Real Estate
More Than Two Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Week
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Check out this week’s open houses in Watertown.
Watertown Arts Day — Enjoy the 6th Arts Market, Dance, Culture & Community
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Watertown will be brimming with arts activities on Aug. 8, 2026. The day begins with the annual Watertown Arts Market at Arsenal Park, featuring more than 100 artists, music, performances, kids’ activities and food for sale. Afterward, catch a Latin dance performance and lessons nearby, hosted by the Mosesian Center for the Arts. See details provided by the Watertown Arts Market, below.
Watertown Man Leaps into National Finals of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior
Matt D’Amico (right) who grew up in Watertown, with American Ninja Warrior Coach and business partner Lucas Reale during the recent Eastern Regional Finals. (Photo by Scott Everett White/NBC)
Remember when you were 6 years old and got your first baseball mitt or hockey stick, in anticipation of playing games that would become the passion of a lifetime? Well, there’s a whole new generation of young athletes passing on team sports for the opportunity to attend Obstacle Training Facilities that offer Ninja Warrior classes. Matt D’amico represents one such example, a local boy turned young man, and his story of independence, effort, determination and maturity – ultimately leading to success in more ways than one.
Record Breaking Home Sale in Watertown, Single Family Goes for $2.6+ Million
The home that fetched a record-breaking figure in Watertown. (Courtesy of Compass)
A four-bedroom Colonial near Oakley Country Club sold for the highest price on record for a single-family home in Watertown.
State Rep. Candidate Debate to be Hosted by Watertown News, Watertown Cable
In the first of two debates for races in the Sept. 1, 2026 State Primary, the candidates for 10th Middlesex State Representative will appear in a live televised debate on Watertown Cable Access Television. The debate is co-sponsored by Watertown News.
More Headlines
Developer Looking at Turning Old Mill Building into Residential Building with Retail Space
City Council to Hold First Discussion of Watertown Square Project, Including a Parking Garage
Bodywork Businesses Shutdown by City, One Had “Items of Sexual Nature”
Environment
What It Would Take For Watertown to Have Net Zero Energy Schools
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An example of a solar array canopy with a timber frame in a parking lot. They can be made of other materials, including metal.
Architects showed the School Building Committee what it would take to make Watertown’s new elementary schools net zero — so the campus would generate enough energy to cover the electricity used to run the building.
Entertainment
Harry Potter Escape Room Returns to the Watertown Library
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The historic facade of the Watertown Free Public Library.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library:
Gather your friends, family, and coworkers…the Watertown Free Public Library’s popular Harry Potter Escape Room returns this month! This year, the library is bringing Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets to life with spooky set pieces, and plenty of riddles for Potter fanatics to work out as a team.
Entertainment
Hatch in October: Halloween Costume Making, Bind a Book & More
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See what’s happening during October at Hatch, the Watertown Free Public Library’s makerspace.
Around Town
October Drive Collecting Items for Food Pantries in Watertown
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Items collected for the Watertown Community Foundation’s food drive in January. The Foundation is organizing another one in the month of October.
The Watertown Community Foundation will once again organize a food drive to collect items for the two food pantries in town at a time when donations are typically down.
Around Town
Athenahealth Looking to Sell Arsenal on Charles, May Impact Partnership with Town
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One of the largest employers in town and owner of the Arsenal on the Charles seeks to sell their headquarters property, but plans to stay in Watertown. The potential sale may impact a partnership athenahealth entered with the Town and a state agency.
Around Town
October at the Senior Center: Harvest Party, Dental Screenings & Senior Living Options
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Watertown Senior Center
See what’s going on at the Watertown Senior Center in October. Here are highlights from the Watertown Senior News.
Police/Fire
Police Log: Social Security Scam Hits Twice, Man Faces OUI, Drug Charges
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.