Sports

Boston Renegades Beep Baseball Team is Like a Family, Calls Watertown Home

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The Boston Renegades have been practicing beep baseball for years at Watertown’s Filippello Park. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Watertown has become the home training spot for the Boston Renegades, a beep baseball team. The sport allows players with vision impairments to continue to play and be part of a team. The team marks its 25th anniversary in 2025, and for most of that time Watertown has been its home. Each Sunday, the Renegades take the field at Filippello Park to prepare for upcoming tournaments, including the NBBA Beep Baseball World Series.

Around Town

See Photos from Watertown’s 2025 Pride Parade & Event

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The 2025 Watertown Pride Parade. (Photo by Natalie Nigito)

Watertown showed its pride on Sunday with the fourth annual Watertown Pride celebration. The day began with a parade from the temporary Watertown High School on Moxley Field, down Main Street to Saltonstall Park. Face painting at Watertown Pride 2025. (Photo by Natalie Nigito)

Entertainment was provided by DJ Zeneida Ramos and The Femmes.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Shoplifter Arrested After Pushing Over Officer, Man Charged with Pulling Pellet Gun on Another Driver

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. May 22: Watertown Police responded to a call from Ulta in Arsenal Yards about a shoplifting that had just occurred. The store clerk said a man left five minutes earlier after grabbing a cologne and sweatshirt, and setting the alarm off when he left without paying. He left in a white vehicle. Police got the plate number and located it outside Nike.

Police/Fire

Watertown Fire Department Seeking Transfers to Fill Openings for Paramedics

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The Watertown Fire Department has added a new strategy to fill openings for paramedics — hiring candidates who transfer from other departments. Traditionally, Watertown hires people off the Civil Service Exam list, said Fire Chief Ryan Nicholson, but recently the WFD put out a call for lateral transfers from other departments. The Fire Department has several openings after the City Council approved funding to run a second Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance. “We are looking for transfers now, because paramedics are becoming increasingly difficult to hire,” Nicholson said. “So we’re doing the standard route that we’ve used before, and calling for the list from Civil Service.

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Watertown Bike Event Cancelled

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The City of Watertown announced that the Get Your Bike Out event scheduled for Saturday, May 31 has been cancelled. The following message was sent out by the City

Due to rain in the forecast, the annual Get Out Your Bike event scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 10am-12pm is CANCELLED. Watch for news about Bike Day at the Watertown Farmers’ Market this summer, where you can get a free bike check and meet representatives from city and local agencies.

Police/Fire

Watertown Man Faces Charges of Illegal Possession of Firearms

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Watertown Police arrested a man for illegal possession of firearms after executing a search warrant of his home. On May 27, Watertown Police executed a search warrant at an apartment on Dexter Avenue after receiving a tip of possible illegal firearm sales, according to a statement from the Watertown Police Chief Justin Hanrahan. “As a result of the investigation, two illegal firearms were recovered, and Melvin Solis-Romero was placed under arrest,” the statement reads. The investigation was conducted by Sgt. Mike Martino, Officer Colton Bailey and Officer Andrew DiDuca.