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Edward LaRoche
Edward T. LaRoche, age 68, of Wakefield passed away at his residence on March 9, 2025. He was the son of the late Edward and Josephine (Boschetto) LaRoche. Ed was raised and educated in Watertown. He later attended UMass Boston. He enjoyed cooking, reading and gardening.
The City of Watertown seeks applicants interested in serving on the Board of Assessors, Council on Aging, and Solid Waste & Recycling Committee. See details in the following announcement provided by the City. City Manager George J. Proakis is seeking residents to serve on the Board of Assessors, Council on Aging, and Solid Waste & Recycling Committee. Interested applicants should complete and submit a Universal Application. The Board of Assessors is responsible for the fair and equitable valuation of all real and personal property.
Watertown Boys & Girls Club’s 2025 Youth of the Year Jenna Houjazy and the judges: Jaqueline Sullivan, Stephanie Venizelos, and Carey Conkey-Finn. (Contributed Photo)
The Watertown Boys & Girls Club recently celebrated the achievements of several club members and awarded the 2025 Youth of the Year. Also, for the first time the club presented a scholarship award for the club’s aquatics program named for a former Youth of the Year winner who passed away last year. See more details in the announcement from the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. Watertown Boys & Girls Club hosted its annual “Rising Stars” Youth of the Year celebration on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, recognizing the outstanding achievements and leadership of some of its youth members.
The Tesla Takedown in Watertown on March 1. (Copyright 2025 Joshua Touster)
The Tesla Takedown group will be holding a protest in Watertown on March 15. See the announcement provided by William Beckett. We are protesting Elon Musk/Tesla. Unelected Elon is using his DOGE to dismantle programs including programs for vulnerable children and veterans.
The Watertown Recreation Department will be organizing a team for Girls on the Run, with a run at the end of the program. See more information in the announcement from the organizer. Girls on the Run is a program designed to inspire third, fourth and fifth grade girls of all abilities to embrace their inner strength and make meaningful connections with others. Trained coaches use physical activity and dynamic discussions to build social, emotional and physical skills while encouraging healthy habits for life. After 8 weeks of training, the girls will compete in a celebratory 5k on the Boston Common on May 31st.
Greetings Councilors:
Our community should be very appreciative of Ms. Linda Scott’s initiative for a Public Records Request, specific to the proposed Watertown City Logo; kudos. Herein, as followup to Ms. Scott’s material, I offer my two cents to the process.
More fun facts …, follow the money … The Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for HR Contracted Services Acct. 0115252-530303 was funded for $32,720, starting on 07/01/2023. The 11/17/23 Transfer of Funds Request, for the account, was for an additional $15,000.
Actor Mateo Grassley wears an original shirt picturing The Sea Hag. (Contributed Photo)
Watertown Cable host Fred Grandinetti will feature the 95th anniversary of a character from the Popeye cartoons on his show, Drawing with Fred. See details provided by Grandinetti, below. If you ask anyone who is Popeye’s most famous enemy, they will probably say Bluto or Brutus. Actually, it is the Sea Hag who is the last true witch on earth.
By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
It’s been a while since I’ve written a letter to Watertown News. I’ve been busy working on a long-term project, which, as it turns out, I wouldn’t be sharing today if I didn’t feel that government information on this matter is falling short of the mark. In October, after the City held a FlashVote to have those members in the City who were signed up for FlashVotes (and no others) to vote on one of four (very similar) logo options, I set to work writing an article about this proposed new City logo. This letter was my usual tome, but despite the length, something was missing. The origins of this project still eluded me.