Entertainment
2019 Watertown Summer Concert Series Line Up Announced
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The 2019 Watertown Summer Concert Series features a wide range of music, from children’s to swing to blues to country.
The Public Will Get to Tour the New Watertown High School Before the First Day of Classes
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The main entrance to the new Watertown High School on Columbia Street. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The new Watertown High School will welcome students for the beginning of School in September, and the public will be able to take a look around before the first day of classes.
School Committee Approves Interim Student Services Head, Creates Subcommittee to Review Special Education
The School Committee approved the hiring of the interim Director of Student Services, who will oversee the special education program in the Watertown Public Schools, and also created a subcommittee focused on Student Services that will look at the district’s special education program.
Watertown Arts Day — Enjoy the 6th Arts Market, Dance, Culture & Community
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.
More Headlines
Record Breaking Home Sale in Watertown, Single Family Goes for $2.6+ Million
State Rep. Candidate Debate to be Hosted by Watertown News, Watertown Cable
Developer Looking at Turning Old Mill Building into Residential Building with Retail Space
Police/Fire
Middlesex Grand Jury Indicts 3 on Charges in Watertown Cases
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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced the following grand jury indictments involving cases in Watertown.
Business
Japanese Restaurant with Locations Worldwide Opening First US Location in Watertown
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The following information was provided by Boylston Properties and the Wilder Cos.:
Cluck yeah! Boylston Properties and Wilder proudly announced today that Japan’s Yuki Watanabe and Tori Jiro Executive Chef, Chef Mizushima will be serving up their world-famous “Yakitori” at Arsenal Yards. With over 60 restaurants in Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines and Italy, Yuki Watanabe will open his first U.S. restaurant at Arsenal Yards, bringing iconic Japanese staples to Greater Boston’s next hottest neighborhood.
Around Town
Watertown Firefighters Attend Graduations of Children of Lost Comrades
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Jocelyn Orangio, daughter of late-Watertown Fire Chief Mario Orangio, was joined by members of the Watertown Fire Department at her graduation from Clark University. Firefighter pictured, L-R: Captain J. Russo, Deputy Chief R. Nicholson, Firefighter T. Donovan, Deputy Chief T. McManus, Lieutenant R. Mannix, Lieutenant E. Allen, Firefighter T. Davis, Firefighter G. McManus.
Members of the Watertown Fire Department showed they do not forget their fallen colleagues by attending their children’s college graduations this week.
Around Town
Watertown Will Mark Memorial Day With Parade, Placing Flags and Wreaths
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Memorial Day ceremonies and the parade will be held in Watertown on Monday, May 27.
Watertown will honor its veterans with several events during Memorial Day week. Veterans Services Officer Patrick George announced following schedule.
Arrests
Police Log: Driver Busted on Drug Charges, Man Seen Trying to Break into Cars
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Real Estate
Four Home Sold in Watertown this Week
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Check out the quartet of homes that sold in Watertown this week.
Obituaries
OBIT: Paul Kelly, 84, Past President of Hibernians, Served in Korean Conflict
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Paul Kelly
A Funeral Mass for Paul Francis Kelly will be celebrated on Monday May 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown. A son of the late Edward P. Kelly and Ann C. (Morley) Kelly, Paul passed away Wednesday morning after a long illness. He was 84.