Sports
Basketball Camps for Young Players to be Hosted by Watertown High Coaches
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Watertown High School’s basketball coaches will be running a camp for young players in August.
Rash of Smashed Car Windows Reported Around Watertown
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Watertown Police are investigating several recent reports of vehicles that had their rear windows smashed by large rocks or objects.
Town Designing 311 System for One-Stop Place for Residents to Report Issues, Get Answers
Watertown Town Hall
The Town of Watertown plans to create a one-stop place where people can get problems addressed and have their questions answered.
Minuteman Student from Watertown Wins Award in MWRA Poster Design Contest
The poster designed by Watertown’s Ava Martin, which got an award in the MWRA Poster Contest.
Two students from Minuteman High School, including one from Watertown, won awards in the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) poster contest.
Watertown Planning for Opening of School; Looking at Masks, Testing & In-Person Classes
The beginning of the 2021-22 school year is just over a month away in Watertown, but some significant details remains uncertain due to the increased number of cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, particularly the Delta Variant.
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Entertainment
Lit Squad Invites Writers, Poets to Join Them at Watertown Arts Market
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The following announcement was provided by the Lit Squad:
Please join the Lit Squad as part of the Watertown Arts Market on August 21, 12:00-5:00 PM, at Arsenal Park. We are a newly gathered group of published and amateur writers, young and forever-young, who want to encourage and foster poetry and all literary arts here in this diverse community.
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Summer Concert Postponed, Farmers Market Open
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Anaïs MarkwoodThe Watertown Farmers Market at Saltonstall Park is open on Aug. 4.
The Town of Watertown sent out the following announcement:
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Watertown Group Holding Vigil to Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Oppose Nuclear Weapons
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Watertown CitizensCandleboats float on the Charles River in Watertown in memory of those who died in the nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The following announcement was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice & the Environment:
Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice & the Environment is holding a commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Sunday, August 8 from 7:30 PM until 9:00 PM. at Watertown Square and MDCR Dock.
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August at the Senior Center: Summer Supper, Flower Arrangements, a Book Club and Much More
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Town of WatertownWatertown Senior Center
The Senior Center has many activities during the month of August, including some in-person events.
Entertainment
Watertown Art Show Raising Money for Children’s Cancer Research, Veterans with PTSD
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A new gallery in a Watertown apartment complex will feature art from nearly a dozen artists, and proceeds from the show will benefit children’s cancer research and veterans with PTSD.
Entertainment
Two Summer Concerts This Week: Compaq Big Band & Band from U.N.C.L.E.
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Music lovers will have not just one but two concerts to attend this week in Watertown’s Saltonstall Park Concerts. The regularly scheduled Compaq Big Band, with vocalists Ed Scheer from The Love Dogs, will play on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The band has been around for 46 years, and the 2021 edition includes a 19-piece band. The music ranges from Big Band legends such as Glenn Miller, to classics from Frank Sinatra, Billie Holliday and others, and hits through the years up to today. See more about the Compaq Big Band by clicking here.
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August at the Library: Patio Concert, Summer Reading, Community Yoga
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Watertown Free Public LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library.
The Watertown Library has a wide variety of events going on this month, here is a selection provided by the library. Look at the calendar links for a full listing.