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St. Stephens Armenian Apostolic Church in East Watertown. (Courtesy of St. Stephen’s Church)
Watertown Police are investigating a suspicious message taped to a sign outside St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church Monday morning that refers to the region of Artsakh, where Armenians have been under attack in recent days by Azerbaijan.
Faire goers check out one of the dozens of exhibitors on the field at Salonstall Park. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Despite forecasts of downpours, hundreds of visitors came out to enjoy the 2023 Faire on the Square on Saturday. Organizers switched to the Rain Plan, which meant that the mechanical rides were cancelled, but the rest of the festivities went on. The live music and a farmers corner set up under some large tents in the parking lot of the Watertown Library. Some small children take a look at the Watertown High School Robotics Team robot.
The latest rendering of the proposed project at 104 Main St. It now has five stories, after previously having half a dozen stories. (Courtesy of O’Connor Management)
(UPDATE: The project at 104 Main St. will not be heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday night). The final week of September is a busy one for local government in Watertown, with the project at 104 Main St.
The City of Watertown has been awarded a 2023 USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry – Inflation Reduction Act Grant for $100,000! The “Tree Planting in the City of Watertown, Massachusetts” grant is to help Watertown assist with new tree planting and focus planting efforts within the communities of Watertown, including Tree Planting & Maintenance, Restoration & Resilience, and Extreme Heat
The city is one of nine municipalities in Massachusetts that received a grant. The other communities in Massachusetts were Boston, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lynn, Quincy, Southbridge, and Springfield. See all the cities around the nations to get the grant. Special thanks to Tree Warden Mike Micieli for preparing the successful grant application!
Eight homes were sold this week in Watertown. 41 Wilson Ave. UNIT 41, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,100 sq. ft. Townhouse, Sold: $742,000
50 Fairfield St.
A trolley from the Veterans Administration carries veterans in Watertown’s 2023 Memorial Day Parade. They trolley was purchased for the VA Hospital in Bedford by Watertown’s VFW Post 1105. (Photo Courtesy of Natalie Nigito Photography)
For the generosity of time and money by the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1105, the Watertown veteran’s organization received the VFW Post of the Year award. VFW 1105 was chosen for the award from the 150 posts across the Bay State for recognition, said Michael Raymond, the immediate past Commander of the State VFW. He also serves as the Veterans Services Officer in Mansfield.
Home seekers have an abundance of options of properties in Watertown to tour this weekend. 804 Belmont St. #1, $1,199,000 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,500 sq. ft. Condo, Open House: Saturday, Sept.
Mother Nature can’t stop Watertown’s big gathering. The Faire on the Square will take place, rain or shine. Saturday’s forecast calls for rain most of the day, but the organizers of the Faire on the Square announced that the event will still take place. The Faire on the Square is at Saltonstall Park, next to City Hall, and will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 23.