Government

Council to Weigh Changes to Rules for City Boards and Committees, City Departments

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Photo by Charlie BreitroseWatertown City Hall

The City Council will be weighing in on a 39-page document that sets the rules for how Watertown’s appointed committees and municipal departments operate. Some changes proposed include changing the length of terms for some committees, who appoints members of certain committees, and how to remove members of committees. The City has been working for many months with the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at UMass Boston to create an Administrative Code for the City of Watertown, said City Manager George Proakis at the Sept. 23 Council meeting. He provided the Council with a draft Administrative Code, which he said is designed to “serve as a single, consolidated ordinance that outlines the structure and organization of city government that essentially covers boards and commissions and covers city departments.”

Elections

Hear from the Candidates in Watertown’s Election at Upcoming Forums

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As the Nov. 4 Watertown Municipal Election approaches, Watertown News and Watertown Cable Access TV will host a series of candidate forums for the local races, including the City Council and School Committee. The forums will be broadcast live, and two will be held in person, and all will be broadcast on WCA-TV’s Public Channel (Comcast Ch. 9, RCN Ch. 3, and online at http://vodwcatv.org/internetchannel/watch-now?site=1)

The first forum, held Sept.

Entertainment

“Macbeth” Set in the Cold War Coming to the Mosesian Center Stage in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Latest Production

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A Cold War take on one of the Bard’s classics take the stage in Watertown in the first production in the Actors’ Shakespeare Project 2025-26 Season. See details provided by ASP. Macbeth

by William ShakespeareDirected by Christopher V. Edwards

The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts (321 Arsenal St., Watertown)October 2-26, 2025

Daggers in men’s smiles. Scorpions in king’s minds. Serpents under flowers.

Entertainment

Watertown Author’s Book Honored in Mass. Book Awards

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Watertown author Robin Bernstein’s book was honored in the 25th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. (Contributed Photo)

Watertown author and cultural historian Robin Bernstein’s book “Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit,” was honored during the Massachusetts Book Awards. The 25th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards were announced in September, and Bernstein’s book was one of two to receive honors in the Nonfiction category. Bernstein is a cultural historian who specializes in U.S. racial formation since the 19th Century, and has published four books. “Freeman’s Challenge” tells a gripping, morally complicated story of murder, greed, race, and the true origins of prison for profit.

Elections

Watertown Library Trustee Candidates to Appear at Live Forum; More Forums Planned

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The candidates for the Watertown Board of Library Trustees will appear at a forum co-hosted by Watertown Cable and Watertown News. The event will take place on Monday, Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St. The public is invited to hear from the candidates. The candidates are: Xin Peng, Pia Owens, Leanne Hammonds, and Fowler Brown.