’ll find this week’s project update, including upcoming construction activities, anticipated traffic impacts, a look at the project’s final design in the area of work, and access to view more info on the projects history and details.