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Live Well Watertown has teamed with different groups around town to host weekly walks. Each one has a different focus. See more details in the information provided by Live Well Watertown, below. Watertown Walks Thursdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30. Summer Walks are from 10-11 a.m. Note meetup location for each walk.
State Rep. Steve Owens. State Rep. Steve Owens will host a pair of office hours in Watertown this month, and another in Cambridge. See more in the announcement from Owens’ office, below. Please come visit me at my next office hours:
Friday, July 10 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at Intelligentsia (810 Mt Auburn St., Watertown, MA 02472)
Thursday, July 16 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at Triangle Coffee in Cambridge, formerly Kendall Kitchen on the Quad (10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, MA 02138)
Monday, July 20 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Watertown Senior Center (31 Marshall St., Watertown, MA 02472)
The Statehouse is open to the public and my legislative office is in suite 167. The office phone number is 617-722-2230.
Watertown students earned honors at Dean College, URI, WPI, Saint Anselm, Plymouth State, and Maryland Global Campus; and graduated from Georgia Tech, Framingham State, and Hartford. The following information came from the colleges and universities. Honors
Dean College
Isabella Nitschke of Watertown has earned a place on the President’s List for the Spring 2026 semester. Students named to the President’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College. The President’s List recognizes full-time students who have earned a perfect semester grade point average (GPA) of 4.0.
(UPDATED, July 1, 9:43 a.m.: The Library will be open on July 3)
The Fourth of July falls on a Saturday in 2026, so the holiday for most City offices and facilities will be Friday, July 3. See more details in the information from the City of Watertown, below. City Hall, the Parker Building, the Department of Public Works offices, and the Senior Center, will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. The Watertown Free Public Library will remain open on July 3, and will be closed on July 4. Despite building closures on Friday, July 3, 2026, trash and recycling collection will remain uninterrupted.
Flamenco Boston (left) and Los Mambiseros will perform during Fiesta Saturdays at Mosesian Center for the Arts. The Mosesian Center for the Arts will presents two outdoor concerts featuring the sounds, dance and culture of Latin America this summer. See more information provided by the MCA, below. This summer, no passport is required to experience the rhythms, flavors, and vibrant traditions of Latin America. The Mosesian Center for the Arts is proud to launch Fiesta Saturdays, a new outdoor concert series celebrating Latin music, dance, and culture on the MCA lawn.
Watertown Senior CenterThe Watertown Senior Center. In-person programs at the Watertown Senior Center will be postponed while the parking lot is under construction from July 7-10, 2026. Virtual and off-site programs will still be held. See more details in the announcement from the Department of Senior Services, below. The Watertown Senior Center and the parking lot at 31 Marshall St.
Watertown’s Eileen Ryan was nominated as a Commonwealth Heroine by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. (Courtesy of Will Brownsberger’s office)
Watertown’s Eileen Ryan was one of 147 women from across Massachusetts to be nominated for the Commonwealth Heroine Award. She was nominated by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. See more information in the announcement about Ryan, and nominees from Watertown’s State Representatives in the announcements from the legislators’ offices, below. On Wednesday, June 24, 147 women from across the state gathered to be honored at the Class of 2026 Massachusetts Commonwealth Heroine Awards Ceremony.
Registration is open for Grace Chapel Watertown’s Kidsweek, which will take place from June 20-24, 2026. See more information in the announcement from Grace Chapel, below. Kids will enjoy 3 fun-filled hours each morning playing games; interacting with music, drama & art projects, all while making friends and having a blast as they discover the incredible truth about God and His amazing plan for them. Cost for the Kids Week program is $30 per child, $60 max. per family.