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China Rainbow
A fixture on the Watertown eating scene, China Rainbow, will be closing after more than half a century.
A new light show is featured on Bigelow Chapel for SOLSTICE in 2025. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
SOLSTICE returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery beginning Friday, Dec. 5 with some new features and a different theme in 2025.
Items recently dumped in the parking lot of the Watertown Boys & Girls Cluh.
Recently, the Watertown Boys & Girls Club has been receiving some unwanted drop-offs in the form of furniture, mattresses, and other items being left in or around the club’s dumpster.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
New brunch items available at Bar ‘Cino in Watertown.
Bar ‘Cino in Watertown added new items to its brunch menu including a spinach and fontina frittata, a breakfast sandwich with chicken sausage and stirred egg, and a scrambled eggs and fontina grilled pizza. See more information in the announcement from Bar ‘Cino, below.
Watertown has many worthy organizations to support on Giving Tuesday, whether it is supporting children, the arts, troops overseas, history, and more. Watertown Community Foundation
Watertown families are under pressure. Benefits for food, housing and health support are in peril, as the overall cost of living continues to rise. When you donate to the Fund for the Most Vulnerable, you help support Essential Needs Grants. You designate your gift for programs to address food insecurity, housing assistance, emergency assistance, mental health, health and wellness for Watertown’s most vulnerable residents.
By Anahid Shahrik
In the wake of a recent tragedy in Watertown, the Armenian community finds itself grappling with a painful reality: Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate by neighborhood, income level or outward appearance. It exists behind long driveways in affluent suburbs just as readily as in apartment buildings where neighbors can hear through thin walls. And too often, it remains hidden until it’s too late.
The Winter Concert Series returns to the Watertown Library with a variety of artists playing classical, Latin American, and other music played by cellists, guitarists, and groups of musicians. See details in the announcement from the Watertown Library, below.
There is still time to join the first Annual Watertown Business Coalition Holiday Decorating Contest. Then members of the public will be able to choose their favorite storefront. See details in the announcement from the WBC, below.
“You’re watching Watertown Cable News, presented by WCA-TV.” It’s the calling card heard every Thursday night at 7pm from Watertown Cable Access studios. Lights, camera, action, it’s time to talk about the week’s top stories. The winter parking ban continues for another year. The Senior Center holds its annual health fair. The Planning Board votes to approve additional dwelling units. While these might not sound like major news stories, to those in the Watertown community, they are a crucial part of daily life. And after the news, if you want to learn more, you can catch full coverage of any meetings or events on WCA-TV’s website or broadcasting on our channels. But what if all of that access just disappeared in the blink of an eye?
See the progress made on the Mt. Auburn Street Project, and the traffic, parking, and sidewalk impacts from this week’s construction in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Watertown’s St. Patrick’s Church’s Winterfest features visits with Santa, trivia, and breakfast after Mass. See more details from St. Pat’s, below.