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Watertown Youth Coalition Revealing Results of Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Youth Coalition:

On Wednesday, November 8th at 6 PM, Watertown Youth Coalition staff and Peer Leaders, along with the school department and other community members & stakeholders, are hosting a community forum to review Watertown’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey results. Through discussions and activities run by the Peer Leaders, we will strategize programs on how to best-support Watertown’s youth moving forward. Come engage with your community and hear directly from Watertown’s young people about their experiences with the survey and its results! The event will be held at J. R. Lowell Elementary School (175 Orchard Street), we will end the night with a raffle consisting of 3 gift cards worth $25 each! Light refreshments starting at 5:30. Click Here to RSVP 

Watertown Youth Coalition is also offering childcare for the event! Click Here for Childcare ”

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LETTER: Resident Endorses Two School Committee Candidates

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Dear friends and members of the Watertown community,

The upcoming municipal election on November 7 presents a unique opportunity at this moment in Watertown’s history to meet the complex and overlapping challenges that face us, within and far beyond Watertown’s neighborhoods, institutions, and city limits. Fortunately, we’ve a dedicated, experienced, and talented crop of candidates running, particularly in the contested School Committee race. As a single female childless Baby Boomer, I cannot claim to know the specific concerns and claims parents have when entrusting their children to the Watertown Public Schools, especially in these complex times. I leave that to the many others who’ve worked long and hard on behalf not only of their own families but also others. What I can say is that I do know that a vote for the School Committee is an investment in our collective just and prosperous future — not just for Watertown but our nation and world.

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Watertown School Committee Candidates Q&As

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The five candidates running for Watertown School Committee responded to a series of questions from Watertown News. Two incumbents seek re-election, and three candidates seeking a seat for the first time. Three four-year seats on the School Committee are up for re-election this year in the Nov. 7, 2023 Watertown Municipal Election. Both David Stokes and Kendra Foley seek another term on the School Committee, but fellow incumbent Lindsay Mosca announced in June that she will not be running in 2023.

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Watertown Winter Parking Ban Dates Announced

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Watertown Chief of Police Thomas F. Rocca has announced the 2023-2024 Winter Parking Ban dates. Effective Monday, November 27, 2023 and continuing to Monday, April 1, 2024 the Winter Parking Ban will be in effect and strictly enforced. The regulation reads in part; “No vehicle may remain on any public way for more than one hour between the hours of 1AM and 6AM all days of the week”. For residents who lack sufficient off-street parking, the City allows for temporary parking at any municipal parking lot and other locations noted:

Municipal parking lot Behind CVS at 27 Main Street – Use metered spaces only. Municipal parking lot Behind the Public Library – 123 Main Street

Municipal parking lot Behind CVS at 655 Mt.

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Find Out How to Compost Your Pumpkins

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The City of Watertown sent out the following announcement:

Nearly 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins end up in landfills each year, so we need your help diverting them. 

Pumpkins should go in compost or in yard waste collection. For curbside compost bins: please place pumpkin on top of your bin. For yard waste: put pumpkin in yard waste bin or lawn bag. Please no candles or paint. New community pumpkin drop-off bins will be available outside the Department of Public Works (DPW) office building, 124 Orchard St., Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. from Oct.

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Registration Open for Watertown Recreation’s Wachusett Ski & Snow Board Program

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The Watertown Department announced that registration has opened for the Wachusett Mountain ski and snowboard program. A bus runs from Watertown to the ski area on Saturdays in early 2024. The following information came from Watertown Recreation:

Who:    Grades 6 – 12

When:  Saturday Evenings

             January 6th – February 10, 2024 (Once a week for six weeks)

Time:    4:00 – 11:00 pm

Where:  Bus leaves at 4:00 pm, SHARP, from the temporary Watertown High School parking lot, 27 Westminster Ave. Fees:   Register online with Wachusett Mountain at their website www.wachusett.com/schoolgroups for lift ticket, equipment, and lessons. Registration starts on 10/26/23 and ends on 12/15/23.

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Watertown Family’s Struggle to Afford to Stay in Town Spotlighted by Globe

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A screenshot of the Boston Globe website. The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team has turned its focus on the affordability of housing in the Boston area, and this Sunday the paper focused on a family from Watertown. The Charles River Regional Chamber summarized the piece well:

“If you haven’t read it yet, make some time to read the Globe Spotlight Team’s profile about an East Watertown’s family’s struggles to stay in their home over four generations and what it says about how housing has become out of reach for so many working class families.” Read the Boston Globe story by clicking here.

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Outdoor Rink Opening Celebrates Hockey & Pays Tribute to Fallen Marine

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Young hockey players from Watertown participate in a clinic run by the Boston Bruins Foundation following the dedication of the outdoor rink at PFC Richard Moxley Field. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Part hockey clinic, part history lesson, part Boston Bruins tribute, and part airshow — last week’s opening celebration for the outdoor rink at PFC Richard Moxley Playground was a community celebration. Residents young and not so young crowded around Watertown’s newest recreational facility, the multi-sport rink, basketball, and tennis/pickle ball court at Moxley Field. One of the big draws for the Oct. 25 event was the Boston Bruins Foundation, as well as a Watertown hockey legend.