Field Hockey

Watertown Wins Thrilling Field Hockey North Semi in Double Overtime

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READING  — In the unfamiliar position of facing elimination from the State Tournament, Watertown High School’s field hockey team rallied in the second half of the North Section semifinal and scored a goal in the second overtime to beat Lynnfield 2-1, Thursday night. The Raiders have won nine straight MIAA Div. 2 State Championships, and rarely trailed along the way. The Pioneers, however, did not lie down for defending champs. While the Raiders had controlled most of the play through the game, it was the Pioneers who scored first with 19:27 left in the second half when Ashley Barrett scored on a pass from Brianna Barrett.

Cunniff School

Parents, Neighbors Have Concerns About Proposal for Cunniff School Renovation

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Parents and neighbors of Cunniff Elementary School got a look at what the school might look like after the renovation project is done, and they had some big questions and concerns about the loss of play area, drop off areas and more. 

Wednesday night the School Building Committee visited the school on the Westside of Watertown to discuss the upcoming renovation and addition of the campus. The board has upcoming meetings planned for Hosmer and Lowell schools. The current favored plan calls for keeping the front classroom wing at Cunniff, tearing down the one-story wing in back and replacing it with a two story wing. Along with classrooms, the project will add a full-size gym, expand the library, and create a music/blackbox theater space, said architect Scott Dunlap of Ai3 Architects. The classrooms in the existing wings will undergo major renovations.

Entertainment

Watertown’s Room 83 Spring Gallery Hosts Apocalyptic Hallucinatory Art Exhibit

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The following information was provided by ROOM 83 Spring:

Are you ready for a pre-post-apocalyptic-hallucinatory visual experience? These four artists fearlessly compose and construct vibrant wall-hung and freestanding works in a show called tangerine trees and marmalade skies at ROOM 83 Spring in Watertown, Nov. 10 – Dec. 22. tangerine trees and marmalade skies with Timothy Kadish, Carol McMahon, Robert Rindler and Judy Riola at ROOM 83 Spring from Nov.

Around Town

Watertown Youth Leaders Attend Summit on Tobacco-Related Issues

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The following information was provided by Health Resources in Action:
Young leaders of The 84 Movement from the Watertown Youth Coalition attended the Youth Power Summit on October 27, 2018 at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester. 
Youth activists from around Massachusetts learned how the history of tobacco mirrors and is influenced by the history of race in the U.S.
They shared stories and discussed activities to address tobacco-related inequities in their communities.  

Election 2018

See Watertown’s Vote by Precinct in 2018 for Governor, Senate, Congress & the Ballot Questions

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Watertown supported the Democrats by a wide margin in two major races, but the GOP got more votes in another key Massachusetts race. See how the vote broke down for these races, and in the three ballot questions. Elizabeth Warren received strong support in Watertown. The incumbent Democratic Senator got 73.7 percent of the vote, and received more than 1,000 votes in six of the town’s 12 precincts (3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10), with the most in Precinct 4 (1,211 votes). Republican Geoff Diehl had his strongest showing in Precinct 10, where he got 460 votes.

Election 2018

Big Voter Turnout in Watertown, See Which Candidates Got the Most Votes

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With lines of voters waiting for the polls to open in Watertown and more than 3,000 early ballot cast, the 2018 State Election drew a heavier than expected voter turn out. As a result, the final tally of votes was delayed in Watertown. As of 10:40 p.m. only three of 12 precincts had been processed and posted, while ballots at three precincts had not even come into Town Hall. The final results were sent out by the Town Clerk’s office at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday. Town Clerk John Flynn expected a higher than normal turnout for a governor’s election, but not as high as it appears to be — likely over 60 percent of voters casting ballots.

Around Town

Water Main Break on Greenough Blvd. Impacts Traffic, Some Without Water

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A water main broke on Greenough Boulevard, near Arsenal Street Tuesday morning, and the Department of Public Works hopes to have the pipe fixed the same day. 

The break occurred at about 5:30 a.m., and closed the road. Residents of one of the towers on Coolidge Avenue did not have water due to the break, said Public Works Superintendent Gerry Mee. As of 12:30 p.m., crews had removed the broken section of the 12-inch pipe, Mee said. “They are getting pipe to put in, but it is still a slow, long process,” Mee said. “Our goal is to get water back on today.”

Police/Fire

Watertown Fire Department Welcomes Newest Firefighter

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The Watertown Fire Department welcomed Cory Donahue as the newest member of the Department. 

Town Manager Michael J. Driscoll appointed Donahue as a firefighter for the Town of Watertown, effective Sunday, November 4, 2018. The Watertown Fire Department welcomed him on its Instagram page: Please join us in congratulating Firefighter Cory Donahue as he begins his career with the Watertown Fire Department.