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John Airasian
This week, Watertown said goodbye to a man who devoted his life to three things: family, business, and the community. Thousands lined up in the cold weather for his wake on Tuesday, and on Wednesday hundreds sat in the pews at St. Patrick’s Church for the funeral of John S. Airasian.
Watertown field hockey players Kaylee Master, Ava Lamacchia, and Lola Venezia defend against Uxbridge in the MIAA Div. 3 Tournament Semifinal. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
WEST BRIDGEWATER — Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure … than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Watertown Veterans Services Officer Jay Terminiello introduced veteran and Council on Aging member Russ Arico, the featured speaker at the Senior Center’s Veterans Luncheon. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The Senior Center hosted dozens of veterans and other guests on Monday to pay tribute to Watertown’s current and former military servicemen and women the day before Veterans Day.
Senior Gavin Foley scored one of Watertown’s goals in the Round of 16 game against Greater New Bedford. Here he receives the ball against St. Mary’s. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
There’s always another game is a common-used cliche in sports, but come tournament-time that couldn’t be further from the truth. On this night, either the Bears of Greater New Bedford (GNB), the No. 4 seed at 17-4, or the Raiders of Watertown, the No. 13 seed at 10-2-7, would be left with no choice but to look back on a successful season, but left feeling empty. Unfortunately, it’s the Raiders left feeling that way after coming up short at Greater New Bedford 4-2 in the MIAA Div. 3 Round of 16 Boys Soccer Tournament.
The following announcement was provided by the Charles River Watershed Association:
Want to participate in the 2025 herring count? Join this training session to learn about the Charles River herring and how to be a fish monitoring volunteer!
Jeff Gaglione has been selected as Watertown Middle School’s next principal.
Watertown Middle School will have a new principal. Superintendent Dede Galdston announced the selection of Jeff Gaglione as the new WMS principal. He currently works in Hudson, and will take over in the summer. The school is currently being led by Joel Giacobozzi, who is also the Watertown High School principal. See Galdston’s announcement below.
The Mosesian Center for the Arts will hold a celebration of its 20th anniversary. See details in the announcement from the MCA below.
The following announcement was provided by the Chinese American Association of Watertown:
Organized by the Chinese American Association of Watertown (CAAW), Watertown now has its first-ever team to participate in the 2025 Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, bringing together paddlers, supporters, and community members for an exciting launch event.
The Tesla Takedown in Watertown on March 1. (Copyright 2025 Joshua Touster)
A Watertown group will be holding a protest in Watertown on March 29. See the announcement provided by William Beckett.
The Boston Gold Kings need to win one more game to capture the PPSHL Championship after beating the Salem Sasquatch 5-2 on Saturday.
Watertown Middle School will present “Mary Poppins Jr.” on March 28-30. See the information provided by the Watertown Public Schools below.
One of the most pressing ways that our region’s housing shortage affects Watertown is through an acute lack of deed-restricted affordable housing. It’s quite simple: more of these units would help to keep Watertown’s working people in our city. Yet while Watertown’s inclusionary zoning policy ensures that a proportion of each market rate development’s units are set aside as affordable housing, this only chips away at the shortage. What if, instead, there was a way to build more developments that were composed of just workforce and lower income housing?