Government

Public Notifications of Development Meetings to be Discussed by Council Committee

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The procedure for notifying the public about development projects will be discussed by the City Council’s Committee on Economic Development and Planning on Monday evening. The meeting will be on Monday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Third Floor Conference Room in City Hall, and on Zoom. Ways to watch and partcipate:

The meeting will be televised through WCATV (Watertown Cable Access Television): http://vodwcatv.org/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=3

Join the meeting online at this link: https://watertown-ma.zoom.us/j/83549340015

Participate by phone in audio using these numbers: (877) 853-5257 or (888) 475-4499 (Toll Free) and enter Webinar ID: 835 4934 0015

The public may comment through email: vpiccirilli@watertown-ma.gov

Around Town

Watertown Veterans Office, Arts Center Team Up to Honor Vets

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Charlie BreitroseRoberta Miller adds a name to a dog tag on the wall of honor at the Mosesian Center for the Everyone Knows a Veteran Project. White signs in the shape of dog tags line the walls of a room at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, each one with the name of a veteran written on it by a family member or friend. They are part of the “Everyone Knows a Veteran” project, a collaboration between the Watertown Veterans Services Office and the Arts Center. On Friday, as part of the Veterans Day observances, Watertown Veterans Services Agent Patrick George held a ceremony at the Mosesian Center, where he spoke about the new project, and read Gov. Charlie Baker’s Veterans Day proclamation. Many of the dog tags just have a name, but some have information about when the veterans served and their experiences.

Sports

Watertown Field Hockey Beats Triton to Grab Spot in Final Four

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Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown High School field hockey team displays the Final Four banner after beating Triton in the Round of 8 on Friday. Watertown’s field hockey team claimed another trophy on Friday, but not the one they hope to ultimately bring home at the end of the season. The top-seeded Raiders defeated ninth seed Triton 5-0 at Victory Field and received the trophy for making the Final Four of the MIAA Div. 3 State Tournament. Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior co-captain Lizzie Loftus shoots a ball at the net in the State Tourney game on Friday.

Police/Fire

City Planning to Appeal Decision in Sexual Discrimination Case Involving the Police Department

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown Police Station

The City of Watertown will be appealing the verdict and award of a Middlesex Superior Court jury that ruled in favor of a former Watertown Police detective who sued for sexual discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. On Thursday, the jury ruled in favor of Kathleen Donohue on both matters, and awarded her $4.3 million in back pay, future earnings, and damages, including $1 million in punitive damages. The City disagreed with the jury’s decision, said Doug Louison of Louison, Costello, Condon and Pfaff, one of Watertown’s attorneys in the case. “I think we’re looking at the case very closely again right now,” Louison said. “We strongly disagree with the jury’s conclusion.