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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.
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.
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.
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.
The following information was provided by Season to Taste:
On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, Season to Taste, the only chef-driven catering company in Boston, will partner with Waltham Fields Community Farm to celebrate 25 seasons of farming with a spectacular farm-to-table dinner.
Detours will be set up around the repaving project on Common Street. The work area (in yellow) also includes Katherine Road. The close roads are in red. The detours are shown in purple and the streets open only to local traffic are in lime green.
Detours will be set up for a week in Watertown around the repaving area on Common Street.
Town residents have received information about Watertown Electricity Choice in the mail, online and other modes, but many people have questions about the new electricity program.
A rendering of what the new Minuteman High School will look like when it opens this fall.
The following announcement was provided by Minuteman High School:
When students arrive at Minuteman High School on September 3, it will mark the start of a brand new school year – and the beginning of an exciting, even historic, era for Minuteman itself.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Mall:
On August 24, Wayne Martin Puppets will have three performances at the Watertown Mall, beginning at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Check out the 11 Watertown homes that sold this week, including a single family for more than $1.1 million.
Watertown Police Station
The Watertown Police Station will not only house those arrested in town, but also the suspects taken into custody by the Belmont Police.