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A member of the Watertown High School Class of 2026 gets a hug after receiving her diploma (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The 175 members of Watertown High School’s Class of 2026 celebrated their graduation at Victory Field Friday afternoon. See the list of graduates and photos from the ceremony.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Father and son, Paul (right) and Taylor Heanue, run High Tech Turning, which manufactures parts for medical device manufacturing. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The Charles River has been a center of manufacturing for centuries, and the tradition continues today. A 40-year-old company that makes millions of parts each year in its facility that sits just a block from the river.
The DCR’s Dealtry Pool in Watertown.
Watertown officials may seek to lease the Dealtry Pool and Cannalonga Park and increase the staffing and improve maintenance of the facilities along the Charles River.
The 2026 Watertown Farmers Market returns to Saltonstall Park on June 10 and runs weekly through Oct. 21. The market will be held Wednesdays from 2:30-6:30 p.m. (6 p.m. in October). See more information from the Farmers Market, below.
Middlesex Sheriff’s OfficeCadets from Watertown graduated from the MIddlesex Sheriff’s Office’s Youth Public Safety Academy.
Registration for the 2026 Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) opened on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 9 a.m., Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced. Watertown’s week is July 20-24.
The health care crisis in Massachusetts is increasingly impacting Watertown residents and others across the state. The bankruptcy of the Steward Health Care System and the unfair profit-driven practices of insurance corporations, hospital conglomerates and “Pharma” have increased premiums to make insurance and needed care out of reach for thousands of working people, while the ability of our businesses to hire, grow and promote their employees diminishes. The costs incurred under the current healthcare system are an unnecessary burden to individuals, families, businesses, cities and towns, including Watertown.
Watertown Walks continues on Thursdays in June. The walks hosted by Live Well Watertown and other groups run from 1 to 2 p.m. at Saltonstall Park, next to City Hall, unless noted in the information. See more details, below.
Mighty Squirrel Brewing’s Taproom at Arsenal Yards.
A new Watertown Free Public Library and Mighty Squirrel Brewing Book Club meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. See more details from the Watertown Library, below.
City Council President Mark Sideris. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
City Council President Mark Sideris invites the public to his annual Councilor Meeting with the public on June 8. He will take questions from people in attendance. See more details in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
The Boston Dance Theater, which recently moved to the Mosesian Center for the Arts, will host its first production in its new home on June 20 and 21. See more information in the announcement from the Mosesian Center from the Arts, below.
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Both Watertown High School tennis teams notched MIAA Tournament victories, while the girls lacrosse team ended its season after advancing one round in the playoffs.