Entertainment

Mosesian Center’s Jazz Series Relaunches as Chords and Cocktails

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts is pleased to announce its long-running jazz series has relaunched as Chords and Cocktails, an exciting evolution of diverse live music on its stages, with performances running from October 2025 through April 2026. The series brings together celebrated vocalists, instrumentalists, and ensembles for six nights of exceptional music in a warm, creative, setting that emphasizes artistry and community. Audiences can also take advantage of the Jazz Series Package, with savings unlocked when purchasing tickets to multiple concerts. Series Highlights

Nancy & Spencer Reed, October 8, 2025Sally-steeped in classic swing, Nancy Reed (vocals/bass) and Spencer Reed (guitar) return to delight audiences with their beloved small-band sound, hailed by jazz legend Bob Dorough as “the swingin’est, most dynamite small band.”

Boston Blow Up feat. Donna McElroy, November 19, 2025A celebration of Boston’s vibrant jazz heritage, this performance brings together distinguished Berklee faculty, alumni, and guest vocalist Donna McElroy in an evening of soulful, local flavor.

Around Town

Fourth Annual Watertown Celebrates Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 12, Free Entry

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The following announcement was provided by the Pigsgusset Initiative:

Watertown’s 4th celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day will be held on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hosmer Elementary School, 1 Concord Road, Watertown, MA.  The free event will feature Indigenous musicians, artists and vendors. Performers include: Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers; Teddy Hendricks, Mashpee Wampanoag & Nipmuc, storyteller; and Maria Hendricks, Assonet & Mashpee Wampanoag, MC.  Artisans Darius Coombs and Eleanor Coombs, Mashpee Wampanoag, will be demonstrating how to create wampum and corn husk dolls. Participants will be able to make their own corn husk dolls. Gianni Hendrix, Mashpee Wampanoag & Nipmuc, will provide face painting. 

Wampwheels, a food truck, will be outside on Concord Road and will be selling delicious Indigenous food that people can bring into the event. Indigenous vendors include: Claudia Fox Tree, Arawak-Taino iukaieke Guainia, Arawak Designs, Linda Coombs, Aquinnah Wampanoag, Leslie Tuplin, First Nation Mik Maq-Lennox Island – PEI, Native Solutions and Cindy Shelley, Up the Creek Traders. Belmont Bookstore will be selling books by and about Indigenous people and the Watertown Free Library Bookmobile will have books about Indigenous people to borrow. A special feature of this year’s celebration will be a preview of “Pigsgusset and Watertown: What You Didn’t Know About the Original Peoples and the Founding of Watertown,” a Storymap.  Presenters include Dr. Mishy Lesser, Upstander Project and Dr. Nathan Braccio, Assistant Professor of History at Clark University. They will be joined by Marilynne K. Roach and Joyce Kelly of the Historical Society of Watertown. Those who attend will be among the first to view the newly created storymap.

Entertainment

Creative Chats Featuring Organizer of Watertown Zine Fest

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Matt Hanna, the creator of the Little Local Conversations podcast, will host Creative Chats! – With Guest Megan Ramette of the Watertown Zine Fest. See details below. You’re invited to Creative Chats! The event is a way to gather creative people face-to-face to mingle, hear a featured conversation on the topic of creativity and the creative life, and then engage in the conversation themselves in small groups.

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Residents Could See & Hear Impacts from City Water Valve Exercising Program

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The City of Watertown provided information about the Valve Exercising Program and the Fire Hydrant Flushing Program. Valve Exercising Program

What is Valve Exercising?Valves are crucial components in municipal water systems, controlling water flow in our distribution mains. Valve exercising is the process of opening and closing valves to ensure they continue to function properly. Over time, valves can seize or become stiff due to corrosion, mineral buildup or lack of use. Exercising helps break up any buildup and allows operators to inspect the valve for signs of decay or malfunction.

Government

City Manager’s Reflection One-Week After the End of the Trash Strike

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Full trash bins during the recently-ended trash strike. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Watertown City Manager George Proakis sent out the following piece on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. As we end the first week of fall and reflect upon the summer that saw our regular trash and recycling services disrupted by the labor strike between Republic Services and their unionized workforce, I want to extend my sincere appreciation to the community for their continued understanding and the members of City staff for their hard work. Back when the strike began on July 1, 2025, and it became clear that Republic Services were not able to deliver services to our community, regardless of their prior assurances, our DPW Director Tom Brady, the Recycling Program Manager Matt Bacon, and our Communications Team began working together hour-by-hour to ensure effective messaging out to the community, and dedicating themselves to finding a creative solution to the problem facing Watertown.

Elections

LETTER from Candidate for Councilor At Large Tom Tracy

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Hello Watertown Residents,

My name is Tom Tracy and I am running for City Councilor at Large. I was born and raised in this wonderful community. For those of you who don’t know me, I proudly served Watertown as the Town/City Auditor for over 29 years. For the last seven years of my career, I was also the Assistant City Manager for Finance and then Acting City Manager following the retirement of Michael Driscoll until the hiring of George Proakis. I believe that I bring a unique experience to the job of being a City Councilor.

Entertainment

Small Saves Hits the Road in This Week’s Cartoon

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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”

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Flu Vaccine Clinics Being Hosted by Watertown Public Health Department

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The Watertown Public Health Department will host two flu vaccine clinics for seniors, and three more for residents age 9 and up. See more information about the clinics provided by the Health Department, below. 2025 SENIOR FLU VACCINE CLINIC

Watertown Public Health Department offers Influenza Vaccine (Standard/High dose) to Watertown Senior Residents at the Watertown Senior Center 31 Marshall St, Watertown, MA 02472

Tuesday Oct. 21, 2025 4 – 6 p.m.Please use the following link to registerhttps://home.color.com/vaccine/register/watertown/startFlow?calendar=2c664615-356c-49c3-a12d-4afb4ecbdafc&site=watertown-senior-center

Tuesday Oct. 14, 2025 4 – 6 p.m.

Please use the following link to registerhttps://home.color.com/vaccine/register/watertown?calendar=91f6ec7d-f825-4c7d-b48c-dca397d45e43&site=watertown-senior-center

Contact 617-972-6446

– Please bring your ID and health insurance card(s) to the clinic.